Calyx Wellness Centre’s Roger B. measures out some RockStar Indica marijauna on Wednesday. Exploring the “grey area” of medical marijuana dispensaries A Toronto mother of three has opened up a medical marijuana shop on Parkdale’s main strip on Queen Street West and a passer-by wouldn’t even know it. Nestled between a...

Richard Branson talks about starting an empire in his early 20s and learning to take calculated risks. Through the decades, entrepreneur Richard Branson has not lost that certain wunderkind vibe about him and the way he runs his brand. This aura makes him especially inspiring to entrepreneurs who are looking to start...

Legal pot startups brought in more than $200 million from investors last year, more than twice what they had in 2014. Legal marijuana is one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States, and last year a record number of startups made deals with venture capitalists eager to get in on the ground floor. VCs...

  BERKELEY, CA – MARCH 25: One-ounce bags of medicinal marijuana are displayed at the Berkeley Patients Group March 25, 2010 in Berkeley, California. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen certified a ballot initiative late Wednesday to legalize the possession and sale of marijuana in the State of California after...

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Tech Start-Ups Hope for Marijuana Sales Growth The start-up world can expect to see a different kind of green in the next few years if the marijuana business grows as rapidly as some expect. Legal marijuana sales grew to $5.4 billion in 2015, up from $4.6 billion in the prior year, and sales are expected to grow by...

Legal Weed Businesses Have to Figure Out How to Handle $6.7 Billion in Cash This Year Legal marijuana is the fastest growing industry in the United States, according to a new market research report, which found that state-sanctioned weed sales skyrocketed by 80 percent last year to more than $5 billion — and the...

Canada’s producers of medical marijuana are sitting on a seven-tonne stash of weed, with the inventory steadily growing as supply exceeds demand in the legal system, according to the most recent Health Canada numbers. Health Canada is currently studying 401 new applications for licences to produce cannabis for...

Legal marijuana could soon be a major revenue stream for Canada. A new report by CIBC World Markets says legalizing marijuana in Canada could create a $10 billion annual industry, as reported by Global News. Using Colorado’s legalization experience as a financial model, economists say Canada’s marijuana market...

January 26, 2016 Unlicensed medical marijuana sellers must still pay tax, appeal court rules By MIKE HAGER Federal Court of Appeal ruling reasserts Ottawa’s right to collect sales taxes on any and all pot that is sold Canadians selling medical marijuana outside the licensed mail-order system must still watch out for...