In a post earlier this week, I promised to give you a little insight into the 1st Inaugural Cannabis Community Celebration, which took place Wednesday evening at Cassleman's Bar & Venue in Denver. I didn't get a chance to talk about it yesterday, so I figure I'll...
Dispensary owners and medical marijuana backers in Denver couldn't have been too happy with the results of the city's mayoral race. Michael Hancock, a two-term city councilman, cruised to an easy victory over Sen. Chris Romer on Tuesday. I've heard several dispensary...
One thing I really like about the medical marijuana industry is the general feel of networking events and celebratory gatherings. No, people are not lighting up joints left and right (a myth I'll touch on eventually as part of this series of posts). I simply find the...
We’ve had this blog up and running for about a month now, and during that time I’ve had the opportunity to talk to several dozen dispensary owners, lobbyists, vendors, investors, lawyers and other key players in the industry about the current landscape. These...
Last week, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a bill that will introduce another round of sweeping changes to the state’s medical marijuana industry, according to this Associated Press story in the Denver Post. There was little fanfare surrounding the signing. And...
What was that loud sucking sound you just heard? The collective inhale (of air and, in many cases, smoke) of the medical marijuana industry after U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vowed yesterday to clarify the federal government's stance on pot laws passed by...
Getting your arms around the medical marijuana market is no easy task, given the fledgling state of the industry and the fact that some states have a central patient registry and others do not. It's the equivalent of, say, getting your arms around a giant blob of lime...
Many medical marijuana entrepreneurs look to Amsterdam with a tinge of jealousy. Ok, that's a gross understatement: They are extremely jealous. The European city is the global mecca of marijuana, home to some of the most relaxed pot policies in the world. This is the...
This was supposed to be a big week for Arizona's fledgling medical marijuana industry. The permit process for new dispensaries was officially set to begin this Wednesday - setting the gears in motion and paving the way for medical pot centers to open up in the state....
Earlier this year, the financial analysis company See Change Strategy made waves when it released the first comprehensive report on the medical marijuana industry, complete with market size and growth estimates. For most industries, this type of data is readily...
You've got to be happy to see this development: Federal lawmakers submitted a proposal in Congress this week to "allow medical marijuana dispensaries to take the full range of business expense deductions on their federal tax returns, just like other legal businesses...
The drumbeat tied to the legalization of marijuana in Colorado is growing in intensity and will only get louder as we head into 2012. At the forefront of these efforts is Sensible Colorado, an organization hoping to get an initiative on the ballot next year asking...
