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The Legend of Aunt Zelda’s

Mara Gordon’s company is helping medical cannabis live up to the hype. In the late 1980s, years before Proposition 215 was passed, working in legal cannabis was a distant reality for Mara Gordon, founder of...
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How to Lower the Risk of an IRS Audit for Your Cannabis Business

The Internal Revenue Service is looking into cannabis companies in Colorado, sparking uncertainty and unease among cannabis businesses. The newest audits are focusing on Form 8300, which is the form used to report cash...
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BlueKudu’s Winning Formula for Edibles

CEO Andrew Schrot of BlueKudu relies on his background in mathematics to craft the perfect edible recipes. With a mathematics degree, BlueKudu founder and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Schrot did not set out to become...
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Tip Jar: Dispensing Medicine With Michael Parfet of The Clinic

Michael Parfet, 31, has been budtending at The Clinic for a year. Before that, he was a banker at a large corporate bank. Then he realized banking was not his calling and he needed...
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California Cities Issue Temporary Bans on Recreational Marijuana

Cities in California have been rushing to issue temporary bans on recreational marijuana ahead of Tuesday's election. On November 8, California residents will be considering a host of ballot initiatives, including of course Proposition 64....
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O.penVAPE Customizable Pen Product Preview

Consumers have the opportunity to customize their shoes, lap-tops, cell phones, and just about anything else. So why exactly are we forced to use boring and generic vape pens? We're not, anymore. O.penVape now...
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Dispensary Done Right: Emerald Pharms Is Solaring the Way

As the first fully solar-powered medical marijuana dispensary, Northern California's Emerald Pharms reinforces the ecological responsibility of the cannabis industry. John Schaeffer's 12-acre Solar Living Center in Hopland, California, is a bucolic Shangri-La to all...
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A Day in the Life at Oregon’s Yerba Buena Farms (Photos)

"At Yerba Buena Farms, we believe that plants feel the energy of the people around them. Yerba Buena strives to provide a positive, nurturing environment for its people as well as its plants. The...