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The state of California will begin issuing temporary licenses for "cannabis commercial activity" on Jan. 1, 2018, with permanent licensing to follow within 120 days. This highly anticipated event is attracting private real estate investors from across the U.S. who want to take advantage of the...

Marijuana is now legal in 26 states and Washington, DC, but it's incredibly difficult to lock down real estate to start a cannabis business. With marijuana still being illegal at the federal level, the negative stigma surrounding the industry and its expensive overhead, businesses looking to...

South Africa is a major player in the global cannabis industry, producing a top strain – Durban Poison – and a significant portion of the continent's supply, Cannabis Now reported. Until now, the tax benefits of legal marijuana have eluded South Africa, whose informal economy drives...

As marijuana legalization spreads across the country, the financial impact has extended throughout some areas of the economy. One sector seeing a big benefit is industrial warehouses. Because large facilities are needed to grow and store marijuana -- and because local laws often limit where...

It took Chris Abbott six stressful months to find a new space for his growing company. The 10,000-square-foot warehouse on the outskirts of Portland, Ore., was once used to store industrial-strength compressors. Now the gritty space, its cinder walls repainted white, resembles a cross between...

This campaign season may be one of the most contentious in recent memory, but there are five states offering a little something that could mellow everyone out. Largely overshadowed by the ruckus of the presidential race, proposals to legalize the recreational use of marijuana are on the...

Portland, Ore. — Forget stainless steel appliances or master suites. There's a new selling point in some Portland real estate listings: pot plants. A Redditor posted a property for sale in Northeast Portland that featured multiple large pot plants in the home's backyard. The photo showing the...

Hemp was planted Tuesday at Ashland, the Henry Clay Estate, for the first time in 130 years. The hemp will be a permanent part of the estate and will be an educational tool, Ashland curator Eric Brooks said. "There can be no doubt that hemp played a central role in Henry Clay's life and...