California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones sent a letter last week to the state’s insurers urging them to offer insurance products for the legal cannabis industry.

The state is looking for ways to help medical marijuana businesses that are having trouble finding a bank or a credit union.

The U.S. legal cannabis industry is on track to hit $25 billion by 2025, according to the latest forecast from cannabis analytics firm New Frontier Data.

The conference is part pharmaceutical trade show and part pow-wow for patient advocates and the industry’s legal advocates, as well.

"When a celebrity who doesn't fit the stereotype [of a pot smoker] gets into promoting cannabis, it expands the conceptual footprint that cannabis has in the minds of current and potential consumers."

The head of a leading firm that connects businesses with job seekers says that employment in the legal marijuana industry is growing faster than any other field.

The payout was for crop damages that the grower suffered during the massive Thomas Fire.

“Branding of cannabis will be more important than ever. Up till now providers and growers have relied on logos and packaging, which are only the beginning in this category."