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The Budding Ganja Business
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Tech Workers Fuel San Jose Medical Marijuana Scene, Employers Give Up on Drug Screening
It was only a few years ago that spooked-out city leaders in San Jose declared that medical marijuana dispensaries had taken over their town. Today, there are still more than 100 dispensaries in the South Bay city, many more than are in San Francisco and the East Bay combined. And they’re thriving, with no small
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Discovery Bets on 2 Dope Series About Pot Growers
Cupcake makers, pawnbrokers and storage container raiders have all had their moments in reality television’s spotlight. Now the time may be right for marijuana growers — and the people who chase them. The Discovery network debuts a six-episode series, “Weed Country,” at 10 p.m. Wednesday and will replace it with “Pot Cops” in April. Both
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Nederland Could Be First Town To Set Up For Recreational Marijuana Industry In Colorado
Marijuana advocates unhappy with the state’s progress toward implementing Amendment 64 are pursuing passage of a local ordinance in Nederland that would make the mountain town the first in Colorado to set up a recreational marijuana industry — well in advance of pending statewide regulations. Yet Mayor Joe Gierlach dismisses the group’s efforts, saying the
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Kingpin: Marijuana Funding Model Starts to Take Shape
Photo, video and graphic by Siemond Chan When Ean Seeb and his business partners founded Denver Relief, their medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Denver’s Baker neighborhood in 2008, it was strictly a bare-bones effort. No fancy interior decor, no proprietary strains or products, no state-of-the-art grow house. Their inventory at the time was as
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Medical Marijuana, Inc. Releases Audited Fourth Quarter 2012 Financials
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8, 2013 — /PRNewswire/ — Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA), a leading cannabis and hemp industry innovator, today announced the release of its audited fourth quarter financial statements. The Company earned net income of approximately $3.2 million on record gross revenues of $5.2 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. This represents
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Medical marijuana could be a shot in the arm for US unions
THE medical marijuana shop next to a tattoo parlor on a busy street in Los Angeles looks much like hundreds of other pot dispensaries that dot the city. Except for one thing: on the glass door — under a green cross signalling that cannabis can be bought there for medical purposes — is a sticker
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Israel Is Becoming A Pioneer In Medical Marijuana Research
Medical Marijuana Progress in Israel CBD vs. THC For a country that was never that big on tolerance, Israel is proving to be a pioneer in medical marijuana research. To be more precise, the country’s decision to grow medical marijuana with an extreme CBD to THC ratio is commendable to say the least.CBD (Cannabidiol) is a substance found
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Medical Marijuana, Inc. Closes with Lotus Capital for a $2 Million Equity Based Line of Credit
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA) a leading hemp industry innovator, has announced that the Company has signed closing documentation for a $2 million USD line of credit with Lotus Capital, a Chicago based private equity firm. The line of credit will be used as a reserve fund for product expansion
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