Pep "Blackbeard" Tintari has owned the Propostion D-compliant, Pre-ICO Green Light Discount Pharmacy in Sylmar, California, for more than ten years and has seen it all. Here, he shares how he beat back the competition, dealt with a Mafia-esque city council, empowered his employees,...
Firefly Chief Executive Officer Mark Williams has made the Firefly 2 a sleeker, lighter, and more useful vaporizer, and he’s targeting dispensaries. When Firefly 2 had its soft launch in April—2,000 units were distributed—one thing in particular struck CEO Mark Williams: Fewer...
Metaphorically speaking, that is! Due to cars parking on the course, this year's run in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park had to be cut down from 4.2 miles to two. But that didn't put a damper on participants' enthusiasm and...
About a year after enrolling at Golden West College, Bri Finell met a fellow student who managed a ShowGrow in Santa Ana, California. “Right when I heard that, I knew I wanted to work there,” recalled Finell. “So, every day...
Authorities are seeking to double the number of companies that can legally produce marijuana in New York. A report was released this week by the Department of Health detailing 12 proposed changes to the current medical marijuana program in New...
If voters pass Prop 64, California recreational marijuana could become a $6 billion industry by 2020. ArcView Market Research's report predicts that California recreational marijuana would generate $1.6 billion in revenue in its first year alone. Proposition 64, if passed, would...
The Cannabis Professional Advancement Series (CPAS) will be held on Friday, September 16, at the University of Denver. The event will include 9 lectures and a total of 24 speakers eager to provide engaging information for the cannabis professional.  Experts...
In the first half of 2016 Oregon has collected more in marijuana taxes than state officials predicted. The Oregon Department of Revenue is reporting that $25.5 million in marijuana taxes was collected from January 1 through July 31 of 2016....
Intelligence, integrity, and excellence are a few of the qualities that describe one of cannabis culture’s most recognizable and approachable weedlebrities, Kyle Kushman. His goal is simple: to be unashamed, to show a good front and to normalize the...
A few years back, Bud Posters President Mike May launched Gym Poster, a very successful poster line for the fitness industry. “I’m not really a gym guy, so we decided to launch Bud Posters,” noted May. Aware of the explosive growth...