CALIFORNIA: Cannabis technology companyEaze has announced an additional $27 million in Series B financing, led by Bailey Capital with participation from DCM Ventures, Kaya Ventures and FJ Labs. The latest round brings Eaze’s total funding to $52 million. Eaze will use the financing for continued expansion throughout California and other states, to provide safe, convenient and professional Read the full article…
CALIFORNIA: The Guild, a subscription-based marijuana delivery service, launched in San Francisco, California, this year — on April 20, or “420,” no less. Founded by two New Yorkers who transplanted west in pursuit of like-minded cannabis users, The Guild is being dubbed the “Birchbox of marijuana” for its familiar business model. Members of The Guild, Read the full article…
ALASKA: At least one marijuana delivery service is openly selling pot in Southcentral Alaska, more than a month before the ballot initiative that legalized recreational marijuana use in the state officially goes into effect. “Technically we are acting [rogue] … but look forward to being legal soon,” reads the website of Discreet Deliveries, which offers to drop off up Read the full article…
COLORADO: The gold rush of legalized marijuana in Colorado and Washington is creating a confusing market of goods and services, from illegal Craigslist pot deliveries to a marijuana vending machine and a food truck selling pot-infused sandwiches. While recreational marijuana sales are legal in both states, the marketplaces are surrounded by a web of laws Read the full article…
CALIFORNIA: Startup Eaze on Tuesday released a smartphone application promising prompt, professional delivery of medical marijuana at the doors of patients in San Francisco. Eaze said that drivers referred to as “caregivers” will get medicinal doses to their intended recipients in an average of 10 minutes in most cases. Eaze checks the medical eligibility of Read the full article…
COLORADO: While Colorado and Washington have legalized recreational marijuana for adults, don’t consider it a free-for all. Regulators have crafted rules that keep people buying their pot from special stores and paying taxes, and keeping marijuana out of the hands of kids. However, here is how legal pot can still get you in trouble. 1. Read the full article…
CALIFORNIA: Brian Reichle couldn’t have gotten a pepperoni pizza much faster. Needing to replenish his stash of pot one recent afternoon, the Burbank resident dialed Speed Weed. Within the hour, a driver arrived with a white paper bag carrying a gram of cannabis, 10 joints and a handful of pot-infused candies and cookies. Once a Read the full article…