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Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has been selling weed for years. Actually, let's rephrase: Blumenauer, the bespectacled, bow tie-clad, bicycle-riding lawmaker whose district covers much of ― where else ― Portland, has been one of America's most outspoken public officials on liberalizing America's...

Regulated marijuana sales are growing rapidly in participating states, but with federal legalization still a slow-turning wheel, it could take decades for the industry to fully mature on a national level. On the back of 11 states passing marijuana-related measures last year, marijuana sales...

Regulated marijuana sales are growing rapidly in participating states, but with federal legalization still a slow-turning wheel, it could take decades for the industry to fully mature on a national level. On the back of 11 states passing marijuana-related measures last year, sales of...

Oregon lawmakers have taken steps to protect customers of the state's legal cannabis industry from exposing their identities and personal information to the federal government. Anticipating interference by federal drug agents under the Trump administration's plan to crack down on cannabis, a...

Whatever your view of cannabis, it's been with us for a long, long time – as far back as the third millennium BC. And for much of that time, attitudes to its use were – no pun intended – pretty relaxed. In fact as recently as the late 19th century even the generally unamused Queen Victoria was...

Numerous executives in mainstream companies are jumping ship and going to work in the cannabis industry. The latest defection is PayPal's Global Head of Social and Digital Media David Peck who is leaving to become the Chief Marketing Officer at KIND Financial. KIND is a cannabis compliance...

With few exceptions, everything has seemingly gone right for the marijuana industry, and marijuana stocks for that matter, over the past couple of years. The legal marijuana industry is budding before our eyes Last year was a prime example of the momentum present in the pot industry. We...

The first hemp conference in the United States to bring together industry professionals, scientists and policymakers will be Sept. 8-11 at the Lexington Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel. The first hemp conference in the United States to bring together industry professionals, scientists and...

Legalized marijuana fastest-growing industry in the world – but may not suit every investor. Pssst ... there's an investing craze under way and every man and his dog seems to be part of it. Well, okay, it's not only men, and dogs don't smoke dope, but investing in marijuana is a very popular...

For decades, people have been lighting up and doubling down for cannabis reform as part of the Global Marijuana March, an annual day of protest that sees hundreds of thousands hit the streets in countries around the world. At this year's Cannabis Parade in NYC, where the global movement was...

Retail sales for legal marijuana are growing so big and so fast that the industry has to supersize their operations. Growing and producing marijuana products is now happening on an industrial scale. Retail sales in the U.S. from 20 jurisdictions were $6.5 billion, but according to Greenwave...

Monetizing Cannabis, Once a Taboo Topic, Was the most talked about convention theme. Edible Skinny has taken note that as cannabis steps into the world of legal respectability with recreational sales commencing in Las Vegas as of July 1st (as long as everything goes according to plan...) more...

Vireo Health of New York, PharmaCannis, Etain and Bloomfield Industries and Columbia Care want to block New York from licensing five more cannabis companies. Four of New York's five medical marijuana companies have sued the state Health Department and Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker to...

With the recent legalization of hemp as a food in Australia, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest hemp foods manufacturer, Hemp Foods Australia plans to expand its operations and is seeking experienced hemp professionals to help it do so. Because of Manitoba’s outstanding international hemp...

Nearly two years and two months after the first provisions of a voter initiative to legalize commercial marijuana went into effect, Alaska's marijuana growers met in Fairbanks to discuss the state of the industry. The Alaska Marijuana Industry Association hosted its first conference in...

California is trying to get control of its unruly medical marijuana industry. State regulators released draft regulations Friday intended to impose order on the loosely organized marketplace created over two decades ago. The proposal would establish the first comprehensive rules for growing...

Study to address diversity concerns by state's Legislative Black Caucus. Gov. Larry Hogan has called for a disparity study to examine Maryland's regulated medical cannabis industry. Hogan said the study will be overseen by the Governor's Office of Minority Affairs and is in response to concerns...

What can $3.5 million in funding get you? The top slot as the most venture-capitalist-backed company in the cannabis industry. Last week, Baker, a marketing-automation platform, announced that it had secured a $1.6 million extension to its August 2016 seed round – bringing its total raised...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. – In the heart of Northern California's wine country, a civil engineer turned marijuana entrepreneur is adding a new dimension to the art of matching fine wines with gourmet food: cannabis and wine pairing dinners. Sam Edwards, co-founder of the Sonoma Cannabis Company...

Sunday, March 12th, kicked off the 29th annual ROTH Conference at the stunning Ritz Carlton in Dana Point, CA. An invite-only event that boasts some of the top global leaders, this conference is one of the largest of its kind with over 500 companies and 4,000 participants, with key sector...