Brief: Celebrating Black Friday With Legal Cannabis
Tue / Nov 25th
Some businesses are calling it ‘Green Friday,’ but the annual day-long shopping spree that follows Thanksgiving is going to be celebrated throughout many… Read More
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Graham Abbott
Based in Portland, Oregon, Graham is Ganjapreneur's Chief Editor. He has been writing about the legalization landscape since 2012 and has been contributing to Ganjapreneur since our official launch in 2014.
Two Competing Campaigns Aim to Put Marijuana Legalization On Maine Ballot
Mon / Nov 24th
Maine has been recognized as a likely candidate for one of the next U.S. states to legalize cannabis. Last week, however, a… Read More
Colorado Cannabiz Credit Union Could Open By Jan. 1
Sun / Nov 23rd
The world’s first banking institution established to serve legal marijuana businesses could be open in Colorado by January 1, the Denver Post… Read More
Brief: Recreational Marijuana In Washington State Doing Better Than Expected
Fri / Nov 21st
Washington state’s recreational marijuana sales have only been underway since July, but already state officials have disclosed that the market is producing more revenue… Read More
Brief: California AG Sees Inevitability Behind Marijuana Legalization
Thu / Nov 20th
In a recent interview with BuzzFeed News, California Attorney General Kamala Harris disclosed that she’s “not opposed” to legalization in… Read More
CEO of Marijuana Recipe Website Interviewed by Ganjapreneur
Wed / Nov 19th PRESS RELEASE
Ganjapreneur, a website dedicated to cannabis business news and culture, recently published an interview with Matt Gray, CEO of The Stoner’s Cookbook,… Read More
‘Marley Natural’: The World’s First Global Marijuana Brand
Wed / Nov 19th
Seattle-based Privateer Holdings, the investment firm behind the popular Leafly smartphone app and online cannabis strain database, is partnering with the family… Read More
Brief: Maryland Slaps Massive Price Tag On MMJ Licenses
Mon / Nov 17th
Some good news: Maryland’s long-awaited medical marijuana program was finally approved by a state panel last week. But, of course, there’s… Read More
Seattle Mayor Announces Symposium On Medical Marijuana
Sat / Nov 15th
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has announced that a public symposium will be held on Nov. 20 to discuss the future of the… Read More
Brief: Hype Around Warren Buffet’s Cannabis-Focused Subsidiary
Fri / Nov 14th
Cubic Designs, Inc., a subsidiary company of Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., made its first foray into the legal cannabis industry earlier… Read More
Brief: Portland Prosecutors to Dismiss Current and Future Marijuana Cases
Thu / Nov 13th
Within days of last week’s vote for legalization, the district attorney’s office in Multnomah County — which contains Portland, Oregon’s largest and most… Read More
An Alternative to the Cannabrand Controversy
Wed / Nov 12th OPINION
Aquarius Cannabis has aims to instill an efficient, cohesive order of operations in an otherwise unorganized cannabis distributing industry via… Read More
Brief: Rhode Island Activists to Attempt Marijuana Legalization in 2015
Wed / Nov 12th
A political coalition called Regulate Rhode Island is making a push for Rhode Island legislators to legalize recreational marijuana in their… Read More
Ganjapreneur Reveals New Details of Story Behind Marijuana Legalization in Colorado
Tue / Nov 11th PRESS RELEASE
Ganjapreneur, a website dedicated to cannabis business news and culture, has announced the third installment of their interview with Matt… Read More
NYPD to Change Policy for Low-Level Marijuana Offenses
Tue / Nov 11th
Law enforcement officials in New York City are poised to stop arresting low-level marijuana offenders and replace such punishment with a… Read More
U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch of NYC Surfaces as Potential Attorney General Replacement
Mon / Nov 10th
A new candidate has emerged to replace Eric Holder as the U.S. Attorney General, media outlets report. Her name is Loretta Lynch,… Read More
Science: Making Medical Marijuana More Medical
Sun / Nov 9th
One of the casualties of the “War on Weed” has been science. With less than half of the states in… Read More
Brief: Massachusetts Voters Ready to Approve Cannabis Legalization
Sat / Nov 8th
According to this year’s Public Policy Questions in Massachusetts, voters in that state are ready to approve the legalization of recreational… Read More
Brief: Republican House Representative Vows to Block Marijuana Legalization in D.C.
Fri / Nov 7th
Republican Congressman Andy Harris, a U.S. House Representative from Maryland, has vowed once more to stop a voter-approved attempt to… Read More
Brief: Colorado Taxpayers Could Receive $30.5M Marijuana Rebate
Thu / Nov 6th
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has proposed a $26.8 billion budget for the state’s next fiscal year, which begins July 1. “Colorado’s… Read More
Ganjapreneur Announces Marijuana Business Directory
Wed / Nov 5th PRESS RELEASE
On the heels of an election which decided marijuana policy in several states, Ganjapreneur, a website dedicated to the legal… Read More
Five Legal Tips for Ganjapreneurs
Tue / Nov 4th OPINION
The marijuana landscape can be synonymous with a free-spirited sense of fun, but when it comes to the legal world,… Read More
Candidate for Colorado Governor Believes Legal Marijuana Is Under Threat
Mon / Nov 3rd
In Coloradoʼs nail-biter of a gubernatorial race between incumbent John Hickenlooper and Republican Bob Beauprez, marijuana has played a surprisingly… Read More
Brief: Penalties Issued to Marijuana Businesses by the WSLCB
Sun / Nov 2nd
The Washington State Liquor Control Board issued 67 penalties to recreational marijuana businesses from May to mid-October this year. Roughly… Read More