Category: Cannabusiness

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Cannabis business news, commentary and analysis

June 4, 2015
06/04/2015
Product Review: Pax 2 Vaporizer

Product Review: Pax 2 Vaporizer

The Pax 2 vaporizer is a streamlined and elegant device that does not deviate from its predecessor’s good looks, charm and efficiency.
By: Rae Lland
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May 28, 2015
05/28/2015
Seattle to Shutter Dozens of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Seattle to Shutter Dozens of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

With Washington state overhauling its medical marijuana law, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says the city is planning to shutter dozens of dispensaries. Murray on Tuesday announced plans to...
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May 26, 2015
05/26/2015
Survey Data Shows That WA and CO Did Right With Cannabis Legalization

Survey Data Shows That WA and CO Did Right With Cannabis Legalization

In Washington, the number of people who either like or don’t mind the legalization of weed has reached 77 percent of the population. That’s over 3/4 of...
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May 18, 2015
05/18/2015
Washington Liquor Board Drives Cannabis Cup Out of State

Washington Liquor Board Drives Cannabis Cup Out of State

Held annually for the last couple years, the Cannabis Cup has been a wild success, with more people attending every year. This year, the state liquor board...
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May 14, 2015
05/14/2015
Cannabusiness: How Crowdfunding Can Help Ganjapreneurs

Cannabusiness: How Crowdfunding Can Help Ganjapreneurs

Launching a business from scratch is tough, and the hardest part can be getting the cash together to make it happen. A number of ganjapreneurs have opted...
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May 12, 2015
05/12/2015
Feds Propose 50% Marijuana Tax—as a Tax Cut

Feds Propose 50% Marijuana Tax—as a Tax Cut

Should marijuana businesses pay tax on gross profits or net profits? It sounds like a silly question. After all, virtually every business in every country pays tax...
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May 11, 2015
05/11/2015
Can the Tesla Powerwall Help Grow Operations Save Money?

Can the Tesla Powerwall Help Grow Operations Save Money?

The big innovation of the Powerwall is that it is a battery that can store enough energy to get people disconnected from utility companies (off the grid)....
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May 7, 2015
05/07/2015
How the Tesla Battery Can Save Growers Money

How the Tesla Battery Can Save Growers Money

Elon Musk’s new Powerwall battery allows the average, or not so average, household to affordably use energy storage to lower electric bills. The relatively low price, compact...
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May 6, 2015
05/06/2015
Product Review: RAW Organic Hemp Cones

Product Review: RAW Organic Hemp Cones

RAW Organic Hemp Cones are made from unbleached hemp that the company says is organically grown. After testing several packages of these, I have to say that...
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May 6, 2015
05/06/2015
The End of the War on Drugs and the Emergence of the Venture-Backed Cannabis Industry

The End of the War on Drugs and the Emergence of the Venture-Backed Cannabis Industry

When news broke that Founders Fund, the proudly contrarian venture firm helmed by PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, was going to invest a major $75 million in Privateer...
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May 5, 2015
05/05/2015
Sonoma County, California, Wages Quiet War On Weed

Sonoma County, California, Wages Quiet War On Weed

Yarrow Kubrin was recently to be sentenced to four years in prison. His crime? He was growing medical cannabis in complete compliance with state laws.
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May 5, 2015
05/05/2015
Labor Unions Endorse Legal Weed in Ohio

Labor Unions Endorse Legal Weed in Ohio

Earlier this week, ResponsibleOhio, the organization currently collecting signatures to get their initiative to legalize marijuana on the ballot in the next presidential election, earned the support...
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May 4, 2015
05/04/2015
High Times Cannabis Cup 2015 Review: A Restrained Celebration

High Times Cannabis Cup 2015 Review: A Restrained Celebration

Just two weeks before the big weekend, MED issued a letter to all dispensaries that giving out cannabis samples is, in fact, a violation of state law....
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April 30, 2015
04/30/2015
New York Begins Accepting Medical Marijuana Applications

New York Begins Accepting Medical Marijuana Applications

New York State has begun accepting applications for its medical marijuana licenses this week. Applicants can submit questions through May 5th and the Department of Health Services...
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April 29, 2015
04/29/2015
Product Review: Xternal Balm

Product Review: Xternal Balm

Xternal Balm is a brand of cannabis infused topical rub for the treatment of many pain related conditions.
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April 28, 2015
04/28/2015
Rising Marijuana Sales Leave Pot Shops Flush With Cash They Can’t Deposit

Rising Marijuana Sales Leave Pot Shops Flush With Cash They Can’t Deposit

Two months from now, on July 1, Oregon will become the fourth state to allow residents to legally purchase marijuana for recreational use. In anticipation of legalization,...
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April 27, 2015
04/27/2015
Bud and Breakfast: The ‘Airbnb’ of Cannabis is Here

Bud and Breakfast: The ‘Airbnb’ of Cannabis is Here

Thanks to Bud and Breakfast, weedists looking to get away from it all can enjoy a vacation where their weed consuming ways are not only accepted, but...
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April 24, 2015
04/24/2015
Instafire: Aurum Farms Girl Scout Cookies

Instafire: Aurum Farms Girl Scout Cookies

I must confess and thank God simultaneously for these Girl Scout Cookies, which are not your average by any means. Lucky for me this taste came from...
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April 22, 2015
04/22/2015
Product Review: Terra Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans

Product Review: Terra Dark Chocolate Espresso Beans

The Terra bites are very well crafted, and in quality are indistinguishable from other high-end chocolate covered espresso beans. The flavor is sublime and the dark chocolate...
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April 16, 2015
04/16/2015
Washington Legislature Approves Ban on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Washington Legislature Approves Ban on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Yesterday the Washington State Legislature sent Gov. Jay Inslee a bill that abolishes medical marijuana dispensaries and calls upon state-licensed retailers to serve patients as well as...
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