Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Market Quickly Gaining Steam – GeoShepard

Massachusetts medical marijuana purchases and the quantity of cannabis sold are surging now.   Talk about pent-up demand. With more dispensaries opening, the inventory concern has subsided, and MMJ is easier to obtain for patients across the state. Though businesses still face many challenges with lab testing – not to mention the 12 other dispensaries that have been granted provisional […]

New York: Medical marijuana program launch remains unclear – NY Daily News

Medical marijuana is growing in New York but it remains unclear just when patients will be able to obtain the drug. State health officials insist the program is on track to open in January — the timeframe stipulated in the 2014 legislation that legalized medical marijuana in New York. Five companies were chosen last summer […]

Oregon opens application process for marijuana licenses | OregonLive.com

Adilas420 consultants are available to help with the application writing and organization process. Ask an Adilas420 consultant for help with your application by clicking here. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission early Monday opened the state’s online application system for marijuana licenses. The agency initially planned to staff a call center with staff and policy experts to take […]

Marijuana is in The 5 Fastest-Growing Industries in the U.S. | Inc.com

Motion-capture software is also one of the fastest growing industries?! How could we incorporate motion capture into Adilas software marijuana? For monitoring plants? For Security? Distribution? Imagine the ways… should we ask the Adilas developers to start working on it?   Cider production. Motion-capture software. Telehealth services. Marijuana. Here are the sectors that are projected […]

Growing Green: Weed From an ex-Chocolate Factory in Canada – Bloomberg Business

A factory once owned by Hershey in Canada now makes products that offer a slightly stronger buzz than a milk chocolate kiss. The site in Smith Falls, Ontario, has 168,000 square feet that is licensed by the government for medical marijuana production. Tweed’s sales could reach C$100 million a year for its many home-grown varieties and blends. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg Source: […]

Tech mavericks see green in burgeoning marijuana industry | The Sacramento Bee

“The ArcView Group, which sells research data to industry investors, says legalization of recreational use in California could more than double the national marijuana market – currently estimated at $2.7 billion in annual sales in states with legal medicinal or social use. But the Golden State initiative is merely another unfolding chapter in the fast-evolving market for […]

Glitch in new marijuana law has some California cities scrambling – San Francisco Chronicle

California’s new medical marijuana laws were supposed to provide more structure and clarity for the state’s loosely regulated, billion-dollar industry, but in the past few weeks, dozens of municipalities have ignored that intention by moving quickly to ban delivery and other activities codified by the legislation. Advocates and legislators hope the bans are only a […]

Travel Guru Rick Steves Has The Best Advice For Fighting ‘Big Marijuana’ | The Weed Blog

It is important for small start up businesses getting into the marijuana industry to keep control of their own data, progress and contributions to their communities. Consumers will appreciate their neighborhood markets and locally grown products as long as they are educated. America’s recent rebel against “big agriculture” supports this concept. “Rick Steves offered up that advice […]