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SEATTLE, WA — Billed as the world’s largest “protestival” the 24th annual Seattle HEMPFEST® hours for 2015 are noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 14, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aug. 15-16. Over 100,000 people are expected to attend the three-day, waterfront rally in one of the first two states ...

The 6th Annual Hemp History Week is underway, from 1-7 June, a chance for the wallflower of cannabis culture to have her fifteen minutes of fame. Last year’s week was a huge success with over 1,400 events held throughout all 50 states. This year will see over 1,000 hemp-themed events ...

LAS VEGAS, NV. 28 May, 2015 — Euphoria Wellness rolled out the welcome mat for Nevada’s first cannabis testing company, DigiPath Labs, today with the announcement of a one year deal between the two companies. Cannabis testing finally kicked off in Nevada yesterday, after months of bureaucratic limbo, with state ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. 27 May, 2015 — Cannabis biotech company, Cannabis Science, Inc. today announced a collaborative drug development deal with IGXBio. The companies plan to develop a joint protocol to demonstrate potential synergistic effects of potential HIV drugs using GenePro®, a DNA-based immunotherapeutic developed by IGXBio that recently received ...

REPOST: iDigitalTimes Eddie Miller, the 30-year-old founder of a budding pot empire, doesn’t come off as your typical weed advocate. And yet, his company eCann Inc., is an extensive technology platform for the weed industry that could add more steam to the end of prohibition movement sweeping the country. READ ...

BOULDER, CO. 15 May, 2015 – Attention cannabis startups! Applications close 1 June for business accelerator CanopyBoulder’s Fall 2015 boot camp in Boulder, CO. The class kicks off on 1 September, and lasts for three months. In partnership with the ArcView Group, CanopyBoulder is a seed-stage investment program for startups ...

Nevada – 15 May, 2015 House of Jane, a not-for-profit corporation involved in the cannabis-infused beverage industry, announced on Wednesday that it is teaming up with Silver State Trading, a Nevada cultivator, manufacturer and distributor of medical-grade cannabis and associated products, to bring Jane’s Brew™, a line of cannabidiol (CBD) ...

San Francisco, CA. 13 May, 2015 – With Tuesday’s announcement that same-day medical marijuana delivery could cost as little as $4.99, SideCar officially threw down the gauntlet to rival companies in the lucrative weed-on-demand market. For the past three months, Sidecar users in San Francisco have been ride-sharing with medical ...

DENVER, CO. 13 May, 2015. Imagine if America voted for its favorite candidate on NBC’s “The Voice” but the judges decided they knew better and sent the winning singer home. Heads would explode all over the social media. This is exactly what happened last week at TechCrunch Disrupt NY, where ...

Denver, Colorado — The largest B2B conference and trade show for the cannabis industry will take place at the Denver Convention Center on June 29- July 1, 2015. Hosted by the National Cannabis Industry Association, the event will feature industry experts and leaders speaking on a range of topics, from ...