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A group of Leigh Creek locals believes vast crops of industrial hemp could sow the seeds of the town's economic salvation — but they're incensed to have been snubbed by yesterday's ministerial roundtable. Industry insiders advocating for both industrial hemp and medicinal cannabis met with...

Annie Rouse has been passionate about hemp ever since she was a kid growing up in Kentucky. While she knew she wanted to help change the restrictive hemp policies in the U.S., she's also had some interesting jobs along the way that helped her out in surprising ways. As a leader in the hemp...

Gov. Brian Sandoval is counting on $90 million in tax money from the newly formed recreational marijuana industry in Nevada, according to reports. In his State of the State speech, Sandoval said a proposed tax on marijuana sales could raise about $69 million for schools. The marijuana...

Anyone who doubted the soundness of the advice offered by Mr Delano Seiveright to marijuana growers in Jamaica, to look beyond mere farming of ganja, should avail themselves of some of the latest developments in the cannabis industry in the United States. Just two days ago, a release published...

With four years of legal cannabis under our belts here in Colorado, we've seen some fortunes created by bringing an enormous black market online as a wholly new and regulated industry. For those that are considering the opportunity created by Election Day legalization in their home state, we can...

A study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory revealed that legal indoor marijuana-growing operations are highly energy intensive, and are responsible for an alarming percentage of the nation's total energy use. In California, the top-producing state, indoor cultivation uses about 3% of...

Advocacy for cannabis at the national level is more important now than ever before, said Aaron Smith, executive director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, as he opened NCIA's Seed to Sale Show on January 31. NCIA ensures that cannabis-industry professionals have a voice and a...

Of all the industries that attract American women to their senior ranks, the marijuana business may not immediately spring to mind as a likely magnet. But women fill 36 percent of executive positions in US companies that grow, test, sell, and market pot products in this ballooning...

The availability of medical marijuana in Illinois is in jeopardy depending upon how the Trump administration approaches the enforcement of marijuana and banking laws, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said. Current federal law prohibits banks from processing money used in the legal...

President Trump voiced support for medical marijuana and states' rights during his campaign, but Jeff Sessions, his pick for Attorney General, has opposed legalization, and will have the power to enforce the federal drug laws that could send people to prison. This political uncertainty adds a...

A Thompson Rivers University business professor likens the potential economic opportunity and social change from the legalization of marijuana to the dot.com phenomenon two decades ago. Paul Clark, who teaches in the school of business and economics, is behind two community forums that will...

At a school career day event recently, a few students approached San Joaquin Delta College horticulture instructor Michael Toscano and asked him, in so many words: "Can you teach me how to grow marijuana?" They were serious, he said. With the passage of Proposition 64 last November legalizing...

The marijuana industry is waiting to see how President Donald Trump and his administration will treat the state-regulated marijuana industry. Many entrepreneurs believe he will support states' rights, but a long-time medical marijuana lobbyist says she is "frightened" for the industry's future...

The marijuana industry had an incredible 2016, and pro-legalization enthusiasts are hoping that momentum carries over into 2017. Heading into 2016, there were 23 states that had legalized medical cannabis and four (Washington, Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska) that had legalized recreational pot...

A 16-year effort to have hemp approved for human consumption is reaching its final hurdle, with the food and fibre crop to come under the focus of regulators in April. Legislation changes are due to go before the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation this year, when...

Canna Advisors is a business development services company focused on helping form new cannabis businesses in new states and new countries. The firm also invests in the industry – especially in startup companies, works as an advocate and donates money to numerous state non-profits. Benzinga...

The marijuana industry is on track to become a $21 billion business by year 2021 according to ArcView Research. With many millions of dollars and businesses at stake, the industry is wringing its hands wondering what will happen under the new administration. Many believe that President...

Steph Sherer has a good read on the pulse of cannabis politics, having spent years in Washington DC lobbying on behalf of medical marijuana patients and fighting for national MJ reform as executive director of Americans for Safe Access. With Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on Friday...

City leaders and members of the local medical marijuana industry will work together to formulate an educational campaign that encourages safe use, cautions against drug-impaired driving, and educates parents about concerns associated with youth consumption. When Councilwoman Suzie Price...

President-elect Donald Trump's decision to appoint U.S, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as attorney general has kicked up a storm in the cannabis industry. Many fear Sessions, a vocal opponent of marijuana, will come down hard on the business, even if they complied with their state laws. Jeff...