marijuana

The southwest is one of the most interesting regions in the U.S. regarding marijuana legalization, with Colorado providing a great example of successful policy implementation to the rest of the country. Further legalization in the southwest would provide a huge market for cannabis companies...

Advanced Cannabis Solutions (OTC: CANN) was suspended from trading Thursday morning by the Securities and Exchange Commission. An SEC report questioned the Colorado based company, inquiring about the possibility of undisclosed affiliates and shareholders unlawfully distributing securities....

Last week, Benzinga sat down with Alan Brochstein of the 420 Investor newsletter. He has been one of the first analysts to cover the sector in-depth and offered his valuable outlook on the budding industry. Brochstein will not be out there shorting Anheuser Busch Inbev (NYSE: BUD) and the...

Last week Benzinga sat down with Alan Brochstein of the 420 Investor newsletter. He has been one of the first analysts to cover the sector in-depth and offered his valuable outlook on the budding industry. Benzinga was interested in how long Brochstein had been approaching the industry from a...

Signaling a major shift in domestic drug policy, the U.S. federal government has signed off on a study of marijuana use for veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, to be conducted by Dr. Suzanne Sisley at the University of Arizona, will test the effects of five different...

Monday morning, GrowLife inc. (OTC: PHOT) entered into a joint venture with Vape Holdings, Inc. (OTC: VAPE), for the purpose of expanding the research and development of pharmaceutical grade cannabis extractions. GrowLife will provide the equipment manufacturing aspect of the agreement, while...

Colorado is flying high (pun intended) with $2 million in recreational marijuana taxes from January alone. If this trend continues, Forbes reports, the Centennial State could see more than $40 million in additional tax revenue this year. This got us at Benzinga wondering how much our own...

The organizers of CannaSearch, what is thought to be the nation's first-ever marijuana industry job fair, could be forgiven for expecting a relatively modest turnout at their event in Denver on Thursday. Instead, the number of job-seekers waiting to meet with representatives from 15 private...

Last week at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a straw poll surprisingly indicated that the Republican party’s conservative wing is in favor of some form of marijuana legalization. This is a positive sign for marijuana stock traders, as the conservative movement has...

Dr. Oded Sagee, founder and CEO of BreedIT Corp (OTC: BRDT), recently spoke with Alan Brochstein of 420 Investor -- in an exclusive conference call presented by Marketfy, to discuss the company's opportunities for expansion in the cannabis market. The Israel-based company covers tech solutions...

The growing U.S. cannabis industry cleared a major legal and commercial hurdle on Friday – when the federal government issued guidance to financial institutions on how to deal with marijuana businesses. The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in coordination with the...

Creative Edge Nutrition (OTC: FITX) trades on the OTC Markets for pieces of a penny, but that could all change relatively soon. Michigan-based Creative Edge Nutrition is a supplement company with a mission that involves several types of “growth.” Creative Edge Nutrition president and CEO Bill...

Many investors are leery of OTC, or over-the-counter, stocks – and there are plenty of good reasons for that caution. OTC stocks often involve companies too small to be listed and traded on the coventional and better-known stock exchanges. They can include so-called “penny stocks” – defined by the...

Erin Phillips, Strainwise Co-Founder, is getting ready be the first store to sell recreational marijuana legally in Central City, CO, a small gambling town. Phillips recently appeared on CNBC to discuss the history-making event, which will happen on January 1, 2014. “We've done all kinds of...

Despite still being a crime under federal law, 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the sale of medical marijuana – and starting in January two states, Washington and Colorado, will legalize the recreational use of cannibis for adults. A growing cultural and political...