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What Marijuana Entrepreneurs Think About Government Run Retail

Last month, the Ontario government released its proposed framework for distributing marijuana in Ontario, once marijuana is legalized. Rather than legitimize illegal private storefront dispensaries, which have ... Read More...

Canadian Government Overlords Control The Selling of Marijuana

The Ontario government is planning on selling cannabis in 150 provincially-run stores, with 40 to be open next summer and 80 by July 2019. The government outlined its strict plan for regulating and distribut... Read More...

Cannabis Entrepreneurs Share Key Opportunities That Lie Ahead

“It's a boom town,” says entrepreneur Richard Huang, describing the legal cannabis industry, “but it's not a gold rush, where just any fool can strike it big.” As co-founder of the vaporizer company Cloudious9,... Read More...

Leaf Toronto launches Canada’s first business accelerator program

Representatives of Canopy Growth Corp, Cannabis Wheaton and Ample Organics to mentor next wave of cannabis entrepreneurs and innovators TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 8, 2017) - Leaders from across ... Read More...

Tokken Wins Startup Pitch at Arcview Toronto Event

At last week’s Arcview Group investor meeting in Toronto, mobile payments platform Tokken narrowly edged out Province Brands and Bloom Automation in the organization’s closest pitch contest to date. Lamine Zarr... Read More...

5 Reasons to Take the Cannabis Legalization Survey in Ontario

Canada day 2017 marked one year till cannabis legalization in Canada. Shortly after the celebrations wrapped up, the Ontario government launched an outlet for the public to voice opinions on the upcoming legisl... Read More...

Tokyo Smoke Luxury Brand Receives 3 Million in Funding

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - January 17, 2017) - Tokyo Smoke, a premium cannabis-oriented lifestyle brand, has become the first Canadian cannabis consumer brand to raise capital, and oversubscribed on its first ... Read More...

Starting A Business? Marijuana Business Guide: State by State

California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada recently passed laws legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota enacted medical marijuana initiatives, bringing the total of sta... Read More...

Lola Lola’s Founder on Branding Success

A candy-colored pack of marijuana joints from Lola Lola, with its quirky characters splashed across the box, looks more like a prop from a Katy Perry music video than drug paraphernalia. Its quirky, good... Read More...

Did Cannabis Entrepreneurs Receive $1 Billion in Funding?

Over $1 billion has been raised in the cannabis industry in 2016, according to Viridian Capital Advisors. The billion dollar line was crossed last week in part with C$40 million ($29.8 million) raised by Org... Read More...

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Leaf Toronto launches Canada’s first business accelerator program

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What Marijuana Entrepreneurs Think About Government Run Retail

Canadian Government Overlords Control The Selling of Marijuana

Cannabis Entrepreneurs Share Key Opportunities That Lie Ahead

Leaf Toronto launches Canada’s first business accelerator program

Tokken Wins Startup Pitch at Arcview Toronto Event

5 Reasons to Take the Cannabis Legalization Survey in Ontario

Tokyo Smoke Luxury Brand Receives 3 Million in Funding

Starting A Business? Marijuana Business Guide: State by State

Lola Lola’s Founder on Branding Success

Did Cannabis Entrepreneurs Receive $1 Billion in Funding?