Emerald Ocean Capital to Invest in Emerging Companies in Legal Cannabis and Medical Marijuana Sector NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Ghost Group, a Southern California-based venture capital firm primarily focused on the emerging marijuana industry, today announced the launch of Emerald Ocean Capital, a fund that invests in market-defining companies and technology in the legal cannabis […]
Month: June 2013
Americans See Pot War As Futile Fight
It could happen as early as 2014. In the wake of ballot measures legalizing marijuana in Washington state and Colorado, it’s not at all out of the question that Oregon voters will have another shot at legalizing marijuana in this state. Now, it’s true that Oregon voters just last November rejected another initiative, Ballot Measure […]
State Governments Take On Legalization
This has been one of the busiest legislative sessions yet as state governments nationwide debate marijuana law reform. High Times
Marina Medical Marijuana Collective Ignores Police Notice to Cease and Desist Operations
Monterey County WeeklyBy Arvin Temkar A Marina medical marijuana dispute is smoking up as police order a cannabis collective to stop business, and one of the collective’s leaders slings insults at the city’s police chief. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
ACLU Study: Pot Busts Aren’t Color-Blind
A new ACLU study demonstrates that racism drives the war on marijuana. High Times
Miss High Times 2013: Yvette Gallery
A hearty congratulations to our first-ever Chicana Miss High Times, Yvette Marie Ramirez! Our former Miss November 2012 joined four of her fellow finalists on stage at the U.S. Cannabis Cup awards show in Denver, where her predecessors Emily (Miss HT 2012) and Clazina (20… High Times
Democrats Promote Bills to Loosen Restrictions on Marijuana Industry
During a press conference on Wednesday, Democratic congressmen from Oregon, Colorado, Washington, and California announced that they will push for legislation to loosen the restrictions on state-legal marijuana businesses. The five representatives sponsoring reforms hope to ease the burden for businesses in the cannabis industry by allowing them to file for federal tax deductions, open […]
New York Assembly Passes Medical Bill
In New York's legislature, both recreational and medical marijuana are finding traction. High Times
Former Microsoft Manager Has Big Ideas About Marketing Retail Pot
Former Microsoft manager Jamen Shively wants to create the first national brand of retail marijuana and to open pot trade with Mexico. Shively plans to announce that and more in a Thursday news conference he says will feature Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico. “Let’s go big or go home,” Shively said. “We’re going to […]
Greenboy: A Pot Parady of Dragnet
You may be too young to remember Dragnet, a TV cop show that provided anti-drug propaganda to America weekly. Jack Webb and Harry Morgan, the show's stars, were painfully straight and delivered some of the most memorably awful dialog in television history. Now, Mike U… High Times