Cannabis Company News

Canada Could Legalize Cannabis

Canada has a legal medical cannabis program that launched in early 2014, but the federal elections on 10/19 could lead to the country becoming among the first major nations to...
- October 18th, 2015 at 12:34 pm

LEDs Emerge in Cannabis Production

A few years out of graduate school in botany, Paul Gray found himself tinkering with the lights for growing Green Crack. Yeah, that Green Crack: the strain of weed so...
- October 17th, 2015 at 4:24 pm

ebbu Creates Predictable Cannabis Products

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos suggests that a brand is for a company like a reputation for a person, “You earn a reputation by trying to do hard things well.” Committing to doing...
- October 16th, 2015 at 3:30 pm

The Cannabist Will Honor Colorado Cannabis Businesses

The Denver Post’s cannabis-focused media property, The Cannabist, will present its inaugural Cannabist Business Awards in December, with a goal to “recognize businesses that are excelling Colorado’s marijuana industry and...
- October 16th, 2015 at 12:48 pm

Canadian Cannabis Industry Execs See Bright Future

One of the highlights of the National Cannabis Summit in Denver was the 90-minute panel entitled “Investing in the Canadian Cannabis Sector”.  The participants included the CEO of merchant...
- October 15th, 2015 at 10:43 am

Samantha Strom Strives to Get Nancy to Deliver

CBD is hot, and San Francisco-based Samantha Strom is working hard to capitalize on its popularity, launching Nancy, the “Birchbox of Cannabis,” as reported by Refinery29.  The service, which...
- October 14th, 2015 at 11:08 pm

GW Pharma's Sativex Treats MS Spasticity Successfully

BARCELONA — Multiple sclerosis patients taking the oromucosal cannabis-based spray called Sativex in routine practice to relieve spasticity are getting approximately the same degree of benefit expected from the...
- October 9th, 2015 at 11:48 am

Draconian Taxes Punish Cannabis Companies

This comparison shows how a marijuana bakery can’t claim federal deductions a typical bakery can claim. Items in green cannot be deducted. (Image courtesy of wweek.com) The long lines and eager...
- October 7th, 2015 at 6:51 pm

Harborside's Steve DeAngelo Plans Aggressive Expansion

Steve DeAngelo is one of the most influential businessmen in the cannabis industry, having founded the largest and most successful medical dispensary in world. DeAngelo also recently completed his first book,...
- October 7th, 2015 at 3:26 pm