The marijuana industry has blossomed from a back alley trade to a thriving $3 billion industry, but the U.S. Postal Service just told the newspaper industry they wouldn’t be cashing in.

Recreational marijuana is legal in Oregon, but not at the federal level and that’s what prompted the Portland USPS office to issue a warning to area newspapers not to run paid marijuana ads, according to Fox News.

New clean air rules prohibiting marijuana smoking and vaping in work and public places may spell the end for Portland's cottage industry of lounges and clubs where people light up and hang out.

A Multnomah County tobacco program specialist visited the World Famous Cannabis Café in Southeast Portland earlier this week to follow up on a complaint about a member of the public about smoking in the establishment. During the visit, Erik Vidstrand told café owner Madeline Martinez that cannabis smoking and vaping won't be legal in her club starting Jan. 1.

A bill that would allow for stronger varieties of pot as medical marijuana in Florida unanimously cleared its second Senate review panel.

The Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice OK’d the measure (SB 460) on Thursday.

State Sen. Rob Bradley, the Fleming Island Republican behind the bill, said it was aimed at allowing stronger but still non-smokeable marijuana for terminally ill patients. It would be made into an infused oil to ingest.

The Science of Cannabis Institute Hopes to Offer the State's First Accredited Program for Medical Marijuana Consultants

A couple Saturdays ago, I took a class for the first time in years. It wasn't to relearn algebra (although I have definitely forgotten it), but to become a certified cannabis worker. The four-hour course, which is offered by the Science of Cannabis Institute (SCI) and is held on the University of Washington campus, is the first of its kind in Washington State, part of a growing cannabis education industry. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) recently announced that it would create a medical marijuana consultant certification program, and SCI hopes to be the first accredited institution to offer it.

Bedrocan is pleased to announce that it has received a license renewal for its shipping and storage facility in the Greater Toronto Area.

The license extension is valid for one calendar year from the date of issuance, December 2nd, 2015 and will allow Bedrocan to store and sell up to 240kg of dried cannabis during the licensing period. Bedrocan also holds a separate 2000kg production license that is valid through February 17th, 2016.

With Jamaica in advanced stages of preparation for the possible legalisation of ganja, some forward thinking entrepreneurs are getting ready for the financial opportunities that will arise. Maurice Ellis and Richard Ramdial, owners of Sun Spice Seasonings Company Limited/IgadI Jamaica Limited - an all natural Jamaican line of seasonings, are on the brink of some exciting by-products made from cannabis.

From December 2015, all second-year undergraduate students at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) will begin to study the war on drugs, through the School’s innovative LSE100 course. LSE is the first university in the world to require all of its undergraduates to study this topic.

LSE100 is the School’s flagship interdisciplinary course for undergraduate students. It is designed to introduce students to the fundamental elements of thinking like a social scientist, by exploring some of the great intellectual debates of our time from the perspectives of different disciplines.

Technology has completely changed how consumers and retail brands interact. From the Internet, to mobile, to connected devices, the impact of technology on the entire consumer-shopping journey cannot be understated. How consumers research, purchase and review products can now happen at the blink of an eye, without them ever leaving their couch.

Before the dispensary circus of ‘09 in Colorado, black-market growers, and dealers were coming up with strain names as fast as they could counterfeit big-name brands. Your dealer would explain to you the amazingness of his primo dankness through the strain name, because most dealers aren’t sophisticated enough to go into further details. Mr. Dealer might ask you, “You know AK-47 homie? Well this is AK-48! What do you know about weed a step better than the best?” Yes there is really a strain called AK-48. Kat Williams made fun of the name bragging game during one of his skits: “This shit right here. This-this shit right here…this is kripta chrona-canalike!

Stress and entrepreneurship go hand in hand. In addition to the high-pressure moments — such as an investor pitch or launch day — the day-to-day lifestyle takes its toll. Getting a business off the ground is hard work and the Type A personality of many entrepreneurs makes us prone to exhaustion. When my daughter found me on the floor of the bathroom after a fainting spell, I knew I needed to make some changes.

You’ve probably heard someone say that entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint. This means that your success depends on your ability to maintain stamina over the long run. Here are five preventative measures you can take to avoid burning out before you get a chance to succeed.