Editors note: Pot stocks take caution, all bubbles eventually burst.  But tech money may also be looking for a new home in the near future, so get your ducks in a row if you want to attract capital and brain power. A tech correction is coming. The only remaining question marks are when it will happen and how bad it will be. Let’s take a look at the evidence.

The NASDAQ index is now up around 5,000 points, the culmination of a terrific seven-year run in which it has tripled in value. The only other time it reached this level was just before the dot.com crash in 2000. In comparison, the Dow Jones has only risen by half as much over the same time period.

Viridian Capital Advisors, a financial and strategic advisory firm dedicated to the cannabis marketplace, is pleased to announce the launch of a series of investor events. Entitled Investing in the Emerging Cannabis Industry While Managing Risk, these invite-only events will explore the opportunities and risks in this growing multi-billion-dollar industry as well as provide perspective and guidance on the pertinent questions that investors should ask when considering investing in this emerging market. For more information on these events, go to https://viridianca.com/upcomingevents/

Roll up, Roll up! It's nearly Christmas present-giving time and with weed being the most widely consumed recreational drug in the UK there is a good chance you know someone who would love to be given a gift to go with their ganja.

Cannabis is an ancient drug that's being bought up to date with all sorts of technological wizardry. Whether it be for consumption, preparation or storage there are some fun and useful gadgets out there for the discerning techy weed-toker, a selection of which you will find here. And some socks for good measure.

It's never been done before. A vaporizer system that operates on single-serve pods filled with cannabis. CannaKorp recently announced the launch of CannaCloud™ , which has been described as the Keurig of Cannabis. 

Domo arigato, meet Mr. Budtender Roboto. We don't want you to think we endorse tech innovations that take job opportunities away from your favorite neighborhood budtender, but this app is a pretty cool and potentially useful innovation.

PotBot, a new app by Potbotics, relies on user-submitted data (e.g. weight, gender, medical condition, and frequency of cannabis use) to tailor strain and dosage recommendations for medical cannabis.

It’s possible that there has been no greater contributor to the cultural shift currently occurring around cannabis use in North America than the growing understanding of its medical applications.

Marijuana has long carried an unfair stigma resulting from fear and hysteria rather than an inherent danger derived from its effects. For many, it was plain to see that marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I drug didn’t really make much sense. However, as long as the argument for rescheduling centered on laxer laws for recreational use, gathering the sort of political and cultural consensus necessary for real change was an all-but impossible challenge.

An Exploratory Look at Patient Response to Cannabinoid Therapies Applied to a Range of Health Challenges

Vireo Health is working on marijuana-based drugs that can be FDA approved.

Vireo Health, a Minnesota company that also owns one of New York’s approved medical marijuana cultivation centers, is developing a “new class of cannabinoid-based drugs,” according to a report by Albany Business Review.

Vireo Health announced last week that it’s developing medicines based on tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD), two cannabinoid compounds found in marijuana.

As marijuana becomes increasingly mainstream, the online marketplace is becoming the potrepreneur’s next frontier.

Enter Colorado’s online marijuana wholesaler, Tradiv.com. Within a year of operating, the company has received $1 million from investors to launch its website and hire new employees, increasing its full-time staff to nine people.

“We’re like Amazon for marijuana wholesalers,” said Lisa Buffo, Tradiv’s chief marketing officer.

Trying out some of the 2015 Michigan Cannabis Cup entries gave us all a taste of how flavorful this wonderful plant can be on its very own. Strains like Strawberry Banana, Zkittlez, Tangie and Orange Cookies show just how versatile this plant can be for breeders who seek flavor, but if that wasn’t enough, recent developments have taught us a new way of flavoring cannabis in the most naturally unnatural way possible.