HempStaff, a medical marijuana staffing and training agency, is hosting two Medical Marijuana Dispensary Agent Training Classes in Maryland. There are two sessions to choose from at each location: 8:00am-12:00pm or 1:30pm-5:30pm.

The Baltimore event will be held on Saturday, March 25th at the Doubletree Baltimore Airport 890 Elkridge Landing Road,? Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.

A bill proposed Friday by Sen. Tick Segerblom would kick-start recreational marijuana sales in Nevada.

But a statement out of Gov. Brian Sandoval’s office could spell doom for the bill.

Senate Bill 302 would let medical marijuana dispensaries forgo the medical card requirement and sell cannabis to anyone 21 and older. The measure would allow for some sales for the drug while the Nevada Department of Taxation crafts permanent business regulations.

If passed, the bill would go into effect as soon as it is signed into law.

But therein lies the rub.

A task force created by Sandoval last month is working on essentially the same thing.

In the heart of Northern California’s wine country, a civil engineer turned marijuana entrepreneur is adding a new dimension to the art of matching fine wines with gourmet food: cannabis and wine pairing dinners.

Sam Edwards, co-founder of the Sonoma Cannabis Company, charges diners $100 to $150 for a meal that experiments with everything from marijuana-leaf pesto sauce to sniffs of cannabis flowers paired with sips of a crisp Russian River chardonnay.

“It accentuates the intensity of your palate,” Mr. Edwards, 30, said of the dinners, one of which was held recently at a winery with sweeping views of the Sonoma vineyards. “We are seeing what works and what flavors are coming out.”

As a growing number of states permit activities specific to the possession, use, production and distribution of marijuana, cannabis-related businesses are becoming more prevalent. This pervasiveness has led to increasing competition among cannabis brands and a rising need to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Regardless of whether their products are high-end, discount, organic or medicinal, cannabis businesses, like all companies, want their brands to communicate something to their customers. For example, the quality of the product, the effects and attributes of the product, the benefits of its farming process (e.g., environmentally friendly) or the type of lifestyle the brand represents.

It’s Women’s History Month and these female cannabis executives are making history as they forge ahead and create new businesses. It seems only fitting that women would find the cannabis industry more receptive to their business endeavors since it’s the female plant that is most desirable. It’s the flowers from the females that are what people want to smoke.

Women make up roughly 36% of the leaders in the cannabis industry and that includes 63% of the high level positions according to a survey by Marijuana Business Daily. Compare this to the rest of the business world where women have only managed to secure roughly 5% of the CEO jobs and only 25% of the leadership roles. One of the reasons that cannabis offers more opportunity is the relative youth of the industry.

A Bay Area pot startup has made it even easier to "wake and bake," with a new marijuana-infused cold-brew coffee.

A new report on the recreational and medical marijuana industry in Oregon estimates that 12,500 jobs have been created with cumulative annual wages of $315 million.

With the report, done by Beau Whitney of Whitney Economics, Oregon joins Colorado in reporting a big economic boost from the legalization of marijuana.

It’s important to note that Whitney wrote the report for the Oregon State House of Representatives Committee on Economic Development and Trade. In another words, it’s a government-sponsored report. With that caveat, the report shows some impressive numbers associated with the marijuana business, much like Colorado reported late in 2016.

The cannabis sector continues to be the fastest growing industry in the world and it continues to provide investors will ample opportunities.

The high-growth nature of this industry can be challenging at times and this is primarily due to two reasons, the breadth of opportunities and lack of information from independent sources.

We want to simplify the cannabis investing process by highlighting the five most important cannabis developments to hit the newswire this morning.

By every estimate, California produces and consumes significantly more marijuana than any other state in America. But in much of the state, the multibillion-dollar industry still behaves as an underground enterprise, operating as if it were still illegal—because, for now at least, it still is.

In the legal cannabis industry, it’s incredibly important to pay close attention to local and state regulations to make sure that your shop is always in compliance. Because we’re lucky to be working in the world of legalized cannabis, it’s our duty to show the world that these products can be safe, smart, and well regulated.

When a store fails a compliance check, it’s worth taking a moment to step back and examine why the infraction occurred. Beyond that, take their shortcomings as a lesson for your own cannabis business, and use that knowledge to ensure that your business won’t make the same mistakes.