Ontario Mulls Proposal to Allow Cannabis Consumption in Hotels
As marijuana tourism flourishes, out-of-town stoners are looking for places to legally light up. Cannabis Culture's Jodie Emery joins Cheddar to discuss Ontario's new proposal to permit marijuana consumption in hotels when the country legalizes cannabis this summer. She explains how the legalization movement is forcing countries to reconsider their tourism policies.
Also, a California Girl Scout sold 300 boxes of cookies outside a marijuana dispensary. Emery reveals how plenty of entrepreneurial types are benefiting from trends in legalization. The San Diego Girl Scout Council is weighing whether the girl broke any rules.
Baker is a new e-commerce platform being rolled out to dispensaries to improve their business logistics. Emery explains what products like this mean for the proliferation of the marijuana business services industry. The API has 25 integrations to allow for better point-of-sale systems.
Tom McNeela, chief RIA solutions officer with RetireOne, joined Cheddar News to explain how people can use their life insurance policies for an emergency loan. "There's a lot of advantages and opportunities with permanent life insurance policy," he said, "if you have one, and there's cash value in there, you can take a loan out, and most of the time, it's a better rate than what you can get at your bank."
Cheddar News checks in on The Day Ahead as more earnings are on tap from companies Thursday including Apple, Lyft, Kellogg and Expedia while Vice President is expected to meet with some top tech CEOs to discuss the rapid development of artificial intelligence.
Meta is warning that cybercriminals are tricking people into downloading programs that can steal valuable information on fake ChatGPT offers. Cheddar News explains how Meta has observed hundreds of malicious links on its platform.
The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike this week after negotiations with Hollywood studios that began in March failed to result in an agreement.
Will McDonough, founder and CEO of EMG Advisors, joined Cheddar News to discuss Wednesday's trading session after the Federal Reserve raised rates by 0.25% as tighter credit conditions continue to affect small- and medium-sized businesses.
