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.
For the first time on the unofficial cannabis holiday 420, cannabis enthusiasts in New York State can purchase their products legally. One of the first licensed adult-use dispensaries across the state was buzzing with business early in the day.
Eric Lynch, managing director of Scharf Investments, joined Cheddar News to discuss Thursday's market session as stocks closed lower, dragged down by Tesla's earnings miss, amid economic fears.
This time it’s for real. Many of Twitter’s high-profile users are have lost the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform.
Lauren Forsch, founder of Popped.nyc, stopped by the Cheddar News studio on 4/20 — a date known to many as Cannabis Day — to discuss the health and wellness benefits of CBD-based products.
One of the last major players in the DVD rental business has expressed interest in purchasing Netflix's mailing division, which is now set to be shut down. Bill Rouhana, CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, which owns Redbox and its network of DVD kiosks, told The Hollywood Reporter that "I'd like to buy it," and that he's reached out multiple times about an acquisition.
Tesla shares fell sharply at the opening bell Thursday after the company felt the sting of numerous price cuts it made across its model line up this year in hopes of energizing sales.
