Category: Cannabusiness

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Cannabis business news, commentary and analysis

November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Edibles Review: Beyond Mars Dark Chocolate

Edibles Review: Beyond Mars Dark Chocolate

As a professional budtender at a great medical marijuana dispensary, it’s getting hard for me to keep up with all the great new products available to patients. I...
November 25, 2013
11/25/2013
Denver Dispensary Raid By DEA and IRS Didn’t Faze Me

Denver Dispensary Raid By DEA and IRS Didn’t Faze Me

Working in a dispensary has its risks. When I applied for a badge I assumed that a certain amount of risk was involved. There were at least...
November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Raids in Colorado Raise Questions About Federal Forbearance

Raids in Colorado Raise Questions About Federal Forbearance

Yesterday’s raids in Colorado were the largest dispensary crackdown in the state’s history. US Attorney John Walsh claims the raided dispensaries violated federal guidelines.
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.20)

013 Federal agencies are beginning to work on the banking problem for medical marijuana businesses, the District of Columbia is looking at why its program is so...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight Legalization…Again?

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Fight Legalization…Again?

On High Times, Russ Belville recounts the pattern of opposition to legalization by dispensaries and others that profit from medical cannabis.
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Three Myths About the Marijuana Lobby

Three Myths About the Marijuana Lobby

MPP’s Rob Kampia dispels the 3 biggest myths about the marijuana lobby: that cartels are funding legalization, that the industry will market to minors and is the...
November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

Families Continue to Come to Colorado for Cannabis Treatment

As knowledge of cannabis as a viable treatment for cancer and epilepsy for children becomes more accepted – even the FDA has now approved CBD to treat kids...
November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
Vice: Is Britain Set for Its Very Own Cannabis Revolution?

Vice: Is Britain Set for Its Very Own Cannabis Revolution?

Author Doug Fine recently spoke in London about the US cannabis revolution, asking if Britain is ready for its own.
November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
Motley Fool: The Winners and Losers of Marijuana Legalization

Motley Fool: The Winners and Losers of Marijuana Legalization

Aaron Sankin breaks down the business end of the effects of marijuana legalization.
November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
Dispensary Life: Quarantining and Washing Kief Laden Clothes

Dispensary Life: Quarantining and Washing Kief Laden Clothes

I have the greatest job in the world. I get to talk about weed all day, talk about getting high all day, sell the best medicine ever,...
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
DEA Claims Repealing Prohibition Fosters Organized Crime

DEA Claims Repealing Prohibition Fosters Organized Crime

In a new report, the DEA claims criminal organizations will benefit from legalization…Um, somehow.
November 18, 2013
11/18/2013
FDA Approves Plant-Derived CBD to Treat Children

FDA Approves Plant-Derived CBD to Treat Children

GW Pharmaceuticals announced the FDA approval of one of its drugs that’s basically just concentrated, plant-derived CBD.
November 18, 2013
11/18/2013
Manitou Springs to OK Marijuana, Mayor Gives Epic Speech

Manitou Springs to OK Marijuana, Mayor Gives Epic Speech

An excellent article on the Colorado Springs Independent recounts a spectacular speech made by the Mayor of Manitou Springs, Colorado.
November 15, 2013
11/15/2013
Why Marijuana Legalization May Be Good for Agriculture

Why Marijuana Legalization May Be Good for Agriculture

Sami Grover suggests why marijuana legalization may be good for agriculture: fewer guerrilla grows and the efficiency of LEDs.
November 15, 2013
11/15/2013
Open Letter to Oregon Dispensary Rules Advisory Committee

Open Letter to Oregon Dispensary Rules Advisory Committee

The third draft of the rules for Oregon medical cannabis dispensaries were made public Wednesday. Here is my open letter to the Oregon Medical Marijuana Dispensary Rules...
By: Anna Diaz
November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
How Valuable Legalizing Marijuana Could Be for America

How Valuable Legalizing Marijuana Could Be for America

PolicyMic explains how valuable legalizing marijuana could be for America, with an excellent infographic to demonstrate.
November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
Colorado Springs Working Toward Lifting Weed Ban

Colorado Springs Working Toward Lifting Weed Ban

Citizens of Colorado Springs are working toward lifting the recreational weed ban, put into place despite the people’s wishes.
November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.13)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.11.13)

Budweiser sponsors a medical marijuana campaign event in Arkansas, California localities continue to grapple with regulating the business, and there is action afoot in Utah. And that’s...
November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
US Attorney Defies White House

US Attorney Defies White House

US Attorney Melinda Haag is continuing her crusade against medical marijuana, despite recent changes in federal guidelines.
November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
Denver Holds First Recreational Dispensary Public Hearing

Denver Holds First Recreational Dispensary Public Hearing

This Tuesday, Denver held its first public hearing for a recreational dispensary, The Grove. The City of Denver felt it was absolutely necessary to hold these hearings...