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The man who was in charge of overseeing the Minnesota Office of Medical cannabis in its nascent phase, Manny Munson-Regala has taken the CEO job with one of the two state-sanctioned cannabis cultivators.
Marijuana delivery startup Eaze will now let you get a medical marijuana card via smartphone. Rival service Meadow claims to Uber over a doctor (mine actually came on a skateboard), but Eaze seems to be the first dooby delivery startup able to hand out a legal cannabis card through EazeMD, its new video phone conference service.
Not only are people free to smoke weed—the weed is free. As of July 1, new Oregon laws go into effect making it legal for adults ages 21 and up to possess and use recreational marijuana. It’s legal to grow marijuana in the state—up to four plants per residence, out of public view—and share it with other of-age adults too.
Shabnam Malek founded the National Cannabis Bar Association. The mission of the NCBA is to be, "a specialty bar association dedicated to providing attorneys in the cannabis industry with educational and networking opportunities to help them better serve cannabis businesses."
The June 30th benefit concert will feature headliners Medeski, Martin & Wood, as well as Everyone Orchestra, Quixotic and Rob Garza from Thievery Corporation.
If the legal marijuana industry is looking for accidental boosters, it may have just found two: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and former President Bill Clinton. In remarks to the Clinton Global Initiative in Denver, Vilsack noted that cannabis has become one of the most valuable commodities in American agriculture.
Willie Nelson has a pot product line, Snoop (Dogg) Lion has his, and recently Bob Marley joined the list. Now, it would seem Jimi Hendrix is up next, with a cannabis and hemp-based edible product line soon to be released bearing his likeness and song titles.
Marijuana legalization in multiple states has ushered in a variety of companies and funds that are selling shares. Some investors have been playing this market for several years already. But while marijuana has been legalized for medical and recreational use in a short list of states, at the federal level marijuana is still illegal. But should you invest in stocks?
With Washington state overhauling its medical marijuana law, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says the city is planning to shutter dozens of dispensaries. Murray on Tuesday announced plans to require a new special business license for marijuana establishments, akin to those required for taxi operators and pawn shops.
In Washington, the number of people who either like or don't mind the legalization of weed has reached 77 percent of the population. That's over 3/4 of the citizens, certainly a strong majority.
When Erik Christiansen started smoking pot, he became fascinated by the look of different marijuana strains. But the photographs of marijuana he saw didn't capture the variety. So he went to the hardware store and picked up two lights and a cardboard box. "I didn't even have a macro lens — I was shooting through a magnifying glass," he says.
Held annually for the last couple years, the Cannabis Cup has been a wild success, with more people attending every year. This year, the state liquor board has made it such a nightmare to find a venue and get proper licenses that High Times has decided to take their party to Portland, who is welcoming them with open arms.
Launching a business from scratch is tough, and the hardest part can be getting the cash together to make it happen. A number of ganjapreneurs have opted for crowdfunding their projects, with some finding more success than others.
Should marijuana businesses pay tax on gross profits or net profits? It sounds like a silly question. After all, virtually every business in every country pays tax on net profits, after expenses. But the topsy-turvy rules for marijuana seem to defy logic. And taxes are clearly a big topic these days.
Elon Musk’s new Powerwall battery allows the average, or not so average, household to affordably use energy storage to lower electric bills. The relatively low price, compact size and high efficiency also means renewable energy might be in store in the near future for cultivating cannabis. This battery could save ...
When news broke that Founders Fund, the proudly contrarian venture firm helmed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, was going to invest a major $75 million in Privateer Holdings, a company focused on producing, distributing and educating consumers about legal marijuana, it opened the floodgates for other investors to barrel in.
Yarrow Kubrin was recently to be sentenced to four years in prison. His crime? He was growing medical cannabis in complete compliance with state laws.
Earlier this week, ResponsibleOhio, the organization currently collecting signatures to get their initiative to legalize marijuana on the ballot in the next presidential election, earned the support of the three largest labor unions in the state – a collective force that represents about 70,000 working class citizens all over Ohio.
