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Who is funding the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol? It's not tourism, that's for sure. And the construction/contractor industry wants no part of it. When signatures were filed during the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act last week, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol...

When three Colorado marijuana entrepreneurs made a presentation to 40 Silicon Valley investors last year, it was as though they were discussing something dirty. "There was an uncomfortable chuckle in the room, kind of like you're talking about porn," says Fulton Connor, the Sand Hill Angels...

Investors jumping in during the Canadian cannabis industry's early days may find themselves wishing they'd waited a bit, as the current model for building a domestic industry is not sustainable. The same is true for U.S. operations. While likely unpopular, I issue this caution because the...

The growing legalization of marijuana in the United States — 25 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis in some form — has largely been an economic boon for both private and government interests. According to ArcView Market Research, a cannabis investment and research...

A feasibility study into a commercially viable hemp industry for Tasmania was commissioned by the state House of Assembly standing committee on environment, resources and development in March 2012. The inquiry attracted 24 submissions from 20 individuals, companies and growers, mainly from...

Marijuana has expanded like a weed over the past two decades, but 2016 could be its greatest year yet. In November, residents in up to a dozen states could vote on whether or not to legalize medicinal or recreational marijuana. Five states have secured marijuana initiatives on their ballots...

The growth of legal marijuana over the past two decades has been nothing short of phenomenal. Following the lawmaker-led legalization of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania and Ohio, half of all U.S. states now have laws on the books supporting a legal medical marijuana industry. Another four...

An Australian company that is opening up shop in Grand Junction wants to get into the marijuana business. That company, Source Certain, is based in Perth, located on Australia's west coast. It's primarily in the business of tracking the sources of food, helping local officials in that...

Blacks and Latinos were disproportionately prosecuted under the War on Drugs. Washington's legal pot industry has not provided much relief, as relatively few minorities have an ownership stake in legal pot shops. Should government try to change that? Bainbridge Island author Bruce Barcott was...

I got an interesting email yesterday from Erik Johansen, pesticide guru for the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA). After the Guardian Mite Spray snafu, in which it was discovered that an allowed pesticide for cannabis secretly contained a disallowed pesticide, the agency decided...

The U.S. could soon be one step closer to allowing marijuana sales at your local drugstore. But while that might mean good news for patients, it could also overturn 20 years of development in the medical marijuana industry. A long-awaited decision by the Drug Enforcement Administration that...

The East Bay city became the latest jurisdiction to embrace state-level regulations by crafting local components that plug into the state's multi-billion dollar industry, defying critics who said state-level regulations would damage medical marijuana. Starting last Friday, Richmond will not cap...

What are some good ways for investors who are bullish on marijuana to invest? originally appeared on Quora: the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Paul Cohn, Career VC, PE, Secondary and FOF Guy, on Quora: A great way...

The marijuana industry has a problem. Well, it's got a bunch of them. But one of the biggest ones is the logistical nightmare of dealing in a virtually all-cash business. It poses security threats and tracking issues that the industry has had trouble handling. York County company KioWare...

Some wear their hair in messy buns and have sleeve tattoos. Some have salon cuts and $2,000 suits. Some are joining blue-collar unions, getting health benefits as they grow and sell a plant they've long loved. Some say they never touch it, but they're standing guard outside shops and fiercely...

Marijuana legalization means that bigger corporate interests and institutional capital will enter the industry and start competing with the businesses and entrepreneurs who have been at it for decades. But what does this mean for the industry's activists and pioneers who protested federal...

In April, Pennsylvania became the 24th state to legalize medical cannabis, a form of the plant popularly known as marijuana. That makes nearly half of US states. A major barrier to broader legalization has been the federal law under which all cannabis — even the very useful form known as...

Hesperia, California - Army veteran and amputee Jose Martinez received a standing ovation after he shared how medical cannabis relieved his pain and calmed his mind after he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan four years ago. Martinez joined several cannabis professionals who spoke at the...

Hesperia, California - Army veteran and amputee Jose Martinez received a standing ovation after he shared how medical cannabis relieved his pain and calmed his mind after he stepped on an IED in Afghanistan four years ago. Martinez joined several cannabis professionals who spoke at the...

Pot is a big business and only destined to get bigger. Legal sales last year reached $5.7 billion, up more than a billion dollars over the previous year. Sales this year are expected to top $7.1 billion. This fall, we're likely to see marijuana legalization initiatives win in a handful of...