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Tesla Battery Will Be THE Disruptive Technology For Marijuana Growers A medium-sized commercial marijuana grower with around 50 lights stands to save about $13,500 in electricity costs a year with the use of two Tesla Batteries.

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New York launches Medical Marijuana License Process - Government at its worst?

New York State has begun accepting applications for its medical marijuana licenses this week. Applicants can submit questions through May 5th and the Department of Health Services (DOH) must answer those questions by May 14th. The deadline for filing an application is May 29th. The nonrefundable application fee is $10,000 and the registration fee is $200,000.The approved applicants will be…

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Jamaica Just Planted Its First Legal Marijuana Plant

Jamaica just planted its first-ever legal marijuana plant.

The first legal cannabis plant in the country was planted on the grounds of the University of the West Indies Mona campus on Monday. Representatives of the previous 10,947,978,371,741 marijuana plants cultivated in Jamaica declined comment and politely asked to be “left alone”

The University has been accorded an order by the government to…

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Marijuana business and banks. We dont want your dirty drug money

Two months from now, on July 1, Oregon will become the fourth state to allow residents to legally purchase marijuana for recreational use. In anticipation of legalization, the governing body that will oversee marijuana licensing and sales is preparing for something unexpected: A huge influx of cold, hard cash.

Legal marijuana in states like Colorado and Washington have surpassed revenue…

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The Green Rush: Marijuana Investment Growing

There’s a new gold rush happening in the US. But this time the gold is green and smells of marijuana. Now that the drugs is legal in 23 states for therapeutic purposes and in four states for recreational purposes, the expectations have not disappointed. So much so that, as reported by Shannon Bond in the Financial Times, the American investment channel ArcView is forecasting that sales of…

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Marijuana Tourism in Seattle? Kind Bud, Craft Beer and Cool Cocktails

A Marijuana Tourist in Seattle? Kind Bud, Craft Beer and Cool Cocktails

When Washington state legalized recreational marijuana use last July, Seattle’s tourism industry saw a new opportunity. Could Seattle become a hub for marijuana tourism, with eager visitors piling into local hotels and Airbnbs for an opportunity to try some of that famous Seattle marijuana? The answer, in a word: yes.

A guide for marijuana smokers put out by Seattle’s city government says…

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Thru Startups and PubCos a Viable Vertical Market in Marijuana is Emerging

Venture firms and entrepreneurs are betting this will be one of the next multi-billion dollar markets. The numbers tell a compelling story and the details are available on financial websites everyday.

For years venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in the Bay Area and elsewhere have helped to define new high growth markets and build a viable company and in some cases, like Facebook, define a new…

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A Republican President Will Kill The Cannabis Industry - Medical Marijuana Patients will die

The election of a conservative Republican as President could roll back the gains made in the legalization of marijuana. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took a bold stand recently and said if he were elected, he would work to reverse what has happened under President Obama. While its doubtful Christie would be elected President, it isn’t that improbable that a conservation republican could be…

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Daily Show Uncle Jonnys' Super Kush Totally Chillaxed Sticky Icky Informative Marijuana Investment News Report

In celebration of the annual 420 super smokeout around the world The Daily Show provided another epic showing with a very succinctly titled special breaking news report: Daily Show Uncle Jonnys’ Super Kush Totally Chillaxed Sticky Icky Informative Marijuana Investment News Report.

The segment got off to a promising start with an over-the-top promo from CNN for a weed special that Stewart said…

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4/20 is everyday for These 55 Marijuana Publicly Traded Companies. Investment in the future

 More than two years after Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana, a small but growing number of publicly traded companies are betting their futures on the hope of a thriving legal market for pot-based product investment in the future. Bloomberg Intelligence identified 55 public companieswhose business is based largely or completely on legal marijuana,…

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CNN High Profit Marijuana Series Presents Americas next Marijuana Moguls

Brian Rogers and Caitlin McGuire seem like any other small business owners — polite, hardworking and passionate about what they do. But there’s the potential for things to get a little awkward when the conversation turns from “hi”s to highs.

“There’s always a moment of hesitation of ‘when are they going to ask us what we do?’ and ‘how are they going to receive that when we tell them?'” McGuire,…

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CNN Dr. Sanjay Gupta: It's time for a medical marijuana revolution. The time is now.

In the op-ed pages of the newspapers, and on the state ballots in nearly half the country. In the politicians who once preferred to play it safe with this explosive issue but are now willing to stake their political futures on it. In the the medical marijuana revolution in the eyes of sterling scientists, previously reluctant to dip a toe into this heavily stigmatized world, who are diving in…

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Kansas seizes 11-year-old, arrests his mother after he defends medical marijuana during a school presentation

On March 24, cannabis oil activist Shona Banda‘s life was flipped upside-down after her son was taken from her by the State of Kansas.

The ordeal started when counselors at her 11-year-old son’s school conducted a drug education class. Her son, who had previously lived in Colorado for a period of time, disagreed with some of the anti-pot points that were being made by school officials. “My son…

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Marijuana cooking up a storm: New Mexico cannnabis cuisine is Breaking Bud

In the world of legal cannabis production, “canna cooks” hold a special place of honor among gastronomes who also partake in the herb. For those who don’t like to smoke, and for those who just like to mix things up a bit, edibles provide an alternative that is as diverse in its offerings as the number of marijuana strains being produced in the ever-expanding legal/medical market of Breaking Bud.

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High There Tinder app for marijuana dating goes live on Apple and Google globally

It’s been called “Tinder for marijuana users,” and Todd Mitchem hopes his app “High There” will be much more. The founder of what may be the first social network for cannabis fans has passed a hurdle as Apple and Google approve the app today for download globally.

When High There launched just two months ago promising to connect people for whom marijuana consumption is a key lifestyle trait, it…

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NYU Study finds CBD extract of marijuana treats children with epilepsy

A liquid form of marijuana – CBD – may be a huge step forward for children with severe epilepsy. NYU scientists have found that the new treatment could help children with the condition who aren’t responding to other treatments.

In this latest study, the researchers focused on 213 people, ranging from toddlers to adults, with a median age of 11 who had severe epilepsy and did not respond to other…

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