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Hemp Entrepreneurship Webinar for Small and Minority-Owned Companies

The projections from the report by New Frontier Data paint a pretty rosy picture for folks interested in entering into the legal cannabis industry.

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Marijuana Laws Affecting the Workplace: Tools Employers Can Use to Stay Ahead During High Times

The new and flourishing business of cannabis is drawing large numbers of women execs. Why does marijuana draw a higher percentage of women than many other industries?

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"Pot moms" share passions and anxieties about their profession – Cannabis News

Marijuana is now legal in some form in more than half of all states, and more women are legally getting into the pot industry -- many of them are moms.

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What Happened When the Cannabis Industry Rolled Into Las Vegas Last Weekend – Cannabis News

Everything you need to know about the 5th Annual Marijuana Business Conference and Expo in Sin City.

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Strong Support For The Legalization Of Medical Cannabis In Costa Rica

For the third time in three years, Fluence Bioengineering, an Austin company that makes lights for indoor plant growing, has moved into a yet-bigger manufacturing facility.

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Women Cannabis Entrepreneurs Gather In L.A. for Empowerment Summit - Cannabis News

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thousands of people descended upon downtown Los Angeles for a massive marijuana expo.

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Industrial hemp new star crop in Montana agriculture - Cannabis News

The state approved its first licenses for commercial cannabis businesses Thursday, a major step for prospective retailers hoping to open shop before year’s end.

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Alaska’s first commercial retail cannabis businesses receive state approval – Cannabis News

The state approved its first licenses for commercial cannabis businesses Thursday, a major step for prospective retailers hoping to open shop before year’s end.

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The next phase of the Mile High marijuana industry: cannabis consumption

No, this is not a public call to action to make like Snoop Dogg and smoke weed everyday per se.

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Missouri Marijuana Campaign made Ballot with tactic that Surprised Longtime Observers

Could failing retail businesses provide the cannabis and warehouse industries with an unexpected spark?

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Dispensary Construction: How Much Does It Cost?

Christian Hageseth at the National Cannabis Summit in Denver. Image: WeedWorthy.com
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Veteran cannabis entrepreneur Christian Hageseth says the legal cannabis industry is rapidly evolving and on the verge of explosive growth.
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Growing off the grid: Marijuana businesses find ways to be eco-friendly - Cannabis News

Hashman Infused marijuana chocolate bars are hand-crafted by a classically trained artisan chocolatier. Photo: Salvador Ingram

The change in US cannabis laws has led to a growing market in food and drink laced with the drug, as Meg Carter reports.

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CBD: here’s what science says about its real health benefits

New York City night scene. Image: Paulo Barcellos Jr. via Wikimedia Commons
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Cannabis industry representatives are looking back to 2014’s successes, as they prepare for the 2016 election cycle.
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Texas patients sharpen plea for medical marijuana legalization - Cannabis news

Taylor West, deputy director of the National Cannabis Industry Association,  spoke at Nashville NERVE conference showing the latest data on the marijuana industry on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. (Photo: Shelley Mays/The Tennessean)
 
Marijuana is illegal in Tennessee, but when and if the law changes, the business opportunities will be vast — along with the risks.
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Jamaican farmers just harvested their first legal cannabis crop

Genifer Murray of CannLabs being interviewed at the NCIA Cannabis Business Summit, June 2014. Image via NCIA
Gogo Lidz ~ Irish Examiner ~
 
It seems fitting that a plant called Mary Jane could smash the patriarchy.
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Veterans plea to Texas lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana – Cannabis News

Tribal council leaders, parents and youth are concerned about the impact that legalizing marijuana could have on communities in the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Image: Kelcie Johnson/News21

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Participating in the marijuana industry may have risks for Native American tribes, like losing federal funding.
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Hollywood Reacts to Recreational Marijuana Being Legalized in California – Cannabis News

Stacks of documents in U.S. Patent Office, Washington, D.C. / Photo: Library of Congress

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