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Clark County, Nevada, will allocate $1.8 million from marijuana industry revenue to subsidize programs assisting the homeless. The resolution’s first beneficiary will be HELP, an organization providing aid to homeless youth.
This is only the first round of funding, as the Clark County...

A gas explosion recently destroyed a house in Jeffersonville, Indiana, killing a homeowner and severely injuring his wife and two neighbors.
The damage was of such magnitude that several homes and a portion of the adjacent road have remained closed for weeks following the incident.
As...

A simple trip to Walmart resulted in a horrific personal injury to a customer. A shoplifter trying to escape a West Virginia Walmart knocked over a woman on his way out of the store, resulting in severe internal injuries to the victim. On March 5, a West Virginia jury awarded the woman nearly $17...

How do you know CBD and hemp oil have gone mainstream? Perhaps when lifestyle guru Martha Stewart embraces them. Stewart has joined forces with Canopy Growth, a major Canadian cannabis company, to help with cannabis product development for people and pets. This partnership includes Sequential...

Cannabis has become a multi-billion-dollar business. As legalization spreads, one can already envision future global corporations seizing on the many opportunities that lay ahead. To face these challenges, the way the budding industry deals with human resources has had to evolve, and it will...

Compliance is key for marijuana businesses. The law is continually evolving, and companies must always be adapting, or they might risk losing their license. I have had the opportunity to hear one of the top compliance experts in the business, Joe Hodas, COO of General Cannabis, who is also a...

The cannabis market is shaping up to be the major sector it was long expected to become. Currently, its global market is estimated at around $7.7 billion. Some projections estimate that the international market could top $31 billion by 2021.
Such staggering growth is sure to bring about...

If there’s a battle between the iPhone and weed, guess which one is winning among millennials? The green rush is on, especially for those under 40. Robinhood is one of the top trading apps for millennial investors, and the top stock held by millennials on this app is Aurora Cannabis. More...

By and large, the cannabis industry’s approach to human resources is like any other industry. At its heart, companies must remain compliant to state and federal regulations. However, due to its legal status, cannabis presents hurdles that other industries don’t have to...

High Times first started publication in 1974, making it the most venerable of all cannabis magazines, but it originally began as a one-off spoof on Playboy, with marijuana substituted for sex. Richard Nixon was president, and he was waging war on weed.
Yes, its initial funding came from the...