Casara Andre is stuck between a rock and a hard place. In fact, so are all of her clients and some of her colleagues. The owner of Scheduled Relief veterinary clinic and a practicing veterinarian, Andre thinks cannabis products have medical benefits for pets, but she can’t legally recommend cannabis for her furry patients, and there’s little published […]
On the Move
Cannabis Emerges as Highlight in 2020 Presidential Campaign
SAN FRANCISCO — Marijuana legalization just moved from the fringes of the last presidential campaign to center stage in 2020. Between a sweeping new package of legislation introduced last week by one of the top Democratic presidential prospects and, on the other end of the spectrum, Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ vigorous opposition to recreational use […]
New Poll Shows Public Support for Legal Marijuana Reaches All Time High
An increasing number of Americans are in favor of national legalization of recreational and medical marijuana, and few support a federal crackdown in states that have legalized marijuana for either purpose. A new Quinnipiac poll released August 3 reported that medical marijuana in particular has broad support: 94 percent of Americans support “allowing adults to legally use […]
Vaping Is Taking over in Legal Marijuana States
This tiny combination of plastic, glass, and metal is a disposable cannabis oil cartridge. It costs anywhere from $30 to $70 (depending on the oil inside), is easily carried in your pocket, and produces little-to-no smell when consumed. You simply screw it into an inexpensive, rechargeable pen and inhale. That’s it. It’s this tiny device that’s […]
Cannabis Company Buys Entire California Town to Start Pot Town for Tourists
American Green Inc., a maker of cannabis products, is taking an unusual step to attract new customers as it capitalizes on California legalizing marijuana: It’s buying an entire town. The company has acquired the tiny burg of Nipton, California, for about $5 million and plans to invest as much as $2.5 million over the next 18 […]
Wedding Planners Dip Into Marijuana Business
You may now toke with the bride. The legalization of recreational marijuana in a handful of states opened the doors to all sorts of cannabis-laden commerce, from dinner service to vacation packages. It was inevitable that weddings, among the most expensive purchase an adult will ever make, would find a way to introduce weed into […]
Medicine Man Technologies Inc. Completes Its Acquisition of Denver Consulting Group Llc
PRESS RELEASE Denver, Colorado, July 26, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medicine Man Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: MDCL), one of the country’s leading cannabis brand development and consulting companies announced today that the definitive agreement to acquire Denver Consulting Group, LLC was executed by the parties on Friday, July 21, 2017. The acquisition became effective on July […]
With Legal Marijuana on the Cusp, California Looks to Pairing Wine and Weed
In the epicurean world, Northern California is famous for two intoxicants — wine and weed. With recreational marijuana about to be legal in the Golden State, some cannabis entrepreneurs are looking to the wine industry as a model. On the elegant terrace of a winery overlooking the vineyard-covered hills of Sonoma County, north of San […]
Colorado Awards Historic Marijuana Transporter Licenses to Green Parcel Service (GPS)
PRESS RELEASE GPS is the first company in Colorado to receive both medical and retail transporter licenses under state law; licenses allow GPS to provide logistics, handle distribution, and store marijuana and marijuana products Colorado transporter licenses are believed to be the first independent cannabis distribution licenses in the U.S. DENVER, CO – Green Parcel […]
Nationally Recognized Marijuana Policy Reform Advocate Mason Tvert to Join VS Strategies as Vice President of Public Relations and Communications
PRESS RELEASE DENVER — VS Strategies announced Wednesday that nationally recognized marijuana policy reform advocate Mason Tvert will be joining the firm next month as vice president of public relations and communications. Tvert will come to VS Strategies from the Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s largest marijuana policy organization, where he has served as director of communications since December 2012. […]
