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The emerging cannabis industry has not only created thousands of new jobs, it has also given birth to a new technology niche. Existing software companies are adapting and new ones are being born to address the specific needs of this new sector. Government agencies and business owners find that they are at ground zero for the creation of these new products.
The marijuana world is about to get its first connoisseur brand, edging it farther from an illegal substance and closer to the realm of fine wines. During a recent interview at the entrance to his sprawling property just outside Austin, Texas, Willie Nelson lets slip that he has something in the works: a new brand of weed, called, naturally, Willie's Reserve.
Last month, a new local magazine premiered in San Francisco filled with stories about pot-friendly politicians and a comic book starring a joint-smoking dinosaur named Budzilla. The free publication, SF Evergreen, is a bet by the parent company of The San Francisco Examiner newspaper that people will be eager to read about marijuana.
At 7 Leaf Bed and Breakfast in Seattle, guests get the full gourmet, farm-to-table dining experience. Breakfasts are made with organic, fresh ingredients from the city's famed Pike Place Market. Artisan meats come directly from a local butcher; breads are bought at a nearby bakery. But unlike other Seattle guesthouses, anything prepared in 7 Leaf’s kitchen can be made with cannabis, for a little extra kick.
In a recent interview, the two fun loving ice cream icons revealed that they would totally be up for making cannabis infused ice cream in the areas where it's legal.
A new report from the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division helps to shed some light on the success and failures of the marijuana market in Colorado following its first full year of sales. Here are seven stunning figures that help sum up what recreational and medical marijuana legalization look like in Colorado.
Possession of small amounts of marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia on Thursday, launching a pot "green rush" despite a face-off between local officials and the Republican-led U.S. Congress over the new standards. The U.S. capital joined Washington state, Alaska and Colorado in making marijuana lawful for recreational use.
Snoop Dogg (a.k.a. Snoop Lion) is putting together a fund specifically to aid in weed startup companies.
Seattle has made cannabis history once again as the first city to employ vending machines that dispense cannabis buds.
More than 100 Native American tribes have reached out to FoxBarry Farms, a management firm building the nation's first marijuana facility on tribal land, to express interest in the cannabis industry, FoxBarry CEO Barry Brautman told The Huffington Post.
Legal marijuana is the fastest-growing industry in the United States and if the trend toward legalization spreads to all 50 states, marijuana could become larger than the organic food industry, according to a new report obtained by The Huffington Post.
Founders Fund, the $2 billion San Francisco venture capital firm run by Silicon Valley stars including Peter Thiel, co-founder and former CEO of Paypal, is investing in Privateer Holdings, a marijuana company that owns several pot-related brands.
Terra Tech Corp., based in Irvine, California, won approval last week from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise $6.8 million to build and operate medical marijuana operations in Nevada, where the company secured preliminary approvals.
Tommy Chong recently had a go on Dancing With the Stars, and got to show off his dance moves. I had the pleasure of speaking with him about his experience on the show...
Lights, camera, cannabis? A pair of marijuana-minded media and entertainment professionals are embracing that very concept. No, they’re not backing a new Cheech and Chong movie. Instead, they’re producing what’s being called the first pot-themed Internet reality show – “The Marijuana Show,” to be exact.
Colorado's grand cannabis experiment has captured the imagination of America. Denver has surpassed Amsterdam as the capital of the marijuana world. The city has more than 300 stores, called dispensaries, outnumbering pharmacies, liquor stores, public schools and even Starbucks.
Nowhere is the mainstreaming of marijuana more obvious than in Sin City this week: Thousands of pot entrepreneurs are descending here for a massive convention dedicated to all things cannabis. Last year, the second annual Marijuana Business Conference & Expo drew 700 attendees. This year, more than 2,500 people are registered.
Two Canadian medical marijuana producers, Bedrocan (BED)& OrganiGram (OGI), began public trading on Monday, joining their competitor Tweed Inc. on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
