The great Willie Nelson once said that it’s all going to pot, but what he may not have realized is that it would start in Nipton, California. On Aug. 4, 2017, the company American Green (OTCPK:ERBB) announced that it had purchased Nipton with the intention of turning it into the first marijuana-friendly tourist destination.
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Kings of Cannabis Capital: Privateer First to Raise Over $100 Million
On Nov. 4, 2016, Privateer Holdings, a Seattle-based private equity firm focused on the legal cannabis industry, announced that it has closed $40 million in convertible bridge funding, the first part of a future $100 million Series C equity round.
Here’s Why This Marijuana Drug Company’s Stock Is Soaring Today
GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:GWPH) could be on its way to eventually winning the first U.S. approval for a marijuana-based prescription drug.
7 Most Powerful People in America’s Marijuana Industry
America’s marijuana industry has bloomed in recent years with voters in more and more states voting to legalize pot in some form as public opinion on the drug seems to evolve with each generation.
Doctors Are Getting on Board with Connecticut’s Push for Children’s Medical Marijuana
In a reversal of policy, the Connecticut arm of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has reportedly gotten on board with an effort to expand medical marijuana legalization to sick children in the state.
Soon Hemp May Be A Tradable Commodity With Startup Seed CX
You can trade gold and pork belly futures, why not hemp?
Legal Cannabis in Colorado Worth Nearly $1 Billion
On Feb. 9, 2016, The Cannabist reported that Colorado collected $996.2 million in legal medical and recreational sales in 2015, representing a 42% increase from the $699 million in sales that had been recorded in 2014.
Legal Marijuana Sales Could Hit $6.7 Billion In 2016
As voters in more states embrace legalized marijuana sales, the burgeoning cannabis industry has gone from a curiosity to a bona fide booming market.
MJ Freeway is in the Fast Lane
DENVER, Nov. 11, 2015 /Weed Wire/ — Since 2010, MJ Freeway has been a leader in the developing cannabis industry. Currently in 23 states and 4 countries, MJ Freeway is a Denver-based woman-owned software company, and is the market leading provider of marijuana business software including point of sale, inventory tracking, manufacturing, and cultivation management.
First-ever Cannabis Industry Innovator MJ Freeway to be Honored at the 2015 Fortune Most Promising Women Entrepreneur Conference in Washington, DC, Oct. 12 – 14
DENVER, Oct. 12, 2015 /Weed Wire/ — Jessica Billingsley, Co-Founder and COO of MJ Freeway Business Solutions, a Denver-based woman-owned software company and the market leading provider of marijuana business software including point of sale, inventory tracking, manufacturing, and cultivation management, will be the first woman ever from the cannabis industry to accept the prestigious 2015 Fortune Most Promising Women Entrepreneur Award.
Cannabis Industry Innovator—The First To Be Honored at Fortune’s Most Promising Women Entrepreneur Conference in Washington, DC, October 12 – 14th, 2015
DENVER, Sept. 16, 2015 /Weed Wire/ — Jessica Billingsley, Co-Founder and COO of MJ Freeway Business Solutions, a Denver-based woman-owned software company and the market leading provider of marijuana business software including point of sale, inventory tracking, manufacturing, and cultivation management, will be the first woman ever from the cannabis industry to accept the prestigious 2015 Fortune Most Promising Women Entrepreneur Award.
Investors Finally Seeing Marijuana’s High Market Potential
The business of legal weed is entering a new stage, as a broad infrastructure of related services, particularly financial, develops.