Category: Cannabusiness

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Cannabis business news, commentary and analysis

May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Republican Rep Wants to Amend Maine Legalization Bill

Republican Rep Wants to Amend Maine Legalization Bill

Representative Corey Wilson wants to amend Maine’s marijuana legalization bill to limit statewide marijuana growing to 10 centers, and one single distribution service. The worst part; he...
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May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Feds Seizing San Francisco Pot Club

Feds Seizing San Francisco Pot Club

Uncle Sam is seizing a San Francisco property that houses a medical marijuana dispensary. Uncle Sam filed a federal forfeiture complaint against the property at 2441 Mission...
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May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Build Your Own Cheap Vape Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Research & Order

Build Your Own Cheap Vape Pen Using E-Cigarette Parts – Research & Order

In my last post on this topic I described my initiation to butane hash oil (aka. concentrates) and my first experience with hash oil pens. In summary:...
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May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Public Health Experts Make I-502 Suggestions to WA Liquor Control Board

Public Health Experts Make I-502 Suggestions to WA Liquor Control Board

A group composed of substance abuse, law and public health experts have sent a 16-page letter to Washington’s Liquor Control Board, making recommendations for the implementation of I-502....
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May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Tempe, AZ Opens First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Tempe, AZ Opens First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Harvest of Tempe is the city’s first medical marijuana dispensary to open since Arizona adopted medical marijuana laws in 2010. The focus of the dispensary is clearly...
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May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Weedist Women: Lauren Vazquez

Weedist Women: Lauren Vazquez

Weedists: Meet Lauren Vazquez “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Lauren Vazquez is the Fired Up Lawyer,...
By: Anna Diaz
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May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
California Supreme Court Ruling Puts the Ball in Our Court

California Supreme Court Ruling Puts the Ball in Our Court

The California Supreme Court ruled on Monday that medical cannabis dispensaries are legal under state law, but cities and counties can still ban them. The decision in City of Riverside...
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May 10, 2013
05/10/2013
Taxes on Cannabis to Be Squandered in Colorado

Taxes on Cannabis to Be Squandered in Colorado

Gaining support With House Bill 1318 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 Colorado lawmakers sought to blackmail voters into approving exorbitant taxes on cannabis.  The Colorado legislature recently approved House...
By: Mercedys
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May 10, 2013
05/10/2013
Pot Prices – April 2013

Pot Prices – April 2013

High Times reports the April 2013 US Price Index (Kind, Mids & Schwag) of $335 per ounce was essentially flat to March’s $336, and still $5 above the...
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May 9, 2013
05/09/2013
Colorado House Bill 1318: Let’s Restrict the Cannabis Industry

Colorado House Bill 1318: Let’s Restrict the Cannabis Industry

Celebrations ensued in November when Colorado and Washington passed bills to legalize marijuana for recreational users aged 21 and above. But the battle is far from over....
By: Mercedys
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May 9, 2013
05/09/2013

Colorado Legislature Passes First Bills in History to Establish a Regulated Marijuana Market for Adults

The Colorado state legislature passed the first bills in history Wednesday to establish a regulated marijuana market for adults. Representatives of the Amendment 64 campaign will discuss...
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May 9, 2013
05/09/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.08)

Marijuana rescheduling is headed for the US Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court upheld local dispensary bans, the feds strike again in Berkeley and Washington state, and...
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May 9, 2013
05/09/2013
BBC News – Will Legalized Marijuana Lead to an Economic Boom?

BBC News – Will Legalized Marijuana Lead to an Economic Boom?

The view from across the pond: Marijuana is now legal in Washington state in the north-west of America. Will the sales kick-start an economic boom?
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May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
Discrimination Jeopardizing Cannabusinesses

Discrimination Jeopardizing Cannabusinesses

Even though cannabusinesses are legal in many parts of the country – for recreational users in Washington and Colorado and medicinal patients in 16 other states –...
By: Mercedys
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May 8, 2013
05/08/2013
San Francisco Considers Allowing More Dispensaries

San Francisco Considers Allowing More Dispensaries

In response to a new proposal to clamp down even more on locations for medical marijuana dispensaries, San Francisco medical marijuana advocates are asking the city to...
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May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Two More New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May Open

Two More New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries May Open

Two more New Jersey medical marijuana dispensaries may open soon, bringing the state’s total to three. In addition to the Montclair dispensary that opened last December, a...
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May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
CO Non-Profit Cannabis Collectives Walk Gray Line

CO Non-Profit Cannabis Collectives Walk Gray Line

Since the passage of Colorado’s Amendment 64, several non-profit cannabis collectives have emerged to provide marijuana to members. The non-profits are allowed to share their marijuana under...
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May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

CA Supreme Court Allows Cities to Prohibit MMJ Facilities

The California Supreme Court ruled today that municipalities possess the legal authority to prohibit the establishment of medical cannabis dispensaries. The unanimous ruling upheld a 4th District Court of...
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May 7, 2013
05/07/2013
Aurora, CO Considers Monopolizing Recreational Marijuana

Aurora, CO Considers Monopolizing Recreational Marijuana

The Aurora city council has scheduled a meeting for May 20 to discuss regulating marijuana in the city. One of the ideas that the Denver suburb is...
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May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Butane Hash Oil, Vaporizer Pens and a Cheaper Option: e-Cigarettes

Butane Hash Oil, Vaporizer Pens and a Cheaper Option: e-Cigarettes

Times are a-changing for weed smokers, and at the epicenter of this change is hash oil (concentrates) and vaporizer pens. The advances that have been made in the...
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