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The cannabis industry is growing as rapidly as the appetite of someone who just took a massive hit of Purple Kush. As an increasing number of states legalize both medical and recreational marijuana, the industry could approach $9 billion by the end of this year. Kush Bottles is at the...

Philadelphia - This isn't your teenage son's marijuana industry anymore; it's your button-down dad's business - at least at the Democratic National Convention. Even as pro-marijuana activists marched this week in Philadelphia with a fake 51-foot joint, teams of industry leaders and lobbyists...

Over my career, I've helped build and deploy weapon systems, music videos, mainstream movies, pornography, firearms and sex toys. But when I co-founded Gateway, an accelerator for startups in the cannabis industry, many friends responded by saying, "I never thought you'd do a thing like that!"...

In Los Angeles County, a "cannabis tax" that was designed to provide homeless services, may soon be scrapped. The Los Angeles Times reported that the Board of Supervisors pulled the tax due to fears that this could keep voters from passing the legalization measure in November. I'm not sure...

Philadelphia - Marijuana has gone mainstream at the Democratic National Convention this week. Democratic officials, including Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer and his state's Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, mingled with pot industry executives Monday night at a reception at a sleek bar downtown...

Santa Rosa, Ca - The County of Sonoma will continue to hold a series of town hall meetings this week and continue to conduct an online survey to receive input on marijuana regulation in unincorporated Sonoma County. The Medical Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee, including supervisors Efren Carrillo...

Santa Rosa, Ca - The County of Sonoma will continue to hold a series of town hall meetings this week and continue to conduct an online survey to receive input on marijuana regulation in unincorporated Sonoma County. The Medical Marijuana Ad Hoc Committee, including supervisors Efren Carrillo...

Boston - In the four years since Massachusetts voters gave the green light to medical marijuana, only six facilities have opened across the entire state—and it may be because cities and towns require large payments to approve them. Boston attorney Jim Smith, who represents a medical marijuana...

Laws now proposed could, in the next year, allow cannabis to become a fully sanctioned industry in Calaveras County that contributes an estimated $15 million to $20 million a year in local taxes. Another proposal could ban the industry. Although every county voter will get a say, a much smaller...

Whatever you want to call it — pot, weed, ganja, grass — more and more investors are growing curious about marijuana's future and related investment opportunities. Indeed, the industry has progressed to the point where the medical use of marijuana is gaining greater acceptance. Within the...

In another sign that Canada's booming marijuana industry has gone corporate, dozens of companies have registered as paid lobbyists ahead of Ottawa's plan to legalize the drug's recreational use next spring. As of March 19, the federal government's lobbyist registry listed 88 paid positions...

On the website of the Marijuana Industry Group, among the most powerful cannabis business organizations in Colorado and the country as a whole, executive director Michael Elliott remains front and center. Elliott, who's headed MIG under both its current name and its previous moniker, the...

Black and brown people don't use or deal illegal drugs more frequently than whites, but they're more likely to get arrested for them. And three years after the groundbreaking decision to legalize cannabis for recreational sale in Colorado, black and brown people are less likely than whites to...

An article published in the Santa Monica Observer revealed that an anonymous source from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has hinted on the agency's decision to reclassify cannabis from a schedule I to a schedule II drug on Aug 1. First reported by The Washington Post, the article...

An article published in the Santa Monica Observer revealed that an anonymous source from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has hinted on the agency's decision to reclassify cannabis from a schedule I to a schedule II drug on Aug 1. First reported by The Washington Post, the article...

I recently read with interest an article by Mike McFeely, (a WDAY host and Forum columnist) entitled "Medical marijuana a needed debate in North Dakota." At the end of his article he stated that North Dakota backers of medical marijuana would be wise to do some storytelling. Shortly before...

A statewide ballot initiative aimed at Colorado's legal cannabis industry disintegrated on July 8, much to the chagrin of its proponents and relief of opponents. Amendment 139, which would've effectively taken 80 percent of products off dispensaries' shelves, had scored approvals from the...

Seattle, Washington - Bainbridge Island author Bruce Barcott was set to vote against legalizing pot in Washington state in 2012. A middle-aged dad, he worried about kids and wasn't that fond of pot's skunky smell. Then a friend poked him in the chest and said Initiative 502 was about more than...

Those who despise Big Tobacco's notorious electioneering ain't seen nothing yet. Big Tobacco 2.0, aka Big Marijuana, can negate Colorado's grassroots petition process - which helped establish the industry. When Colorado voters legalized marijuana, they meant well. They wanted a safe trade...

With the cannabis business booming in Washington, it’s logical to expect various trade shows to pop up, including the Imperious Cannabis Business Expo slotted to take place at the Tacoma Dome July 20 and 21. While not the first expo to roll into town, organizer Eric Norton believes the expo’s...