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Jonathan Valdman is Forever Flowering

The de facto founder of the light-deprivation greenhouse industry is now in position to help establish industry standards that will set the stage for cannabis to remake the world. My six-and-a-half-hour drive from Los...
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Kenny Morrison: Venice Rising

By Joanne Cachapero Native Angelino Kenny Morrison brings business smarts and sound ethics to Venice Cookie Company, a company with a big footprint in two states and an expanding selection of time-tested recipes. When I ask...
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The Blossoming of Buds & Roses’s Aaron Justis

Aaron Justis is a tireless and ubiquitous proponent of rational regulations and an optimistic sea of calm in an industry with a wild-child reputation. It’s not much of an exaggeration to say everyone has heard...
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MyDX Brings Cannabis Lab Testing to the Masses

MyDx responding to the industry demand for testing. Large grows have access to state-of-the-art labs charging hundreds of dollars per to validate the heritage and chemical characteristics of product samples. For marijuana patients and recreational...
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The California Distribution Solution

By Luke K. Stanton Jeffrey D. Welsh and Lukian Kobzeff Frontera Law Group A discussion of the benefits of a closed loop distribution model for the Golden State. Distribution remains one of the most daunting obstacles on California’s medical...
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Solution 3 Could Be A Miracle

Imagine a world without industrial pesticides, where an innocuous spray provides organic protection to a multiplicity of crops, including cannabis, negating the need for damaging chemicals, saving energy and water, and improving yield. Now...
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TruMed:Modern, Refined Industrial Chic in the Desert

Walking into the TruMed medical dispensary in Phoenix is a cheery and inviting experience. The lobby was designed by the award-winning High Road Design Studio with the idea that “it would feel like you were...
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Succeeding With Entertainment Transactions In Cannabis

By Luke K. Stanton and Jeffrey D. Welsh Frontera Entertainment With as many as eight new states poised to pass recreational cannabis legislation in 2016 and a national populace increasingly in favor of sensible regulation, the...
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The End is Nigh for Federal Prohibition

According to capital insiders, the beginning of the end of prohibition has already begun. Colorado recently reported nearly $1 billion in marijuana sales during 2015. Cultivation and retail sectors grew by more than 160 percent...
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The New Gold Rush: How to Market The Cannabis Business

By Cannabis Rep Network With marijuana moving from back-alley and basement deals to prime real estate storefronts, the cannabis industry is starting to resemble a typical retail marketplace. This means cannabis entrepreneurs and businesses are...