This is the year that hippie cannabis dies. Woodstock is 50, and has just licensed its name to mega-retailer MedMen. Hemp is newly de-scheduled and igniting the imaginations of farmers and investors excited about the global opportunity. Pot Culture has become Pop Culture as legalization has spread coast-to-coast and pushed marijuana into the mainstream. For grassroots marketers who Read the full article…
Since the 1960s, Israel has led the world in medical cannabis research. Now, as international markets emerge for legal medical cannabis, the country is poised to become a major global player. Recently, the Israeli Parliament caused a great deal of industry excitement when it passed a bill that would pave the way for Israel to become an exporter of both Read the full article…
NEVADA: The Marijuana Business Association (MJBA), a leading national cannabis business organization and publishers of this website, today launched a national PSA campaign to raise awareness among industry professionals of the many uses of hemp, particularly as an alternative to eco-unfriendly plastics. “Everything plastic can be made from hemp” reads the headline of the series — Read the full article…
CALIFORNIA: EuroAm CBC is a set of trade-oriented conferences focusing on closer cooperation and trade Exchange between Europe and America. Based upon the success of Cannafest Prague, the largest cannabis trade show in the world, organizers have decided to export the first American edition of the show, taking place in Los Angeles, October 5–6, 2018. The pilot edition Read the full article…
By David Rheins OKLAHOMA: You know the winds of progress are blowing in your favor when you find yourself making plans to head to Oklahoma City for a cannabis festival. The Road to Oklahoma Hempfest begins this weekend, as the first of three events heralding in a new era for the Sooner state. A licensed and approved Read the full article…
By David Rheins I’m just back from another epic Seattle Hempfest. The Pacific Northwest is one of the most beautiful regions on the planet, and its volcanic mountains, vibrant cities and evergreen forests never cease to inspire wonder. I cherish my PNW canna-family, and am humbled at how rich and meaningful have been our shared Read the full article…
By David Rheins It’s been five years since Washington opened its legal cannabis marketplace, and today adult consumers in the Evergreen state have an abundance of high-quality, legal weed available in an impressive array of product configurations at affordable prices. Seattle Hempfest, taking place this week along the gorgeous Puget Sound, is the nation’s oldest and largest Read the full article…
MJBA Founder David Rheins Is Featured Speaker At Historic Hemp Festival WASHINGTON: The first Oklahoma Hempfest is shaping up to be enormous. Promoter Scott McKinley has assembled a world-class lineup of major talent for the FREE event, including DJ Snoopadelic (Snoop Dogg), Kokane, GapX The Band, Twista, Ryan Upchurch “The Redneck” and many more, and Read the full article…
By David Rheins So much attention is spent on the great progress that is being made on the East Coast, that we sometimes forget to acknowledge the truly historic changes that are transforming the country’s heartland. As wise approach this Independence Day, those of us in the marijuana reform movement and legal cannabis industry have Read the full article…
INDIANA: Marijuana Business Association (MJBA) Founder David Rheins and Curved Papers Founder Michael O’Malley will be featured speakers at the weekly services of the First Church of Cannabis, spreading education and encouragement to Indianapolis’ cannabis community on Wednesday, June 13th, as part of the midwestern leg of their “Cannafest Destiny” educational tour. The two will Read the full article…