Greenhouse-grown cannabis allows for the same controls as indoor growing, just more energy efficient, reducing cultivators’ carbon footprint.

Throughout the United States, a majority of cannabis for medical and adult use is grown indoors, which requires a tremendous amount of energy and is generally inefficient. State regulators and cultivators alike are beginning to notice the benefits of greenhouse and outdoor-grown cannabis, primarily for energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

From liquor stores to home delivery, a look at the most-discussed marijuana distribution models

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to legalize marijuana, but the question remains — where will it be sold and distributed if and when that happens?

The sale, cultivation and delivery of medical marijuana soon could become expressly prohibited within the city of Santa Paula, strengthening a ban already in place.

The Santa Paula Planning Commission voted 3-0 Friday in support of a resolution that recommends changes to the city's municipal code. The changes, which must be approved by the City Council, would ban all commercial cannabis activity, mobile marijuana dispensaries, and cultivation and delivery of marijuana within the city.

Santa Paula's municipal code already prohibits the use of any building or real property for purposes prohibited by federal law, but does not explicitly refer to marijuana-related activities.

The proposed ordinance, if approved by the council, would make that prohibition clear.

FLORENCE – A Casa Grande dairy company is getting into the medical marijuana business.

The Casa Grande Dispatch reports the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to permit Sidewinder Dairy to grow medical pot in an enclosed 9,650-square-foot facility.

Planning and zoning officials recommended the indoor grow rather than the initially proposed outdoor operation, which garnered opposition from people concerned about access for children and criminals.

The permit is subject to review in a year. Marijuana grown at the site is slated to go to a dispensary in Mesa.

It wasn't so many years ago that the words "cannabis gathering" only meant a joint being passed around the room and some sturdy philosophizing about life, the universe, and the bounties of the magic leaf. The picture could not have been more removed from that at the Cannabis Private Investment Summit organized by Kahner Global in New York City a couple of weeks ago. This was a room full of professional suits. On the one side, there were private family offices and high net worth investors potentially wanting to latch on to the exploding legal cannabis industry. On the other side, individuals with established cannabis-related companies pitching their products or services, informing and educating everyone about the opportunities in the space.

The next time you think about spending some of your hard earned cash in The Venetian or Palazzo on the strip in Las Vegas, keep in mind you are funding the effort to keep marijuana illegal.

Sheldon Adelson, owner of both Vegas landmarks along with a giant casino in Macau and another in Pennsylvania is worth an estimated $28.5 Billon. So his purchase of the Las Vegas Review Journal for $140 million must've seemed like a deal, especially because his goal is to use the publication's clout to campaign against marijuana legalization.

It might appear odd that California’s very first marijuana company incubator just launched, however better late than never ever.

Based in Oakland and started by two technology veterans, Entrance Inc. seeks to nurture both supplementary companies and business that manage the plant, such as growers, dispensaries, and extractors.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) is announcing a new national policy banning the mailing of publications that contain advertisements for marijuana.

“It is unlawful to enter as mail…advertisements that seek or offer to buy or sell Schedule I controlled substances, including marijuana,” the policy reads. If USPS personnel identify mail containing such content, they must “send a report to the local inspection service serving their facility, and the matter would then be turned over to the responsible law enforcement agencies for investigation if appropriate.”

As more and more states across the U.S. move toward the full legalization of cannabis — and even as the federal government loosens its grip on the illegality of the drug — a growing number of employers are enacting stricter substance abuse policies.

According to The Denver Post, the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently performed a first-of-its-kind survey about drug policies in states where cannabis is legal. The survey interviewed 623 HR representatives about their companies’ drug policies.

Closing time can be 10 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.

The five licensed marijuana sales shops in unincorporated Boulder County can stay open longer at night, starting on New Year's Day.

Boulder County commissioners on Thursday formally adopted a resolution making multiple changes to the county's marijuana licensing regulations, including one that will allow medical and retail marijuana stores to operate from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily.

Under the county's current rules, licensed pot shops must close their doors to customers at 7 p.m.