Category: Cannabusiness

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Cannabis business news, commentary and analysis

March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Marijuana Pipe Makers Won’t Chill Out

Marijuana Pipe Makers Won’t Chill Out

A Minneapolis businessman breached an agreement to sell the trade name for a ceramic smoking pipe called Hive even after he received a $50,000 check in the...
March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
The California Drought: Interview With Chris Van Hook

The California Drought: Interview With Chris Van Hook

One of the Leaf’s editors recently interviewed Chris Van Hook to get his expert perspective on the drought currently gripping northern California, and how cannabis farmers can...
March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Cannabusiness: Marijuana’s First Billionaire, Bart Mackay, Isn’t Really

Cannabusiness: Marijuana’s First Billionaire, Bart Mackay, Isn’t Really

Bart Mackay is technically pot’s first billionaire, as a result of his ~$1.8 billion worth of CannaVest holdings. However, he doesn’t see it that way since he’s...
March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Weedist Destinations: Have a Heart Cafe (Dab Bar)

Weedist Destinations: Have a Heart Cafe (Dab Bar)

It’s all in the title and it’s all I’ve ever wanted folks. Let me open by thanking Kyle of Northwest Oils -THANK YOU!- for introducing me to Have...
March 11, 2014
03/11/2014
Colorado Collects $2M in Recreational Pot Taxes for January

Colorado Collects $2M in Recreational Pot Taxes for January

Colorado made roughly $2 million in recreational marijuana taxes, based on $14.02 million in sales, for the month of January, state revenue officials reported yesterday. They declared that the...
March 10, 2014
03/10/2014
Legalization Study: Street Dealers Will Be Unemployed

Legalization Study: Street Dealers Will Be Unemployed

According to a recent online poll conducted by Medical Marijuana Business Daily, 61 percent of Colorado stoners prefer to buy weed from legal sources rather than their...
March 7, 2014
03/07/2014
Legal Pot’s Cash Conundrum

Legal Pot’s Cash Conundrum

On Sunday February 16th, I bought legal weed for the first time from a recreational cannabis store in Denver, CO. I spent a few minutes speaking with some of the employees,...
March 7, 2014
03/07/2014
Marijuana Investments Are Riding High

Marijuana Investments Are Riding High

Given intense media attention, legal sales of recreational cannabis in Colorado, and a full lineup of states moving toward medical legalization… investments in marijuana-related firms have been posting...
March 7, 2014
03/07/2014
New Mexico: Department Of Health To Expand State’s Medical Cannabis Program

New Mexico: Department Of Health To Expand State’s Medical Cannabis Program

Representatives of the New Mexico Department of Health have announced their intentions to expand the state’s medical cannabis program. State Health Secretary Retta Ward accepted an advisory board’s recommendation...
By: NORML
March 7, 2014
03/07/2014
Instafire: Kurt B Chinoiserie Orchid

Instafire: Kurt B Chinoiserie Orchid

Posted by @kurtbinstagramming Kurt B makes killers every time he steps to the torch. Folks, this is the illest Kurt B piece I have ever seen. The...
March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
Union Gripe Brings Federal Labor Agency Into Marijuana Debate for First Time

Union Gripe Brings Federal Labor Agency Into Marijuana Debate for First Time

The National Labor Relations Board agreed to hear claims of union-busting at the Wellness Connection of Maine, a medical marijuana dispensary. Although the case was settled first, the...
March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
Washington State Issues First Legal Marijuana License

Washington State Issues First Legal Marijuana License

Washington state has issued its first legal marijuana license, launching a new phase in the state’s ambitious effort to regulate a market that has been illegal for more than...
March 5, 2014
03/05/2014
Product Review: RedHook’s Joint Effort Ale

Product Review: RedHook’s Joint Effort Ale

As a way to celebrate the legalization of recreational cannabis use in Washington, Red Hook brewery partnered up with Hilliards to craft a brew made from hemp...
March 5, 2014
03/05/2014
Comcast Okays TV Spots That Pitch Medical Marijuana

Comcast Okays TV Spots That Pitch Medical Marijuana

Comcast, the nation’s largest cable operator, has agreed to run an ad on its local cable systems in New Jersey, Massachusetts and greater Chicago that promote a...
February 28, 2014
02/28/2014
Marijuana Will Be the Best Investment Idea of the Next Decade

Marijuana Will Be the Best Investment Idea of the Next Decade

Cannabis Culture reports that as legalization spreads, marijuana will be the best investment idea of the next decade.
February 27, 2014
02/27/2014
Tip for Buying Legal Weed in Colorado: Not All Strains Will Be Available at All Times

Tip for Buying Legal Weed in Colorado: Not All Strains Will Be Available at All Times

It’s been nearly two months of legal marijuana sales in Colorado and going strong! Here’s another quick tip from a professional marijuana sales clerk that spends 40+ hours...
February 26, 2014
02/26/2014
Instafire 100th Post: Northwest Oils Harlequin

Instafire 100th Post: Northwest Oils Harlequin

It’s been a trippy ass ride to my 100th post dope fam. It was important to me make it count. Errl is my heart, but nothing says...
February 25, 2014
02/25/2014
CNBC’s “Marijuana in America: Colorado Pot Rush” Premieres Tomorrow

CNBC’s “Marijuana in America: Colorado Pot Rush” Premieres Tomorrow

CNBC’s one hour documentary “Marijuana in America: Colorado Pot Rush” premieres tomorrow night.
February 25, 2014
02/25/2014
Instafire: High and Mighty Extracts White Dawg Shatter Slab

Instafire: High and Mighty Extracts White Dawg Shatter Slab

Posted by @highandmightyextracts To those who contest concentrate extractions as artistry, I dare you to produce a slab like this. @Fweedom in-house extract artist High and Mighty...
February 24, 2014
02/24/2014
Study: Dispensaries Impact Neighborhoods Like Coffee Shops

Study: Dispensaries Impact Neighborhoods Like Coffee Shops

A study from University of Colorado Denver found that medical marijuana dispensaries impact neighborhoods no more negatively than coffee shops.