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Earlier this month, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Marijuana Justice Act. To some, this bill may look like another liberal attempt to push for widespread legalization of marijuana across the country. But for those of us who work in this industry and understand the complexities and...

Just over two years after filling out tens of thousands of sheets of paperwork for their medical marijuana licenses, Nevada weed entrepreneurs didn’t have it as bad this time around, according to lawyers in the new recreational industry. While first-time marijuana business owners scrambled to...

In October the UK will host what is believed to be its first medical cannabis conference, an international jamboree of weed-based therapies in London. It may seem like an eccentric choice, given cannabis is illegal in Britain. But Saul Kane, the Israeli entrepreneur behind the event, is...

A new pro-medical marijuana association has been formed that includes as board members a former Arkansas attorney general and the author of the amendment that brought medical marijuana to the state. It is the second association claiming to represent the state’s upstart medical marijuana...

Former Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and the chairman of Arkansas' medical board are overseeing a new industry group representing people and corporations doing business under the new amendment legalizing medical marijuana. McDaniel and Medical Board Chairman Dr. Steven Cathey are among the...

Growing up in a Colonial home in Downingtown, Pa., Alessandro Cesario cultivated an interest in the family garden, trying to become "in tune" with plants and insects. By the time he was 16, he knew he wanted to work with plants in his career. Specifically, one plant: cannabis. So he spent...

Medical cannabis is an emergent industry, and diversity must be woven into the fabric of this multi-billion dollar business from the beginning. We acknowledge that there are those in our communities who remain steadfast in their opposition to the expansion of the availability of cannabis in...

Vermont Business Magazine A Vermont startup in Quechee is the recipient of funding to support development of the cannabis industry. Its branding employs Vermont's most famous political name: Redfield Proctor. The investor, Canopy(link is external) of Boulder, Colorado, is a venture fund and...

Industrial hemp - it has a long history, but has only been in the Grand Valley for a few years. However, it has potential of growing into a multimillion dollar industry. "It's life changing. Every single day, we're finding more and more uses for it. Hemp was so widely used back in the day...

The fundraising dinner for Gavin Newsom in Salinas was in most ways a typical night for a political candidate. Local business leaders paid up to $5,000 for a chance to talk with the man aiming to be California's next governor over cauliflower bisque, strip steak and Meyer lemon pudding cake...

With a sizable share of one of the nation’s fastest growing markets at stake, South Florida’s budding medical cannabis industry has become a crowded field of growers, lobbyists, investors, and vendors expecting big payoffs from a not-yet profitable business model. The short-term regulatory...

It was California-based Arcview Group's 24th cannabis industry investor pitch forum, and the business plans promised dazzling returns investing in everything from seed and soil to smoke, vapor, edibles and oils. Mason Levy of WeGrow, a Boulder, Colorado-based startup aimed at the home and...

With recreational marijuana legal in eight U.S. states and legalization only a year away in Canada, a Toronto-based startup has its sights set on dominating the global cannabis media market and becoming the central marketplace for buying weed online. However, the lack of legal clarity around...

Rich DiMarco cares about cannabis, including the terminology used to describe it. "Nobody who is serious about cannabis should ever call it marijuana," the Greensburg resident said. "Marijuana is a slang name that has no scientific connection at all to cannabis." DiMarco, a retired engineer...

The cannabis industry is this generation's version of the wild west. Instead of covered wagons and an Oregon Trail, intrepid entrepreneurs are diving headfirst into an industry that is evolving at the speed of light. The rapid pace of change is surprising, considering the product's...

When Tom Rodrigues looks out the window at his Yorkville winery, he can see two worlds collide. Some of the most coveted wines in the United States emerge from the vineyards of California's North Coast. But in the hills overlooking his Mendocino County winery, and just to the north in...

Hundreds of job seekers attended a Cannabis Career Fair in Denver on Sunday. Organizers said there were a wide variety of jobs available at dozens of companies. The event at Mile High Station was part of an effort to increase diversity in the industry. Officials with Marijuana Industry...

Let’s get the jokes out of the way first. We’re not renaming the city “Pot Hueneme” or “Port Highneme.” Nor are we rebranding the city to “Port Hueneme, Where the Grass is Greener” or “Hueneme Isn’t Just About Higher Education.” And no, Cheech and Chong will not be filming their sequels here...

Hawaii's first medical marijuana dispensaries were allowed to open exactly one year ago today, but the industry has still not been able to get off the ground. Of the state's eight licensed marijuana growers, six have received state approval to begin growing and at least three have marijuana...

Looking for a job? A career fair in Denver this weekend promises jobs in a major "growth" industry. "Currently in the cannabis industry there are 122,000 people employed and between now and 2020 it's going to get up to 250,000 jobs," says Karson Humiston, Founder of Vangst, which recruits for...