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What’s On Your Voting Ballot This November?
/in CannaBlog, Colorado, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Utah /by bridge@westThis November, cannabis users and activists will have a chance to make a difference when it comes to legalization in their state. As of right now, five states have measures on their voting ballots that are being put to popular vote. Two states are looking to legalize adult use, another two are looking to begin […]
Here Comes the Outdoor Harvest!
/in California, CannaBlog, Oregon, Washington State /by bridge@westHere comes the outdoor harvest…oh my! By Jim Marty, CPA, MS, ABV In Colorado, retail ounces are selling for $63, wholesale pounds are going for $400 and extracted products are advertised for $9.99 a gram. This is before the outdoor harvest hits the market here in a few weeks. For many cultivators, extractors, and […]
How Big is the U.S. Hemp Market?
/in California, CannaBlog, Colorado, Virginia /by bridge@westAs exciting as the legal marijuana movement is with 30 States now having medical or adult use of cannabis, the hemp market is also gaining momentum. What is hemp, what are its potential uses, and how big is the U.S. hemp market? Hemp is basically the same plant from which THC-based psychoactive marijuana is derived. […]
Forbes: Marijuana Industry Faces Challenging Tax Regime
/in CannaBlog, Colorado /by bridge@westBy: Peter J Reilly Originally posted in Forbes Jul 19, 2018, 05:39pm 2,068 views #TaxTime https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterjreilly/#1f9d3b46271f The Tenth Circuit had bad news for most of the state legal pot industry in its recent decision-Alpenglow Botanicals LLC. Some of the service providers to the industry might not be that disappointed, though. That is probably a reflection of Reilly’s Third Law […]
Breathing Room in NJ: Attorney General Asks for a Breather in Prosecution of Cannabis Cases
/in CannaBlog, New Jersey /by bridge@westIn a move that will help-along the bill that seeks to legalize adult-use cannabis, the New Jersey Attorney General, Gurbir Grewal, announced that he is seeking an adjournment on all cannabis offenses until early September. This news also comes on the tail end of the announcement that New Jersey will double the number of dispensaries […]
Getting Ready for More Gardening in the Garden State
/in CannaBlog, New Jersey /by bridge@westGetting Ready for More Gardening in the Garden State: How to Prepare Your Business for Six More New Jersey Dispensaries It’s an exciting time in the Garden State! It was recently announced that New Jersey will double the number of medical cannabis dispensaries in the state by allowing six more licenses. With this excitement comes […]
Springtime Hopes Die Under The Summer Sun
/in CannaBlog, Colorado /by bridge@westSpringtime Hopes Die Under The Summer Sun 280E, Cannabis Banking Reform Will Not Be Voted On By This Congress By Jim Marty, CPA and Chief Executive Officer of Bridge West LLC Another 100 degree day in Denver and I hop in my car to attend a roundtable of prominent CPAs, attorneys, and politicians hosted by […]
Reflections on Cultivate ’18
/in CannaBlog, Ohio /by bridge@westNew Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Program is on the Move!
/in CannaBlog, New Jersey /by bridge@westNew Jersey’s Medical Marijuana Program is on the Move! On July 16, 2018, the New Jersey Department of Health (“DOH”) announced that it would accept applications for up to six medical marijuana dispensary licenses, with two in each of New Jersey’s northern, central and southern regions. The DOH issued this Request for Applications (“RFA”). New Jersey’s Medical […]
A Tipping Point for Cannabis in the United States?
/in CannaBlog, Oklahoma /by bridge@westBy Jim Marty, CPA/ABV MS Early last Wednesday morning, my phone lit up with calls from Oklahoma attorneys, accountants, and other interested parties who wanted to speak me about the results of Tuesday’s Oklahoma primary elections. A very liberal medical marijuana bill had passed in the state primary election. Not only was this the first […]