Category: Cannabusiness

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Cannabis business news, commentary and analysis

October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
Canada’s New Medical Marijuana System Begins Today

Canada’s New Medical Marijuana System Begins Today

Canada’s MMPR (Marihuana for Medical Purposes Regulations) begin to take over the medical marijuana system today. Under the new regulations only large corporate entities may grow the...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
A New Subscription Service Sends Cannabis-Related Goodies

A New Subscription Service Sends Cannabis-Related Goodies

The Business Insider describes a new subscription service that sends items to subscribers on a monthly basis. CannaBox sends cannabis-related items to enthusiasts each month, and hopes...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
Endexx to Acquire THCFinder and Herbal Life LLC

Endexx to Acquire THCFinder and Herbal Life LLC

It looks like THCfinder is about to take it to the next level! Endexx, a corporation that provides web based application as well as storage of documents...
October 1, 2013
10/01/2013
MMJ Web Services Dismay Massachusetts Physician Leaders

MMJ Web Services Dismay Massachusetts Physician Leaders

Web services that help qualifying medical marijuana patients find a doctor willing to prescribe marijuana are raising concerns among the Massachusetts Medical Society. The Society is claiming...
September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
The Economist On Cannabis Industry: Here Come The Suits, Man

The Economist On Cannabis Industry: Here Come The Suits, Man

A great article on The Economist describes a recent ArcView investor’s meeting in Denver. The article describes different sides of the cannabis industry as they exist, and...
September 27, 2013
09/27/2013
Weedist Fashion: Dab Hat Pins

Weedist Fashion: Dab Hat Pins

What is it about pins that us Americans are so gaga for? When I was a kid it was all about Disney pins- shit who am I kidding,...
September 27, 2013
09/27/2013
Why Medical Marijuana in Colorado Is $25 an Eighth

Why Medical Marijuana in Colorado Is $25 an Eighth

In an epic article on the Business Insider, Walter Hickey tells the whole story about how Colorado medical marijuana patients can pay $25 for an eighth of...
September 27, 2013
09/27/2013
Colorado Marijuana Industry Gets $1 Million From Investors

Colorado Marijuana Industry Gets $1 Million From Investors

Investors from The ArcView Group invested over $1 million into 22 companies in Colorado’s upcoming recreational marijuana industry, despite the fact that 90% of them could not...
September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.25)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.25)

Oregon begins moving toward a regulated dispensary system, Massachusetts advances down the dispensary path, New Jersey’s governor signs a medical marijuana bill, and much, much more. Let’s...
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
When to Look for a New Dispensary Caregiver

When to Look for a New Dispensary Caregiver

So after carefully changing my dispensary caregiver a few months back, I’m right back to where I started. I must search for a new one since my...
By: Lateralus
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
MMJ Job Experts to Offer Tips During Chicago Seminar

MMJ Job Experts to Offer Tips During Chicago Seminar

California’s Cannabis Career Institute is holding a seminar this weekend in Chicago to discuss business options and strategies for those interested in entering Illinois’ new medical marijuana...
September 25, 2013
09/25/2013
Canada Grants Monopoly To Historically Terrible MMJ Producer

Canada Grants Monopoly To Historically Terrible MMJ Producer

Prairie Plant Systems once held a monopoly over commercial MMJ in Canada. The product they produced received an enormous number of complaints, even after being delayed by...
September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Cannabis Legalization: Proceed With Caution

Cannabis Legalization: Proceed With Caution

Cannabis legalization has the momentum it needs; will it be preserved from commercialization and the free market? As the legalization movement makes leaps and bounds stateside and...
September 24, 2013
09/24/2013
Minimalist “Celebrity Weedists”

Minimalist “Celebrity Weedists”

In a nod to minimalism, pop culture and cannabis we present: Celebrity Weedists. It’s a homage to the famous pot smokers who’ve helped bring cannabis more into...
September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
San Diego Union Tribune Endorses Medical Marijuana

San Diego Union Tribune Endorses Medical Marijuana

San Diego Union Tribune endorses medical marijuana and urges San Diego City Council to adopt an ordinance allowing safe access for patients rather then an outright prohibition....
September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
Study: £1.25 Billion Annually Taxing Marijuana in England

Study: £1.25 Billion Annually Taxing Marijuana in England

013 The Institute for Social and Economic Research, with the University of Essex, recently concluded a study into a cost benefit analysis of regulating and taxing marijuana in...
September 20, 2013
09/20/2013
Piece of the Week | Monster Claw Pipe with Slyme Glass

Piece of the Week | Monster Claw Pipe with Slyme Glass

This week we find a not-so-simple spoon: a monster claw pipe with a slyme glass accent. Monster Claw Pipe with Slyme Glass This cool pipe is brought to us...
September 20, 2013
09/20/2013
Carbondale, Colorado Details Retail Marijuana Regulations

Carbondale, Colorado Details Retail Marijuana Regulations

Tuesday night, the Carbondale Board of Trustees discussed local retail marijuana regulations. The regulations decide where businesses can be located, what kind of businesses will be approved...
September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Louisville, CO Approves Moratorium on Recreational Cannabis

Louisville, CO Approves Moratorium on Recreational Cannabis

Another Colorado city has approved a moratorium on recreational cannabis shops. The Louisville City Council approved a moratorium Tuesday rather than passing rules that would have regulated...
September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Fort Collins, CO Delays Recreational Marijuana Shops

Fort Collins, CO Delays Recreational Marijuana Shops

The city council of Fort Collins, Colorado approved a temporary ban on recreational marijuana shops on Tuesday. The ban will be revisited in November and February, and...