Browsing United States

The Indo Expo Show is a full-spectrum event held in Denver, Colorado, with exhibitors featuring products and services in the following categories: Cultivation, New Technologies, Smoke, Lifestyle, Education, Industrial Hemp, and Industry Services. Admission Is Free For Qualified Retailers, Buyers & Trade Professionals Hundreds of brands and product lines will be showcased representing industry related apparel, jewelry, smoke accessories, equipment, supplies and tools for harvesting and processing, lighting, nutrients, and more. Companies and services such as colleges, security firms, real estate firms, evaluation and consulting services, as well as the non-profit and educational sector will be represented. This two day …

The Seattle HIGH TIMES Cannabis Cup was a scene of cannabis activists, connoisseurs, and eager recreational users and medical patients. The heat was unexpected but the sun was shining and even the cops were smiling and waving to us. Chelsey with RasBoss even said that one cop stopped her on the side of the road to ask where she got her rasta Missmaryjaneco. leggings, so he could get his wife a pair. HIGH TIMES Holds 2014 Cannabis Cup In Seattle With four different 420 locations spread out in the corner parking lots of the …

Everyone deals with trademarks on a daily basis. Trademarks are everywhere. They are in your kitchen, in your bathroom, in newspapers, in magazines, in restaurants, in department stores, on television, on radio — even on benches and buses. As consumers, our purchasing decisions are constantly influenced by trademarks. Everyday each of us encounters hundreds of trademarks. A trip to a grocery store or mall will put you in contact with thousands of trademarks in just one visit. As business people, we need a better understanding of why trademarks are so important to effective commerce and how to protect ourselves. Venice …

SACRAMENTO, CA — A bill that would regulate the medical marijuana industry in California stalled Thursday when the Assembly Appropriations Committee failed to vote on the measure before its deadline to be passed. Legislators Will Not Pass SB 1262 This Session Proposed by Senator Lou Correra (D), SB 1262 would create legislation that tightly regulates California’s medical marijuana industry to comply with the 8 guidelines issued by the Department of Justice in 2013. The measure was sponsored by the California Police Chiefs association …

LEMOYNE, PA — As the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act continues to gain momentum, a poll released last week by Keystone Analytics reveals that a majority of Pennsylvania voters would support a change in cannabis policy. Poll Shows Support For Legal Cannabis In Pennsylvania According to the poll results, 69% of Pennsylvanians would support legal cannabis in some capacity. There were mixed responses as to whether the plant should be legalized for adult-use (22%) or medical marijuana only …

SALEM, OR — New Approach Oregon, a cannabis policy lobby, introduced a new initiative designated to legalize, tax, and regulate cannabis and industrial hemp in Oregon. The initiative collected roughly 88,500 signatures in order to be added to the November 2014 ballot. Legal Cannabis Initiative Qualifies For Oregon Ballot The Control, Regulation, and Taxation of Marijuana and Industrial Hemp Act, if passed, will allow adults 21 an over to posses and purchase cannabis within the state of Oregon. Cultivation will be permitted in some instances as well. Tax revenue generated will be split into …

Editor’s Note: This article was written and photos provided by Matthew J. Cote – a marketing consultant that helps brands illuminate the ever-progressing conversation about medical cannabis and cannabinoid therapy. Hundreds of cannabis industrialists filled the bustling auditorium: entrepreneurs, investors, thought-leaders, and capitalists stood eager to discuss industry challenges and their brilliant solutions at the first National Cannabis Business Summit in Denver, Colorado. The National Cannabis Industries Association (NCIA) has organized several professional events, but this was the first one geared to a national discussion in a state with legal cannabis already …

SEATTLE, WA — Washington made history on July 8th, 2014 as it became the second state to uphold a retail cannabis industry for adult-use. An Industry Created Nearly Overnight In Washington State Washington voters passed Initiative 502 back in 2012, which allowed them to sell, regulate, and tax cannabis for adults 21 and over. About 7,000 applications came in to the Washington Liquor Control Board, the state appointed entity to regulate the new initiative. “There has still been no license issued to a marijuana processor (hash makers, edibles manufacturers, etc.).” In the time since, less than 100 …

HARRISBURG, PA — A few days after passing a decriminalization law in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Senate Law and Justice Committee voted unanimously in favor of SB 1182, a bipartisan medical marijuana bill. Pennsylvania Senators Seek To Legalize Medical Cannabis SB 1182 – The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act – would allow patients in Pennsylvania to use medical marijuana to treat their symptoms, as long as they have a recommendation from a reputable physician. Introduced by state Senator Mike Folmer (R) back in January, bill is now making its way through the Pennsylvania State Senate.

TUCSON, AZ –- Prominent medical marijuana researcher Dr. Sue Sisley, from the University of Arizona, has been fired from her position after the university refused to renew her contract. University Of Arizona Fails To Renew Dr. Sisley’s Contract Earlier this year, Dr. Sue Sisley, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Arizona, received groundbreaking federal approval for conducting clinical trials on how cannabis may be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study, fought for extensively by the …