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Joint Giveaway: One Handout That’s Not Decreasing Under Trump

A free joint giveaway during the inauguration may lift the spirits of those concerned over a Donald J. Trump presidency. Americans are waiting (many on pins and needles) to see what President-Elect Donald Trump will...
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Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Cannabis Bank Shot

Legal cannabis is coming to America, and you can take that to the bank. Unfortunately, cannabis businesses still can't take their money to the bank. Which is a big problem that Senator Elizabeth Warren and...
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How to Hire the Best Budtenders

With widening legalization, the emerging cannabis market will be putting its best foot forward, and that foot is likely to be attached to a budtender – the first point of contact for patients and...
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How to Navigate Payments in an Industry That Lacks Banking

2016 was a monumental year for marijuana, as voters and regulators throughout the U.S., including those in Arkansas, North Dakota, Florida, California, Nevada, Maine, and Massachusetts, legalized medical or adult recreational marijuana use. Through comprehensive...
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2017’s Sign of the Times: Hooray for “Hollyweed”

California's newly legalized recreational pot users got a super-sized New Year's shout-out this weekend when pranksters armed with tarps changed the famous Hollywood sign in the hills above LA to "Hollyweed." The high (altitude) change...

Life of a cannabis farmer. (Video)

Medical marijuana farmer Tom Lauerman has dedicated his life to normalizing cannabis in the U.S. He went from being arrested at his medical collective in 1999, to working with the federal government today to...
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California’s New Cannabis Landscape and How Different Counties Are Navigating It

After 103 years of conditional prohibitions and almost two million arrests, California has joined the growing list of states to liberalize their statutes and permit adults to enjoy cannabis without a medical excuse. Now the...
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Tip Jar: Dispensing Medicine With Budtender Cameron Mason of Good Chemistry

Before he was hired at Good Chemistry in April 2015, Cameron Mason, 30, worked the graveyard shift in the housekeeping department at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center, where a giant blue bear looks into the...
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Legalized Budzkill: Hurry Up and Wait!

Oh, and beware the Trump. In the wake of legal marijuana's big 2016 election victory, California cannabis fans are asking, How soon is now? The unwelcome answer: Not for a while, apparently. Of course it was...