marijuana

Moneyball Economics founder and CEO, Andrew Zatlin, understands the subject of vice in a way few others do. In part two of Benzinga’s conversation with Zatlin, the economist discussed luxury spending and the role of vices like gambling and prostitution in predicting economic activity....

Nestdrop, a mobile app that allows California residents to order medial marijuana and alcohol to be delivered to their door, is facing some pretty hefty legal fees and they're asking supporters to help foot the bill. The company expanded its alcohol delivery services to include marijuana in...

Alaska, Washington state and Colorado are currently the only U.S. states with a legal recreational marijuana market. While Washington, D.C. has also legalized recreational marijuana use, the district still has no legal, regulated market for the drug's sale. However, 2015 is expected to be...

In the weeks leading up to Washington D.C.'s legalization of the recreational use of marijuana, questions were raised as to how the city would cope with a drug that was made legal to use, but not to sell. On Thursday, voters' decision to legalize the drug kicked in despite warnings from...

Thursday marked the first day that residents of Washington D.C. were allowed to possess and grow marijuana, but first they’ll have to find some. The language in a Congressional bill has prevented the district from spending money on the development of a system for selling the drug, meaning...

On Tuesday, Grasshopper Staffing opened its doors to those looking for a position in the ever-expanding cannabis industry. The company, based in Colorado, says it is hoping to expand its operations into other states as legalization spreads across the country. To mark its grand opening,...

On Tuesday, ZaZZZ unveiled Washington state’s first ever medical marijuana vending machine in Seattle. The company said its pot-dispensing machines are designed to meet the needs of the growing medical marijuana community in Washington, and plans to expand to other cities and sates as the...

Sales of pizza, beer and chips are all likely to rise this weekend, as roughly 110 million people are expected to watch the Seattle Seahawks face off against the New England Patriots at Super Bowl XLIX. This year, however, marijuana is also expected to see soaring sales as the drug’s...

While the sale of recreational marijuana is only permitted in two U.S. states so far (with two more set to join in 2015), some companies are working to get their foot in the door of a growing industry that could eventually span all 50 states. Rumor has it that Beam Inc. is looking to...

The wave of marijuana legalization that has swept across the country in recent years continued in the recent midterm elections. Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia all voted to legalize the drug for recreational use. As many expected, the cannabis industry is booming in states like...

This is not about a 3D printed "MarioBong," although that has been done. It's about a 3D printed pocket-sized metered-dose cannabis inhaler/vaporizer. The device, called the Syqe Inhaler, was created by Israeli venture Syqe Medical and is Wi-Fi enabled. Vaping Vs. Toking...

For all the talk and, yes, hype about the marijuana industry's so-called “green rush,” the big pharmaceutical companies appeared to be giving cannabis-based treatments the cold shoulder because of federal laws outlawing marijuana. Given the legal, political and cultural inroads...

The August 2, 2014 edition of the New York Times will go down in history as the first major news publication to allow a marijuana company to purchase advertising space. Leafly, the “Yelp For Weed,” ran a full page ad featuring its apt new slogan, “Just Say Know.” Leafly....