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General Cannabis Taps Industry Leader Joe Hodas for COO Role in Preparation for Growth in Multiple Markets

February 28, 2018
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DENVER, Feb. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Cannabis Corp. (OTCQB:CANN), the comprehensive resource for the highest quality service providers available to the regulated cannabis industry, has hired cannabis industry veteran Joe Hodas as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Leveraging his…

Marijuana Industry In California Is Poised To Be A Leader In Job Creation

California is poised to become the largest recreational cannabis market in the world. It’s also a great place to get a job helping marijuana growers, processors, and sellers or work in adjacent services including legal advice, marketing and security for…

Denver Business Applies To Become First Cannabis Spa In The Country

A historic mansion blocks from Colorado’s state Capitol could soon be the home of the nation’s first legal marijuana spa. Utopia All Natural Wellness Spa and Lounge submitted its application for a Denver Cannabis Consumption Establishment license on Wednesday for a…

Considering CBD For Your Pet? Here’s What You Need To Know

Ernest Misko was using medical marijuana to treat his chronic back pain when his elderly cat, Borzo, started having difficulty walking, so he decided to feed the cat a cannabis tincture. Within a few days, he reported that Borzo was…

Aurora Cannabis To Buy CanniMed Therapeutics For $1.1 Billion

Aurora Cannabis Inc. has struck a friendly deal valued at $1.1 billion to buy rival licensed producer CanniMed Therapeutics Inc., ending a hostile takeover battle between the Canadian marijuana companies. "We are very pleased to have come to terms with…

Alcohol Sales Down 15% Over The Past Decade In Medical Marijuana States

A joint study by researchers at two U.S. universities and one in South America claims a reduction in the U.S.’s overall alcohol consumption appears directly related to the rise of medical marijuana laws recently enacted in a number of states. Presented by Michele Baggio, University of…

Marijuana Money Is Making Its Way Into Republican Pockets

DENVER — Marijuana business owners are increasingly pouring their profits into lobbying lawmakers as they face a federal crackdown from the Trump administration. A USA TODAY survey found hundreds of thousands of dollars flowing from the cannabis industry into campaign…

Marijuana Industry Gets Blunt: Stop Using The Word ‘Pot’

He was dressed in a three-piece suit. But Chris Coggan nearly went unnoticed when he dropped by a San Diego city councilor’s office last year to do some lobbying on marijuana laws. “An aide came to reception and asked, ‘Where’s…

Silicon Valley Pioneer Mike Seashols Joins Green Flower As Executive Chairman

PRESS RELEASE Mike brings more than 30+ years of experience in building some of our world’s most legendary companies straight to Green Flower’s mission of spreading cannabis knowledge around the globe. LOS ANGELES, CA. – January 11th, 2018 – Green…

MCBA continues growth in New Year; announces new President and Board of Directors.

Organization announces plans for expanded nationwide programming and new support hires in 2018. WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Minority Cannabis Business Association (MCBA), the only nationwide trade association representing the interests of minority-owned businesses and their communities in the cannabis industry,…

World Health Organization Gives Approval To Marijuana’s CBD Compound

A compound derived from marijuana has health benefits and should not be subject to government restrictions, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “Recent evidence from animal and human studies shows that its use could have some therapeutic value for seizures due to epilepsy and related conditions…

MariMed Expands Licensing of Its Branded Cannabis Products to Maine

December 6, 2017
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PRESS RELEASE NEWTON, Mass. and BIDDEFORD, Maine, Dec. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MariMed Inc., (OTCQB:MRMD) today announced a licensing agreement whereby Canuvo, Inc., will manufacture and distribute MariMed Kalm Fusion™ and Betty’s Eddies™ branded medical cannabis products in the state…

Aurora Cannabis Looks To Make $3 Billion Merger With CanniMed Therapeutics

Look out, Canopy Growth Corporation. Your reign as the pure-play marijuana stock with the highest market cap might not last for long. On Tuesday, Aurora Cannabis announced that it had submitted a proposal to acquire all shares of another Canadian marijuana grower, CanniMed Therapeutics. Aurora is…

GIE Media Announces Launch of Cannabis Dispensary

PRESS RELEASE November 14, 2017 –GIE Media Inc., a leading b2b media company serving 17 different industries through print and digital magazines, websites, e-newsletters, apps, conferences, reference books and other media platforms, today announced the launch of its newest title…

SIVA ENTERPRISES ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF THEIR NEW WEBSITE

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