Marijuana Is the New Gold for Mining Companies Going to Pot

Turns out, it may be easier to strike gold by growing green. Just ask Jay Wilgar, a former wind power developer who started a medical marijuana company with friend Travis Kanellos after hatching the idea while lifting weights at a…

Massachusetts Legislature Approves $300k for Marijuana Start-Up Costs

BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Legislature has approved spending $300,000 for start-up costs to regulate the nascent marijuana industry. But the process could be held up by bureaucratic details. The money was included in a supplemental budget that Gov. Charlie Baker…

Cannabusiness Start-Ups Are Growing Fast as Big Name Brands Exist on the Outside

GREELEY, Colo. – Marijuana’s uncertain legal status across the country has unleashed a network of innovators and entrepreneurs into a space that would ordinarily be filled with name-brand manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and federally funded research universities. These small “cannabusinesses” are…