Marijuana Business Daily


Marijuana Business Daily is Colorado based business news outlet for professionals in the recreational and medical cannabis industry in the United States. The publication was founded in 2011 by Marijuana Business Media, a division of Anne Holland Ventures Inc. It is edited by Chris Walsh, the CEO is Cassandra Farrington. The publication is a member of the Associated Press.
In November 2012, the publication launched The Marijuana Business Conference & Expo, a national trade show for the legal marijuana industry. The Marijuana Business Conference & Expo is held annually in Las Vegas in the fall and is widely recognized as the largest professional trade show for legal Cannabis markets and ancillary products in the world. That show is complemented by MJBizConNeXT each Spring. The spring show focuses on emerging markets, methods, and technology in the Cannabis industry. The newest annual show is MJBizCon INT'L, first held in Toronto in August 2018, which focuses on international legalization and commercialization.
In March 2013, the publication held a seminar in New York City for cannabis entrepreneurs and investors. In April 2014, the publication produced the CannaBusiness Money Show in Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.
In March 2013, the publication also released the first edition of its Marijuana Business Factbook and also publishes the Marijuana Business License Directory. The Marijuana Business Factbook projected that US legalized marijuana sales, estimated at roughly $1.2 billion in 2012 would reach $1.5 billion in 2013. The most recent edition of the Factbook was published in May 2017 and predicts annual U.S. domestic Cannabis sales at $4.5 billion.
In September 2013, the publication launched CannaBusiness Magazine, now called Marijuana Business Magazine, the first print trade magazine for US marijuana professionals and is currently published ten times per year.