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The storied Silicon Valley venture firm Benchmark Capital has launched a slew of tech companies: Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, Instagram. Now its search for the next big thing has led it to ... pot. Benchmark recently invested $8 million in Hound Labs, a startup here in Oakland that's developing a...

County Administrative Officer Carlos J. Palacios is pleased to announce Robin Bolster-Grant as the County's new Cannabis Licensing Manager. A 16-year employee of the Santa Cruz County Planning Department, Bolster-Grant has extensive experience with County codes and environmental regulations...

Marijuana Business Daily is reporting efforts are now under way in five new states to legalize either recreational or medical marijuana. There are signature drives in Missouri, Oklahoma, Utah and South Dakota to legalize medical marijuana. South Dakota also has a proposed ballot measure that...

It's not easy being green -- in Arizona. Weed advocates walk a very thin line. A citizen's referendum legalizing and decriminalizing adult-use marijuana failed in 2016, possible because of the massive financial contribution by a pharmaceutical company with a special interest and/or the...

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) and Attorney General Cynthia Coffman (R) mounted a vigorous defense of their state's legalized and regulated marijuana program Thursday, replying to a critical letter from Attorney General Jeff Sessions that was directed at states that have legalized marijuana...

Thomas Jefferson thought it necessary to "the wealth and protection of the country." Native American tribes grew it for centuries. And the U.S. government encouraged farmers to grow it "for victory" during World War II. But today, a plot of hemp could land its owner in jail. Since 1970, hemp...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that in 2017, a millennial with any access to money must be in want of experiences on which to spend it. For the pioneers of the cannabis "green rush," those venture capitalists and M.B.A. types who've sensed the rapidly shifting sensibility around...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday pushed back against sharp questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions directed at her state and three others that have legalized recreational marijuana. Brown, in a letter dated Tuesday, tells Sessions her state's marijuana laws are working, questions the...

When it comes to cannabis legalization and things like age limit, distribution, and taxation, British Columbians are still hearing crickets from our provincial government. While some provinces have reached out to citizens through online surveys, others have shown interest in providing...

The ongoing series of veiled threats and vague statements regarding the Trump Administration's potential policies on legalized marijuana has, in part, become an argument over facts. As in, what actually constitutes one? The latest example came in an exchange of letters in recent weeks...

I mean I guess it's possible, has anyone heard of or had this problem? Every since I started growing I can't breathe, wonder if it has anything to do with the strain. You would think tho if I was allergic I wouldn't be able to smoke it, but I can. Any ideas?

Despite Attorney General Jeff Sessions's well-known anti-pot prejudices, a broad federal crackdown on marijuana in states that have legalized it seems unlikely in light of the recommendations from a Justice Department subcommittee charged with studying the issue. The Associated Press...

An industry has reached the mainstream when my 70-something-year-old conservative mother asks me, "Shouldn't we be investing in this? It looks like it is going to be big." And that's the way many people are feeling about the cannabis industry, which has extended beyond the delight of potheads...

Hello to you all. As the title suggests, I'm looking for advice and a few points regarding the use of RSO. As with many of you out there, a family member, in this case my father, has been let down by the system and we have chosen to pursue a natural course of treatment for thyroid and spinal...

The Florida Department of Health has chosen five new marijuana growers in the last few weeks. The new nurseries selected are: Treadwell Nursery, Sunbulb Company, 3 Boys Farm, Plants of Ruskin and Loop's Nursery and Greenhouse. Treadwell Nursery has been selected as Central Florida's...

Some Pictures of the setup: Strains: Pink Cadillac Gorilla Glue #4 Sativa Dominant Hybrid - 70% Sativa / 30% Indica THC: 25% - 28%, CBN: 1% Tent: 48x48x80 (4x4 apollo tent) Light: 600W LED Viparspectra Nutes: Foxfarms trio, CalMagic (8/14/17) Day 1 * Day 1 has...

Marijuana legalization just moved from the fringes of the last presidential campaign to center stage in 2020. Between a sweeping new package of legislation introduced last week by one of the top Democratic presidential prospects and, on the other end of the spectrum, Attorney General Jeff...

The first medical marijuana dispensary between St. Petersburg and Miami is expected to open in Bradenton next month, another sign that the industry is starting to take root in Southwest Florida, nine months after voters legalized marijuana as a treatment for various ailments. Trulieve...

Chances are that if you look around, you'd struggle to find stocks that, as a group, have performed better over the trailing year than marijuana stocks. A majority of those with market caps in excess of $200 million have shot higher by more than 100%, with some pushing through even larger...

Colorado's marijuana retailers have already made more than $750 million in sales halfway through 2017, a 25.7 percent increase compared to the first half of 2016. More than $531 million of those sales were for recreational marijuana, and the rest, nearly $220 million, were for medical...