Tag: green rush

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March 25, 2014
03/25/2014
Hickenlooper’s Economic Fear of Legal Cannabis Not Realized

Hickenlooper’s Economic Fear of Legal Cannabis Not Realized

In a revelation that should surprise absolutely no one in the cannabis community, Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado recently stated that, despite his fears, the legalization of...
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March 18, 2014
03/18/2014
Potcoin : Cryptocurrency for Mary Jane

Potcoin : Cryptocurrency for Mary Jane

Bitcoins, Bitcoins, Bitcoins… Ya know the anonymous drug money for nerds, backed by the asshole twins that screwed Zuckerberg. Cryptocurrency, or the idea of paying for things...
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March 17, 2014
03/17/2014
Marijuana Stocks: This Year, April 1 Will Be the New 4/20

Marijuana Stocks: This Year, April 1 Will Be the New 4/20

This year’s 4/1 is a bigger deal than 4/20, at least from a non-US marijuana stock investing standpoint. Come April 1, not only will Canada’s MMPR program roll-out,...
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March 17, 2014
03/17/2014
Thank You for Smoking—Marijuana

Thank You for Smoking—Marijuana

Don’t mistake this one-time high school pot dealer with a libertarian streak for your run-of-the-mill stoner. His aim is to become the Philip Morris of the American...
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March 17, 2014
03/17/2014
Colbert Report Tackles Ganjapreneurs, Green Rush and Bank Hypocrisy

Colbert Report Tackles Ganjapreneurs, Green Rush and Bank Hypocrisy

Last Thursday’s Colbert Report had a solid ten minutes on the (just starting to boom) green rush. The first video bit covered Colorado’s booming recreational marijuana sales...
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March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
First-Ever Marijuana Job Fair May Draw 1,000

First-Ever Marijuana Job Fair May Draw 1,000

A groundbreaking job fair in Colorado is expected to attract at least 15 potential employers catering to the state’s burgeoning pot business. Smoking marijuana is not a prerequisite to getting...
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March 13, 2014
03/13/2014
The Priceline of Weed – Wikileaf

The Priceline of Weed – Wikileaf

Until I am blue in the face I will say it, I AM SO GOD DAMN GRATEFUL for the current state of MMJ. Having been delivered by...
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March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Marijuana Pipe Makers Won’t Chill Out

Marijuana Pipe Makers Won’t Chill Out

A Minneapolis businessman breached an agreement to sell the trade name for a ceramic smoking pipe called Hive even after he received a $50,000 check in the...
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March 12, 2014
03/12/2014
Cannabusiness: Marijuana’s First Billionaire, Bart Mackay, Isn’t Really

Cannabusiness: Marijuana’s First Billionaire, Bart Mackay, Isn’t Really

Bart Mackay is technically pot’s first billionaire, as a result of his ~$1.8 billion worth of CannaVest holdings. However, he doesn’t see it that way since he’s...
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March 11, 2014
03/11/2014
Colorado Collects $2M in Recreational Pot Taxes for January

Colorado Collects $2M in Recreational Pot Taxes for January

Colorado made roughly $2 million in recreational marijuana taxes, based on $14.02 million in sales, for the month of January, state revenue officials reported yesterday. They declared that the...
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March 10, 2014
03/10/2014
Legalization Study: Street Dealers Will Be Unemployed

Legalization Study: Street Dealers Will Be Unemployed

According to a recent online poll conducted by Medical Marijuana Business Daily, 61 percent of Colorado stoners prefer to buy weed from legal sources rather than their...
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March 7, 2014
03/07/2014
Legal Pot’s Cash Conundrum

Legal Pot’s Cash Conundrum

On Sunday February 16th, I bought legal weed for the first time from a recreational cannabis store in Denver, CO. I spent a few minutes speaking with some of the employees,...
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March 7, 2014
03/07/2014
Marijuana Investments Are Riding High

Marijuana Investments Are Riding High

Given intense media attention, legal sales of recreational cannabis in Colorado, and a full lineup of states moving toward medical legalization… investments in marijuana-related firms have been posting...
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March 6, 2014
03/06/2014
Washington State Issues First Legal Marijuana License

Washington State Issues First Legal Marijuana License

Washington state has issued its first legal marijuana license, launching a new phase in the state’s ambitious effort to regulate a market that has been illegal for more than...
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March 5, 2014
03/05/2014
Comcast Okays TV Spots That Pitch Medical Marijuana

Comcast Okays TV Spots That Pitch Medical Marijuana

Comcast, the nation’s largest cable operator, has agreed to run an ad on its local cable systems in New Jersey, Massachusetts and greater Chicago that promote a...
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February 28, 2014
02/28/2014
Marijuana Will Be the Best Investment Idea of the Next Decade

Marijuana Will Be the Best Investment Idea of the Next Decade

Cannabis Culture reports that as legalization spreads, marijuana will be the best investment idea of the next decade.
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February 27, 2014
02/27/2014
Tip for Buying Legal Weed in Colorado: Not All Strains Will Be Available at All Times

Tip for Buying Legal Weed in Colorado: Not All Strains Will Be Available at All Times

It’s been nearly two months of legal marijuana sales in Colorado and going strong! Here’s another quick tip from a professional marijuana sales clerk that spends 40+ hours...
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February 20, 2014
02/20/2014
Tip for Buying Legal Weed in Colorado: Take It Slow With Edibles

Tip for Buying Legal Weed in Colorado: Take It Slow With Edibles

This past month marked the first month of legal marijuana sales in Colorado and the United States as a whole, and as a retail worker in one...
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February 19, 2014
02/19/2014
Weedist Women: Rowshan Reordan of Green Leaf Lab

Weedist Women: Rowshan Reordan of Green Leaf Lab

Weedists: Meet Rowshan Reordan “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Green Leaf Lab celebrated its grand opening...
By: Anna Diaz
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February 17, 2014
02/17/2014
Craigslist Marijuana Progress

Craigslist Marijuana Progress

The other day I was perusing Seattle Craigslist and thought, just for the fun of it, I would enter “marijuana” into the search field under the jobs page....
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