Category: Cannabusiness

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Cannabis business news, commentary and analysis

December 11, 2014
12/11/2014
Stoner App Review: Marijuana Strain Guide

Stoner App Review: Marijuana Strain Guide

The Marijuana Strain Guide is really just what it sounds like: a website where you can get all kinds of genetics for your grow.
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December 11, 2014
12/11/2014
Pot Has Gone Postal: The Risk of Mailing Marijuana

Pot Has Gone Postal: The Risk of Mailing Marijuana

In the mass chaos of the legalization movement, some cannabis users have upgraded the ordinary driving delivery system and instead have taken to sending their product in...
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December 10, 2014
12/10/2014
BOOK REVIEW: Beyond Buds, by Ed Rosenthal With David Downs

BOOK REVIEW: Beyond Buds, by Ed Rosenthal With David Downs

Beyond Buds could not have come out at a better time. Consumers in every corner of the country are curious to learn about, and to try, the...
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December 9, 2014
12/09/2014
Interview: Tommy Chong on Dancing With the Stars, Smoke Swipe and More

Interview: Tommy Chong on Dancing With the Stars, Smoke Swipe and More

Tommy Chong recently had a go on Dancing With the Stars, and got to show off his dance moves. I had the pleasure of speaking with him...
By: Rae Lland
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December 9, 2014
12/09/2014
SF Conference Sets Tone for Future Cannabis Industry

SF Conference Sets Tone for Future Cannabis Industry

When cannabis entrepreneurs and activists convene at the next International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC) February 15 and 16 at San Francisco’s Hyatt Regency hotel, at stake will...
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December 9, 2014
12/09/2014
Colorado OKs Marijuana Credit Union

Colorado OKs Marijuana Credit Union

Colorado’s marijuana businesses have a cash flow problem: Too much cash is flowing in and they’ve nowhere to put it. Most banks refuse to work with marijuana...
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December 8, 2014
12/08/2014
Cannabis Consumers and Cannabis Capitalists, Is There Common Ground?

Cannabis Consumers and Cannabis Capitalists, Is There Common Ground?

Common consumers just wanted our weed, we never wanted to be outside the law. Those who grew and sold illegal weed were, perhaps, only interested in the...
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December 5, 2014
12/05/2014
Stoner App Review: Weed Scale

Stoner App Review: Weed Scale

While many of these apps, from silly games to reference guides, are sold with a novelty aspect, the latest one I’ve encountered is truly a novelty that...
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December 4, 2014
12/04/2014
Weedmaps Advertises Itself With Hilarious Videos

Weedmaps Advertises Itself With Hilarious Videos

Weedmaps, a website for reviewing strains and dispensaries, cleverly advertises itself by making satirical comedy videos on YouTube. The business, considered to be the Yelp of cannabis,...
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December 4, 2014
12/04/2014
‘The Marijuana Show’: A ‘Shark Tank’ for Ganjapreneurs

‘The Marijuana Show’: A ‘Shark Tank’ for Ganjapreneurs

Lights, camera, cannabis? A pair of marijuana-minded media and entertainment professionals are embracing that very concept. No, they’re not backing a new Cheech and Chong movie. Instead, they’re...
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December 3, 2014
12/03/2014
Product Review: Apothecanna Extra Strength Pain Creme

Product Review: Apothecanna Extra Strength Pain Creme

This pain relief creme from Apothecanna is one of the best, handmade, small-batch, hemp-based product I have come in contact with.
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December 3, 2014
12/03/2014
Sabet Weeps as Cannabis Culture Thrives

Sabet Weeps as Cannabis Culture Thrives

Big Cannabis is really a non-factor in regards to legalization. Sabet, for his part, has used this argument as one of the main stilts of his rhetoric....
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December 2, 2014
12/02/2014
Legal Pot in the U.S. May Be Undercutting Mexican Marijuana

Legal Pot in the U.S. May Be Undercutting Mexican Marijuana

Made-in-America marijuana is on a roll. More than half the states have now voted to permit pot for recreational or medical use, most recently Oregon, Alaska and...
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November 25, 2014
11/25/2014
Product Review: Cannabis Leaf Hemp Oil Soap

Product Review: Cannabis Leaf Hemp Oil Soap

The soap is made with a hemp oil base, but the scent is very earthy and woodsy. I foundThe soap features a bright green pot leaf and...
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November 25, 2014
11/25/2014
Official Bob Marley Cannabis Brand ‘Marley Natural’ Announced

Official Bob Marley Cannabis Brand ‘Marley Natural’ Announced

The iconic legend, prophet and activist Bob Marley has been a symbol of peace, love and justice for almost six decades and now his family is teaming...
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November 25, 2014
11/25/2014
Marijuana Industry Sees Green After Colorado Legalization

Marijuana Industry Sees Green After Colorado Legalization

Colorado’s grand cannabis experiment has captured the imagination of America. Denver has surpassed Amsterdam as the capital of the marijuana world. The city has more than 300...
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November 24, 2014
11/24/2014
Colorado Pot Credit Union Could Be Open by January 1 Under State Charter

Colorado Pot Credit Union Could Be Open by January 1 Under State Charter

The world’s first financial institution established specifically for the marijuana industry could be open in Colorado by January 1. The Colorado Division of Financial Services late Wednesday...
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November 19, 2014
11/19/2014
Instafire: Fillacello Flip Disc by Slag Glass

Instafire: Fillacello Flip Disc by Slag Glass

Artist Slag Glass posted that fantastic little 14mm filacello flip disc rig. I am totally feeling the marias and purple in that neck.
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November 19, 2014
11/19/2014
Official Bob Marley Marijuana Is Coming

Official Bob Marley Marijuana Is Coming

Bob Marley, the late reggae superstar whose name is virtually synonymous with pot, will soon have his own marijuana label. Marley’s family has joined with Privateer Holdings, a...
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November 18, 2014
11/18/2014
Book Review: Marijuana Grow Bible, by Robert Bergman

Book Review: Marijuana Grow Bible, by Robert Bergman

Some of the information in this freely downloadable ebook is useful. Other tidbits are demonstrably false. And some of the book’s advice, if followed uncritically, could lead...
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