Richard Lowe is a 14-year veteran of the financial sector with licenses as a commodity broker (Series 3) and investment advisor representative (IAR Series 65). Along with a focus on raising capital for the firms he was employed with, he also wrote and edited much of the content published by them. He holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts. He has been a longtime advocate for marijuana legalization due to the social injustices associated with marijuana prohibition and the strong potential for the medicinal benefits of cannabis.
Introduction No matter where you invest your money, the risk of loss always exists. Medical marijuana, hemp and CBD investment alternatives are new opportunities for mainstream investors, and with anything new comes the unknown. Commodities like crude oil and wheat,…
Temescal Wellness, a vertically integrated cannabis dispensary operating in 3 states including Massachusetts, has begun offering a new cannabis product called Perch Harvest. Stories continue to circulate concerning problems with the unconventional naming of cannabis cultivars. As pathways to federal…
Just in time for my 40th birthday, I received a pretty amazing package. I have been to dispensaries all over the country and one of the products that I have always been drawn to, but never tried, are cannagars. Until…
For any of you that love some visual stimulation while feeling nice and lifted, checkout the trailer for Aquarela, opening this weekend in Los Angeles. It’ll be coming to a theater near you in the next couple of weeks too.…
Cannabis commerce remains very challenging due to the federal Schedule 1 status of cannabis. Maintaining merchant services, advertising restrictions along with accessing loans and other banking services make scaling cannabis companies entirely too challenging. The Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce…
Clickable Table of Contents Introduction Interview Parking Temescal Wellness Budtenders Town of Hudson, Massachusetts Introduction After 24 years growing up in Massachusetts, and then another 16 years of frequent visits to Mass from my home in Florida, my recent trip…
Wow, the Massachusetts marijuana scene has changed a lot since I was here this past December. Adult-use cannabis sales finally began in November of 2018 after voters chose to make the Bay State the first East Coast state to start…
Massachusetts flourished as a cultivation powerhouse after first legal sales of marijuana began in 2018. Cannabis entrepreneurs from Boston to Chatham and Martha’s Vineyard to Springfield are nurturing business in a robust industry poised for growth. CannaCon is regarded as…
I hope all of you had a great 4th of July! This is Richard Lowe, the managing editor for The National Marijuana News with your top 5 cannabis stories of the week. Clickable Table of Contents Get #weedwise Bruce Linton…
