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New public service announcements in Colorado aim to keep people's attention on using marijuana and marijuana-related products safely and responsibly. The Marijuana Industry Group (MIG), a trade association representing marijuana businesses, is backing the campaign. MIG touts itself as the...

San Francisco's two-year community college plans to roll out a cannabis curriculum following California voters' decision last year to legalize recreational marijuana. As City College of San Francisco rejoices over the seven-year reprieve on its accreditation announced Friday, the institution...

The wine industry's necessary distaste when it comes to weeds is valid. Weeds wreak havoc in the vineyard: steal water, invite insects, etc. But harvesting weeds to make a profit must be every farmer's secret dream. Now that dream seems possible. The Wine Industry Network (WIN), in...

Medical marijuana companies are gearing up for interviews with the city of Salinas as it prepares for the coming of the cannabis industry. The city has scheduled interviews with all applicants over the next three weeks with a committee made up of city staff and consultants. The committee...

The marijuana industry is facing an existential threat. Of course, cannabis has always faced an existential crisis, when you think about it. But facing an incoming President Trump presents a whole new set of obstacles. During the 2016 election, voters really didn't have an incredibly solid idea...

Democratic firebrand Senator Elizabeth Warren is known for championing the working class. Now Warren is pushing to create a framework that would allow marijuana-based businesses to access the banking system. If the question of whether your friendly neighborhood cannabis cooperative can access...

Confirmation hearings began yesterday for Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions, the notoriously anti-cannabis drug-war zealot. Since the Donald nominated nominated the Alabama senator, cannabis advocates across the country have warned that Sessions as Attorney General means massive...

The marijuana industry will be listening intently to the confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions for attorney general on Tuesday morning. While many people are focused on Sessions' past positions on civil rights, cannabis companies are very concerned that this marijuana critic could put the...

The cannabis industry is trying to show a different face - one that is far from a stoner stereotype. The National Cannabis Industry Association, a trade association, has launched a new website and series of digital ads showcasing the stories of people who work in the cannabis industry...

While some activists are planning to give away marijuana on Inauguration Day, other entrepreneurs are taking a different approach: making a ton of money from it. According to Governing.com, 29 states and the District of Columbia have or will soon have laws legalizing marijuana in some form. Use...

Despite Donald Trump's devastating Election Day win that put most of the country into a tailspin, cannabis supporters had one to celebrate this year, as eight states legalized weed for medicinal or recreational use. But as Trump's win proved true in politics, the cannabis industry, too, is...

Karson Humiston knows how to help you get a job – and how to create your own. At 24, she's the CEO and founder of Vangst Talent Network (formerly Graduajana), a company she started in college. Vangst will be holding a career fair and product showcase in Denver on Thursday, January 19, to help...

After a year that marijuana entrepreneurs called the "watershed moment" for the state-regulated cannabis industry, 32 states now have either adult-use or medical marijuana laws on the books. But if 2016 was a tipping point for the industry's explosive expansion and positive growth, entrepreneurs...

Sales of marijuana grew 30% in 2016, and as long as acceptance continues to gain steam, the industry could hit $20.2 billion in North America within four years, according to a marijuana market research firm. Cannabis sales are projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 25%, from $6.7...

When it comes to workplace safety and rights for cannabis workers in Canada, the recent report by the Task Force on Cannabis Legalization and Regulation leaves some labour advocates a bit dazed and confused. The Canadian cannabis industry is poised to become a significant player in our...

The reasons to oppose decriminalizing marijuana are becoming fewer and fewer by the day. The war on drugs, specifically marijuana, is coming to an end sooner rather than later, and it's all thanks to statistics like this one. According to Forbes, new statistics show that North America's legal...

California hopes to take the lead in giving the cannabis industry access to banking services in 2017, with a new working group focused on finding a solution to ongoing conflicts between state and federal laws that force marijuana businesses to operate largely in cash. The Golden State has a...

If you support the legalization of marijuana, 2016 didn't give you much to complain about. Last year, residents in four states approved recreational-marijuana ballot initiatives, doubling the total from the end of 2015, while five new states put medical-cannabis laws on their books. By year's...

Boston – As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block — lack of access to the kind of routine banking services that other businesses take for granted. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, is leading an effort to make...

The reins may be placed on the once booming Colorado medical marijuana industry, starting this week. Under new regulations, medicinal marijuana caregivers in Colorado can only grow 99 plants, representing a dramatic decrease from the previous limit of close to 500. This may impact large...