Marijuana Business Magazine November-December 2019

4 Marijuana Business Magazine | November-December 2019 FEATURES 58 PARTNERSHIP PIONEERS Marijuana companies are ushering in a new era of collaboration with mainstream players. TABLE OF CONTENTS 92 PROTECTING YOUR COMPANY IN A CRISIS How cannabis vaporizer businesses can avoid legal liability in the wake of vaping illness concerns. 100 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MJBIZDAILY AWARDS We’ve narrowed the list to 55 worthy candidates, but only a handful will be named winners during MJBizCon Week. 140 AVOIDING THE GREENWASHING TRAP How cannabis businesses can adopt environmentally friendly practices and eschew pseudo-green actions. 150 JUMPING HURDLES Ancillary firms can overcome banking obstacles by using smaller banks and credit unions and taking steps to reassure bankers. Nov-Dec Marijuana Business Magazine Nov-Dec 2019 • Volume 6 • Issue 10 Hi-Fi Hops, a collaboration of Lagunitas Brewing Co. and AbsoluteXtracts, is bottled at CannaCraft in Santa Rosa, California. Photo By Bill Reitzel