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The Canna-pocalypse of Small Brands Is Upon Us - But All Is Not Lost
Small Businesses

The Canna-pocalypse of Small Brands Is Upon Us - But All Is Not Lost

Dig in now or risk being swept away by the coming corporate tsunami.
Erin Gore | 5 min read
An Introduction to the Big Business of Cannabis Seeds
Cannabis 101

An Introduction to the Big Business of Cannabis Seeds

Cannabis seeds can produce widely different plants. And in anticipation of national legalization, the market is evolving quietly, but quickly.
Scott McGovern | 5 min read
Is CBD Better Than Big Pharma? Patients Seem to Think So.
CBD

Is CBD Better Than Big Pharma? Patients Seem to Think So.

CBD is far less expensive, has practically zero side effects and often has the same or better efficacy.
3 min read
This Week in Weed: Dealers Are Harder to Find
This Week in Weed

This Week in Weed: Dealers Are Harder to Find

Massachusetts gets convenient, dealers dodge detection and CBD for babysitters?
Conrad Martin | 1 min read
New Jersey Needs at Least 15 More Cultivators to Supply Projected Increase in Medical Marijuana Patients
Medical Marijuana

New Jersey Needs at Least 15 More Cultivators to Supply Projected Increase in Medical Marijuana Patients

The Garden State anticipates the number of patients will triple, and more likely will increase five-fold, in the next three years.
Maggie Cowee | 3 min read
The Feds Decree There Is No Legal Marijuana Use for Immigrants
Immigration

The Feds Decree There Is No Legal Marijuana Use for Immigrants

Marijuana prohibition remains what is has always been -- a tool to oppress the marginalized.
David W. Leopold | 7 min read
New Study Finds People Who Use Marijuana Weigh Less Than Those Who Don't
Personal Health

New Study Finds People Who Use Marijuana Weigh Less Than Those Who Don't

The munchies are real but, even stoned, people can choose good food instead of junk food.
dispensaries.com | 3 min read
7 Statistics Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Legal Cannabis and CBD
Legal Marijuana

7 Statistics Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Legal Cannabis and CBD

Public opinion and consumer preference for cannabis over Big Pharma are powerful forces shaping the cannabis market.
Peter Gigante | 4 min read
Listen: MedMen's Adam Bierman on Building the Apple Store of Weed
Podcasts

Listen: MedMen's Adam Bierman on Building the Apple Store of Weed

The CEO joins our podcast to talk about how the mega-brand came to be and his tips for budding entrepreneurs.
Green Entrepreneur Staff | 15+ min read
Legal Hemp Is Being Planted at George Washington's Historic Estate for the First Time in 200 Years
Hemp Nation

Legal Hemp Is Being Planted at George Washington's Historic Estate for the First Time in 200 Years

Our nation's first president was also the first and most famous advocate of hemp.
Brian Beckley | 7 min read
The Politics of Reforming Federal Marijuana Laws Increasingly Favors the Reformers
Legal Marijuana

The Politics of Reforming Federal Marijuana Laws Increasingly Favors the Reformers

Business interests and public opinion clearly favor ending prohibition but the status quo still has a lot of momentum.
Jeffrey L. Smith | 6 min read
Cannabis Professionals Are Tackling the Industry's Big Issues
Social Entrepreneurship

Cannabis Professionals Are Tackling the Industry's Big Issues

The responsible professionals building the cannabis industry are not dodging the social issues inherent with the normalization of marijuana.
Cynthia Salarizadeh | 4 min read
How CBD Could Be Used to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
CBD

How CBD Could Be Used to Prevent Alzheimer's Disease

CBD's anti-inflammatory properties are attracting more scrutiny as the damage done by inflammation becomes better understood.
Josh Kaplan | 6 min read
How Israel Became the Global Leader in Cannabis Research
R&D

How Israel Became the Global Leader in Cannabis Research

Israeli researchers have explored the plant's seemingly limitless beneficial uses for decades while the US remained stubbornly in a prohibition dark age.
dispensaries.com | 4 min read
The Link Between CBD and Sleep
CBD

The Link Between CBD and Sleep

CBD is a low-risk alternative to over-the-counter insomnia treatments.
Amy Highland | 4 min read

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