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Colorado Marijuana Tourism Company Launches After Pot Legalization
The nation's first marijuana tourism company launches in Colorado after pot legalization by two Denver entrepreneurs.
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The Original Marijuana Stock Files for US IPO
GWP, the maker of Sativex and undeniably the original marijuana stock files for U.S. IPO
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Rocky Mountain High: Marijuana Law May Lift State Economy
Colorado's tax receipts over the last fiscal year totaled $186 million from the more than 500 state medical marijuana businesses. Next year...
Oregon State Offers World's First industrial Hemp Course
Oregon State University's College of Forestry & Department of Wood Science and Engineering have announced a course covering all aspects of industrial hemp.
The Green Rush is Spreading Across America
Cannabis deregulation is opening up so many new possibilities that economists are comparing it to the Gold Rushes of the 1800's.
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$8,750 Cost to B.C. Taxpayers for Each Pot Conviction, Most for Simple Possession
It costs BC taxpayers about $8,750 per pot conviction, the overwhelming amount of which is for simple possession. It's estimated...
North Dakota Welfare Drug Testing Bill Defeated
A bill that would have required welfare recipients to undergo drug testing died Friday in the North Dakota House. North Dakota becomes the 2nd state to...
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Lawmaker Seeks to Study Regulating Marijuana in New Mexico
Senator Ortiz y Pino requested that the Economic Development Department conduct a study to find financial implications of taxing and regulating marijuana.
Excellent Infographic - National Marijuana Prices
This excellent infographic describes the varying prices of marijuana. Made by floatingsheep.org using data from the anonymous feedback site PriceOfWeed.com.
Industrial Hemp Reform Emerging from Marijuana Legalization Election Victories
One of the major public policy & business fronts to end cannabis prohibition in America is to pressure the federal government for industrial hemp reform...
Big Cannabis: Growing the Next Great American Industry
As more states have legalized medical marijuana & the first inroads are made into full pot legalization, a new crop of businessmen eye the cannabis industry
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Washington State Seeks Marijuana Consumption Experts
On Jan. 14, the Washington State Liquor Control Board will issue a request for consultants to gauge marijuana consumption in WA state under Initiative 502.
Increased Real Estate Interest in Medical Cannabis Lenient States
Houses.com is seeing an amplified interest for real estate in the states where medical marijuana can be used without criminal consequences...
Study Shows Marijuana Often Substituted for Alcohol and Other Drugs
Although the idea remains controversial, substituting cannabis for drugs that cause more harm, such as alcohol, has a ton of advantages...
HSBC Bank Admits Cartel Money Laundering
Banking entity HSBC Group has agreed to forfeit $1.256 billion & pay an additional $600 million-plus in fines for laundering money for Mexican drug cartels.
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Washington Could Become Pot Source for Neighbors
As Washington state sets up a cannabis supply system (barring the Feds stepping in), it could become a greater source of pot for users in...
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Sir Richard Branson: War on Drugs a Trillion-Dollar Failure
Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group and a member of the Global Drug Commission poses the simple question on drug prohibition...
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How to Sell Marijuana Legally, In Four Inconvenient Steps
John Davis, who runs a legal medical marijuana business in Washington, shares with NPR 4 key steps in trying to operate in the cannabis industry...