South American country plans to issue as many as five permits to grow cannabis

MONTEVIDEO — Canadian medical-marijuana producer Tilray and the founder of a German cannabis products retailer are among 11 investors bidding for a foothold in a formerly illegal industry in Uruguay: marijuana farms.

Once the government issues the licences, pot could reach pharmacies in three to four months, said Alfredo Dupetit, a partner in Montevideo, Uruguay-based bidder Lucus SRL.

Pharmacies will then be able to sell as much as 40 grams (0.1 pound) of pot a month, enough for about 60 joints, to registered users, the government has said.

MiNDFUL is regarded as the premier medical cannabis grower and operator of dispensaries in Colorado. We are rapidly expanding our operations and are seeking a Junior Account based in Denver, CO.

The Junior Accountant’s primary responsibility is to support corporate decision-making and assist in daily accounting activities.  This position will focus on accounting duties, as well as reporting, analysis, modeling, forecasting, and budgeting.  The successful candidate will be able to convert data to information that will drive behavior, facilitate the best business decisions, and improve operating results.  This is a highly visible position that requires developing and maintaining positive relationships across the entire organization.

Late last year Delbert Hosemann, the Secretary of State of Mississippi, convened acrowdfunding study group to review the potential of allowing investment crowdfunding in their state.  According to an announcement lastFriday, Mississippi will be next on the list to legalize the new approach to capital formation.  Secretary Hosemann noted the extended delay by the SEC in finalizing rules has become a catalyst for Mississippi to push forward on its own.

Although the subject matter of the class may not be legal, one professor is teaching students how to aim high in the business of getting high.

Anne Arundel Community College business professor Shad Ewart is one of the first in the country to offer a course on business opportunities in the marijuana industry along with the University of Denver and Oaksterdam University in Oakland, Calif.

“I almost felt like we were doing a disservice to our students by not having a class like this,” Ewart said. “It just seemed to be a topic that was ripe.”

Denis Abramov / VedomostiA billboard advertising the hotline of the Federal Drug Control Service, which appears set to be disbanded.

The cannabis retail world is changing. Fast.

We have gone from a consumer base of medical card-holding individuals with specific needs and tastes, to a consumer base of virtually anyone over the age of twenty-one. Now more than ever, we can leverage established retail design principles and consumer behavior insights to grow our businesses and tap into our customers’ spending power.

As the great Paco Underhill states, “Marketing, advertising, promotion and location can bring shoppers in, but then it’s the job of the merchandise, the employees, and the store itself to turn them into buyers.”

So, how does a cannabis retail store attract new shoppers and turn each shopper into a buyer?

“By selling weed!”

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / Enertopia Corporation (ENRT-OTCBB) (TOP-CSE) (the “Company” or “Enertopia”) is pleased to announce the launch of a new product line for women’s sexual health. This is the Company’s first step in its new initiatives and strategic plan in alternative health and wellness sector. V-LoveTM for Women is a desire gel and will be available for sale in Canada soon and will be available for sale in the USA later this year. The Company owns 100% of the product and how it will roll out the product to market.

“Invest in what you know.”

That’s a common piece of advice given to new investors that Calvin Broadus, Jr. (a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, a.k.a. Snoop Lion) seems to be taking to heart.

Sources tell us the prolific rapper, youth football coach and marijuana aficionado is putting together a fund specifically to invest in cannabis startups. According to one source, he hopes to raise $25 million to fund the nascent, but fast-growing legal marijuana industry. Because his agency is still in the process of raising the fund, its ultimate size is uncertain. His representatives did not reply to requests for comment.

Technology is beginning to affect every aspect of the cannabis marketplace, pushing it in unprecedented directions. As Tantalus Labs builds the first ground-up, legal, cannabis-tailored greenhouse in Canada, we can’t help notice others building ancillary services in the marketplace. As with most health innovation, the end result is a better patient experience. Some of these prospects are big bets on the future, and many others can be found in established industries, with the application to marijuana seemingly past due.

The country’s legal marijuana industry more than doubled in size in 2014, to $2.7 billion, and the commercial real estate world is starting to take notice. Reports on the industrial sector attribute extra-strong demand in places such as Denver to the growing, storage and distribution of the plants.