Industry Experiences Elevated Rental Rates, Consolidation in Key Submarkets and Stabilization of Overall Footprint; Findings Foreshadow Possible Market Impact for Other States With More Recent Legalization The impact of the legalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado in 2014 continues to reverberate across metro Denver’s industrial market, according to new research from CBRE Group, Inc. In a report released today, CBRE Research found that industrial warehouse space bei

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Ever since the major card brands ceased allowing credit card and debit card transactions for cannabis purchases, cannabis dispensaries and r

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Marijuana testing labs are going to be the gatekeepers for California’s legal cannabis industry come July 1, when only lab-tested products m

In a move reminiscent of Amsterdam's "coffeeshops," San Francisco and West Hollywood are preparing rules to regulate on-site recreational pot consumption at dispensaries. San Francisco, in fact, already allows on-site recreational cannabis consumption at six consumption lounges as well as at two outlets for medical consumption. Nicole Elliott, director of San Francisco's Office of Cannabis, said the city's public health department is also preparing regulations covering future

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The start of this year brought the end of recreational marijuana prohibition in California, which means ripple effects in a variety of industries, including commercial real estate. Innovative Industrial Properties Chief Financial Officer Catherine Hastings said she feels like a bit of a circus act, referring to the spectacle surrounding legalization. “I don't know how many people know what my company does, but we are the first public company dedicated to providing real estate

Twenty nine states plus the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana and eight of these states plus D.C. have legalized recreational marijuana. Additional states are considering some form of legalized marijuana use. This has created a new and growing demand for leasing industrial, agricultural and retail properties for growing, manufacturing and dispensing cannabis. Given this growing demand for real estate, it is important to reflect on how many boilerplate prov

The connection between commercial real estate and marijuana legalization may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But the link is clea