Tag: green rush

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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization

Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization

In their June edition, Sativa Magazine took an in-depth look at the effects of legalization on businesses with their article The Top Ten Business Benefits of Legalization....
By: Mercedys
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
IRS Stunting the Green Rush With Crippling Tax Rates

IRS Stunting the Green Rush With Crippling Tax Rates

Every business owner knows taxes hurt net profit margins and cash flow. No matter what the tax rate, it’s easy math to see that every dollar you...
By: Mercedys
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June 12, 2013
06/12/2013
Sativa Magazine: Educating Ganjapreneurs

Sativa Magazine: Educating Ganjapreneurs

As my mini-series on the green rush investigated (you can read the introductory overview here), the Cannabis industry is exploding. The legal market is expected to grow...
By: Mercedys
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June 11, 2013
06/11/2013
Edibles Review: Flo Energy Drink

Edibles Review: Flo Energy Drink

I couldn’t wait to try Flo Energy Drink, and when I saw it in my local dispensary, I was so excited! Right off the bat, this product...
By: Lateralus
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June 6, 2013
06/06/2013
Baby Boomers: Overlooked Customers No More

Baby Boomers: Overlooked Customers No More

Baby boomers came of age at a time when smoking pot was all the rage. But after their party days were over, they entered corporate America and...
By: Mercedys
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June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
Arcview Angel Investor Network: A New Dawn for the Industry

Arcview Angel Investor Network: A New Dawn for the Industry

The ArcView Angel Investor Network has brought together over 50 accredited investors to fund groundbreaking cannabis ventures. They only work with federally-legal ventures, but they are open to investing...
By: Mercedys
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May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
CannaBusiness: Brothers with Glass

CannaBusiness: Brothers with Glass

Brothers with Glass has  an online head shop that was founded in 2010 by two brothers; Jake and Jess in Beaverton, Oregon. From the “About Us” section of...
By: Anna Diaz
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May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Marijuana Prohibition Puts Industry Women at Risk

Marijuana Prohibition Puts Industry Women at Risk

by Sabrina Fendrick, Director of Women’s Outreach, May 30, 2013 As more women are drawn to Humboldt County’s marijuana trade and off-grid lifestyle, a local battered-women’s shelter...
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May 28, 2013
05/28/2013
Wecanna: Crowdfunding Gone Green

Wecanna: Crowdfunding Gone Green

Wecanna was one of the few companies chosen by the Archview Group for funding in their meeting in Seattle on April 29th, 2013 and the web is...
By: Mercedys
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May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
Guardian Data Systems: Providing Cannabusinesses Merchant Services

Guardian Data Systems: Providing Cannabusinesses Merchant Services

Guardian Data Systems, Inc. they’ve got you covered like nobody else. Their slogan promises “compassionate payment solutions.” Guardian Data Systems has been designed to counter the discrimination...
By: Mercedys
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
Tully’s Coffee Owner Would Consider Selling Marijuana in His Shops

Tully’s Coffee Owner Would Consider Selling Marijuana in His Shops

Patrick Dempsey, the ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actor and owner of Seattle-based Tully’s Coffee said, “Coffee is good for your mind—it’s basically a legalized drug. The next step is selling...
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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 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 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 1, 2013
05/01/2013
The Lotus Eco Elise: Sexy and Sustainable Hemp Car

The Lotus Eco Elise: Sexy and Sustainable Hemp Car

The Lotus Eco Elise takes “green” automotive to a whole new level. Lotus is not worried solely about the amount of CO2 coming out of the tailpipe,...
By: Mercedys
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May 1, 2013
05/01/2013
Dispensary Press Conference: One on One Patients Association

Dispensary Press Conference: One on One Patients Association

Last week, the Narcotic Task Force headed by the DEA conducted a raid on ‘One on One Patients Association’, a legal medical marijuana dispensary in Downtown San Diego....
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April 26, 2013
04/26/2013
Hemp: Unlimited Fuel for the Green Rush

Hemp: Unlimited Fuel for the Green Rush

Hemp Potential The industry is stunted by federal regulations which outlaw commercial hemp production. In 2011 the total sales of hemp food and beauty care products exceeded...
By: Mercedys
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April 16, 2013
04/16/2013
MMJ School Opens in Nevada

MMJ School Opens in Nevada

The Cannabis Career Institute (CCI) has opened Nevada’s first MMJ school, providing students with lessons on growing, budtending and dispensary operation. This all comes before the first...
By: Lateralus
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April 10, 2013
04/10/2013
Growing the Green Rush

Growing the Green Rush

  Without the companies who produce and sell the equipment growers depend on, the green rush would not even be possible. All across America, both corporate chains...
By: Mercedys
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April 10, 2013
04/10/2013
Colorado: Pot Tour is Sold Out, But Company to Plan Others

Colorado: Pot Tour is Sold Out, But Company to Plan Others

Arthur Frommer’s February prediction that pot tours would be a 2013 travel trend appears to be on the mark. My 420 Tours has sold 200 packages for World Cannabis...
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