A trade school in Colorado is training foodies and weed enthusiasts to become...
Science tells us that the munchies — a phenomenon in which marijuana users overeat while high — is a real thing. Pizza never tasted so good after a joint.Now a school in Denver aims to add a touch of...
View ArticleThere's a marijuana-infused wine on the market
In California, where a doctor’s note will get you all the legal weed you could ever want, companies are always looking for new products to capitalize on the growing trend of legal marijuana...
View Article'Microdosing' is the future of marijuana
Edible weed makers want to take a bite out of the $5.4 billion legal marijuana industry in what seems like the most counterintuitive way possible: give people less pot.Small-dose, or "microdosed,"...
View ArticleCaribbean smuggling routes are still active, and 400 pounds of marijuana...
In less than 30 days between September and October this year, Customs and Border Patrol agents and the US Coast Guard recovered nearly 400 pounds of marijuana floating in the waters off the Florida...
View ArticleCalifornia's capital could 'be to cannabis what Detroit is to automobiles'
SACRAMENTO — California's state capital region could reap 20,000 jobs and generate $4.2 billion in business if it becomes a hub for a legalized marijuana industry, a study released on Monday showed,...
View ArticleRichard Branson's advice for marijuana entrepreneurs: 'Screw it, just do it'
Richard Branson is one of the most exuberant and successful entrepreneurs of our time. Now, the UK's eighth richest person is throwing his support behind the marijuana industry.Branson gave the keynote...
View ArticleThe best marijuana vaporizer for every type of person
Marijuana sales could hit $20 billion by 2020, with help from the ever-growing vaporizer market.Vaping is an alternative to smoking that involves inhaling vapor from an electronic device. Some research...
View ArticleI spent 2 days at a marijuana business conference — here's how I know the...
This past weekend, medicinal marijuana patients, business folk, and "potrepreneurs" converged at the New West Summit, San Francisco's business conference related to all things marijuana.But there was...
View ArticleMore Americans than ever before favor outright marijuana legalization
Marijuana legalization in the United States is closer than ever to being a reality: 60% of Americans now support it.That's according to the latest Gallup Poll data, which asked over 1,000 respondents,...
View ArticleWhat it's like using the 'iPhone of vaporizers' — a $275 gadget that lets you...
The marijuana retail industry has been disrupted again and again.Years ago, glass bongs, pipes, and joints dominated the pot paraphernalia space. Those devices gave way to clunky desktop vaporizers...
View ArticleHere's why the FDA believes marijuana is no medicine
The November election will be a pivotal moment for the future of U.S. marijuana policy. Voters in five states, including California, will decide whether to legalize weed for recreational use by adults,...
View ArticleIt's clear why support for legalizing marijuana is at an all-time high
Support for weed legalization in the US recently hit an all-time high, but looking at the industry, it's been a long time coming.Sixty-percent of Americans — up from 35% in 2005 — now support...
View ArticleA top Silicon Valley 'budtender' says these bite-sized chocolates are the...
Less than 10 years ago, unlabeled, Saran-wrapped pot brownies dominated shelves at marijuana dispensaries. Patients rarely knew how much of the drug they were eating until the high hit."Every one of us...
View ArticleMarijuana legalization may have an unexpected result: Drug smuggling into Mexico
Next month, Californians will vote on a raft of propositions, including one that would legalize recreational production and consumption of marijuana.Proposition 64 would allow Californians over 21 to...
View Article5 states may legalize recreational marijuana use this year — here's what we know
Nearly half of the US has already legalized marijuana for either medical or recreational use. This November, nine states could continue the trend.Of those nine states, five have ballot initiatives that...
View ArticleMarijuana stocks are going crazy ahead of elections that could transform...
Nine states will vote in November on whether to legalize medical or recreational marijuana, or both.Leading up to the elections, the industry's penny stocks are trading as if most states will say yes...
View Article10 ways humans have gotten high for centuries
Mankind has been getting high for so long, it doesn’t even make sense to ask when homo sapiens “discovered” mind-altering substances. They’ve just always sort of been there, asking to be drunk, eaten...
View ArticleThis green wine is actually made out of marijuana—and it's available in the US
People have been sipping different types of wine for thousands of years. Red, white, Rosé, and even blue are being enjoyed by the multitudes. But have you ever heard of green? Green wine aka Cannabis...
View ArticleHere's what will happen if Californians legalize recreational pot
GARBERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Proposition 64 would legalize the recreational use of marijuana starting Jan. 1, 2018. The ballot measure is 62 pages long and aims to regulate the entire cannabis industry,...
View ArticleDELOITTE: Legal weed could be a $22.6 billion industry in Canada
Canada's prime minister, Justin Trudeau, is set to legalize marijuana for recreational use next year. And it could be a $22.6 billion industry, according to a soon-to-be-released report from Deloitte...
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