Finance

U.S. Federal Reserve System Seal. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Blossoming Denver-based marijuana credit union denied by Feds; suit filed

Kieran Nicholson ~ Denver Post ~

A Denver-based credit union aiming to become the first of its kind — one created to serve the Colorado marijuana industry — has suffered a setback.

Finance 30 July 2015

A woman looking for work in the cannabis industry fills out a form in front at the CannaSearch job fair in downtown Denver. File photo from March 13, 2014. Reuters/Rick Wilking/Files

In rise of U.S. vape shops, owners eye new marijuana market

Jilian Mincer ~ Reuters ~

Shop owners seek to capitalize not only on the vaping trend, but on the more widespread, and legal, use of medical marijuana.

Finance 29 July 2015

An inside look of Dixie Elixir's grow room in Denver. The edibles manufacturer makes 40 different products, from THC-infused soda to gourmet chocolate, yet it all starts with the cannabis plant. IMAGE: Will Yakowicz

The Audacious Rebranding of the Marijuana Industry

Will Yakowicz ~ Inc.com ~

Entrepreneurs are trying to boost sales by steering pot toward the Whole Foods crowd.

Finance 24 July 2015

Will Smith shows one of his smaller containers for displaying medical cannabis. (Bob Shallit/Sacramento Bee)

Plastics fabricator finds hot market for pot display cases

Bob Shallit ~ Sacramento Bee ~

Will Smith’s Bud Bar Displays sells wares in 23 states and overseas.

Finance 18 July 2015

Some of the cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juices, infused with cannabis, being made available in D.C. Photo: Nevin Martell

Washington, D.C. Growers Debut Marijuana-Infused Cold-Pressed Juices

Nevin Martell ~ Washington City Paper ~

A District company has introduced five so-called medibles for medical marijuana patients.

Finance 09 July 2015

Some Colorado dispensaries pay for the cleanup of litter along sections of the roadways. In return, they get their signs put up and advertise their name. Photo: KWGN

Colorado pot shops sponsoring cleanup program on state highways

Web Staff ~ KWGN ~

DENVER — Colorado’s booming marijuana industry is getting around a ban on some advertising by sponsoring some sections of Colorado highways with new signs.

Finance 07 July 2015

Cannabis Bottles/Image: AP

How to sell marijuana (legally) in Mass.

Allison Manning ~ Boston.com ~

You may have a passion for the product, but getting the go-ahead to start growing and selling marijuana in Massachusetts can be a long, expensive and difficult path.

Finance 06 July 2015

Cannabis City clerk Will Bibbs, left, helps a customer looking over a display case of marijuana products at the shop in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

After a year, legal marijuana earns $70 million in new taxes for Washington

Associated Press ~

A year after legalization, cannabis tax revenues in the state have topped expectations and sales top $1.4 million per day.

Finance 04 July 2015

Robert Grandt works in the grow room at 3D Cannabis Center in Denver on March 11. Marijuana growing facilities contributed to the city's energy use increase. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post)

Marijuana-growing spikes Denver electric demand, challenges clean-power plan

Bruce Finley ~ Denver Post ~

Metro Denver’s surging legal marijuana industry means surging energy usage in the region.

Finance 02 July 2015

Hand and marijuana bud

The Marijuana Market: Everybody Wants A Piece

Karsten Strauss ~ Forbes ~

A growing number of conventional companies are making the decision to branch out, and grab a piece of the cannabis market.

Finance 24 June 2015