A group of developers have selected Trinidad, Colorado as the site for their green dream, the world's first marijuana mini mall.

Developers Sean Sheridan and Chris Elkins said Trinidad's laws and tourism make it a friendly place for their newest venture. 

"This town has a zero-foot setback, which allows us to put five dispensaries here right next to one another. As far as we know, we are the only town in Colorado that we can do this in," said Elkins.

The group recently purchased a building on Commercial Street in downtown Trinidad. The developers have received permits from the city and are waiting on final approval from the City Council.

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Aphria Inc. ("Aphria" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:APH) has acquired a 100 per cent interest in CannWay Pharmaceuticals Inc. ("Cannway") - a medical support service created by veterans - as part of the Company's on-going commitment to enhance and improve patient care (the "Transaction"). Pursuant to the Transaction, CannWay's founders have become shareholders in Aphria on the terms described below.

According to estimates, Italians consume about 3 million pounds of cannabis each year. The debate "legalization, or not" has been going on for years without ever leading to concrete results. In 2015 something moved when a bill for cannabis freedom came to the House, ready to fill a legal vacuum that has lasted two years. So 2016 might truly be the year of the legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes? The Minister of Justice Orlando brakes, but there are those who bet on the legalization creating the first Italian brand for the sale of cannabis and open selections for the franchise.

Whether we acknowledge it or not, we live in an economy of digital disruption. Innovations happen everyday — one of these days, it might be the next big thing that puts you out of a job. But if you’re anticipating the future and trying to be pre-active to future known events, to even be the disrupter (rather than reactive and the disrupted), there’s a better chance you will not only succeed but excel.

Terra Tech, an Irvine-based marijuana agriculture company, will merge with Black Oak Gallery, a retail medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland.

The merger includes Blüm Oakland’s supply chain: an on-site cultivation facility, proprietary marijuana strains and a retail store front.

Blüm Oakland, which opened in 2012, has more than 42,000 registered customers and brought in around $14 million in revenue in 2015.

Derek Peterson, chief executive of Terra Tech, said in a statement the combined companies would touch “every aspect of the cannabis life cycle – from cultivation, to extraction, to branding, and now, with the acquisition of Blüm, to retail sale.”

When we first tallied Colorado pot sales for 2014, the first full year of legal cannabis sales in the world mind you, $699,198,805 seemed like such a large number at the time.

Pot is big business, and local entrepreneurs are hoping to cash in. 

The Trudeau government has pledged to legalize and regulate access to marijuana, and this week on CBC Montreal's Daybreak and at CBC.ca, we've been exploring the ways in which legalization will change the province. 

On Wednesday, Daybreak spoke to two growers — Sebastien St-Louis of The Hydropothecary and Dany Lefebvre of Vert Médical —​ on the changes to come.

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St-Louis is the founder of Quebec's only licensed producer of medical marijuana.

Here are excerpts of his interview with Mike Finnerty: 

OTTAWA, Jan. 13, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - The Board of Directors of the Canadian Medical Cannabis Industry Association (CMCIA) has announced the appointment of Colette Rivet as the new Executive Director of the Association.

Seattle will reduce buffer zones in some places while trying to keep the stores from clustering in some neighborhoods. The plan to allow additional shops, however, may not work as intended.

Legal pot businesses would be allowed in more parts of Seattle under rules approved Monday by the City Council.

Mayor Ed Murray proposed relaxing state-imposed buffers between pot shops and some sensitive areas, such as parks and arcades. As required by state law, the buffers would remain at 1,000 feet between pot businesses and schools and playgrounds.

mCig Inc (OTCMKTS:MCIG) is one name that has left many investors disappointed. mCig was one of the original pot stocks that took off in 2014, only to crash and burn soon after leaving many investors with large losses. However, the company does have a lot of promise as vaporizers and the marijuana industry hold a lot of promise. But the past is the past and it’s time for investors to look forward and look at mCig objectively.