Cultivate Truth

10/18/2016

"...the regional industry eventually could boom to as much as $2 billion in annual revenues and up to $4.2 billion in total economic output if the region develops a “cluster” model including ma*****na sales, pot microbusinesses, transportation, commercial cultivation and cannabis product manufacturing for local and out-of-area markets."

http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/california-weed/article108656277.html

A University of the Pacific market forecast, prepared for a cannabis industry investment group, says legal ma*****na could bring hundreds of millions of dollars in regional economic activity and potentially billions if local governments endorse widespread ma*****na production.

06/16/2016

Tech + Cannabis = 🎉🎉🎉

Microsoft on Thursday will announce its first-ever partnership with a software firm that supports the burgeoning cannabis industry.

05/17/2016

"The stars, finally, seem aligned."

READ MORE: http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-cannabis-book-20160516-story.html.

The other day, in a seaside cafe here, veteran cannabis journalist David Bienenstock gamely fielded my attempts to catch up on a subject I have failed to appreciate for far too long: the coming end of ma*****na prohibition.

05/12/2016

Love everything about this - great job California Cannabis Industry Association!

What a great turnout for !

CCIA & NCIA members from across the country descend on Capitol Hill to tell their stories and urge their representatives to fix the unfair tax and banking policies crippling our industry.

With multiple states looking to legalize medical and adult-use cannabis in 2016, fixing federal policies is more critical than ever. Our team in Washington, D.C., works every day to make the industry’s voice heard, but nothing matches the power of a personal story personally told.

05/10/2016

California Growers Association: "The industry is changing and Nevada County has an opportunity to move it in the right direction and create real solutions, or to enforce prohibitionist policies that have failed for 45 years."

READ MORE: http://yubanet.com/regional/Jonathan-Collier-The-Truth-About-Commercial-Cannabis.php #.VzIISmQrIfE

05/04/2016

Great news for California - be sure to like Adult Use of Ma*****na Act - AUMA: Let's Get It Right, California and sign their petition to legalize the social use of !

Passing the statewide ballot measure to control, regulate and tax adult use of ma*****na will take a grassroots movement -- be a part of it right away.

05/03/2016

via Ma*****na Business Daily: "In March of this year, 301 financial institutions were working with ma*****na companies... That’s up from just 51 in March 2014 and a three-fold increase from later that year, when an estimated 100 banks and credit unions worked with the industry."

READ: http://ow.ly/4nn9eG

By Omar Sacirbey The number of banks and credit unions providing services to ma*****na businesses has grown dramatically over the past 24 months, providing some much-needed relief to the cannabis industry. In March of this year, 301 financial institutions were working with ma*****na companies, accor…

04/25/2016

Words matter - especially in the emerging industry. Our communications advisor breaks down why and how with helpful insights for PR, marketing and advertising professionals!

This is a guest post by Laura Braden Quigley, the owner of LBQ Strategies.

04/19/2016

"...physicians say that creating a legal and regulated ma*****na market is the best way to ensure public safety, combat the illicit drug trade and roll back the negative consequences of strict enforcement policies on disadvantaged communities."

BTW: This news builds on California Medical Association's leadership when they announced support for the Adult Use of Ma*****na Act - AUMA: Let's Get It Right, California in Feb 2016.

READ MORE: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/15/more-and-more-doctors-want-to-make-ma*****na-legal/

For the first time, a national physicians' organization is endorsing the legalization of ma*****na for adult recreational use.

04/18/2016

in Redbook Magazine (!!): "Medical ma*****na has relieved my extensive suffering, but we have to set aside the stigma and politics. I am not ashamed of being a mom on pot. Life's way better than when I was a mom on opiates and va**um."

READ MORE: http://www.redbookmag.com/life/a43699/mom-using-medical-ma*****na/?utm_medium=email&sslid=MzUzNTMyNjQxMjECAA&sseid=MzYxNDc1tjC1AAA&jobid=7fd8b829-39b0-44af-abd6-8bac45b6b2cd

"It's strange being a ma*****na mommy. At first, I was self-conscious. But I won't be shamed for medication."

04/14/2016

is ! Rally to welcome MLS Commissioner Don Garber. ⚽️⚽️⚽️

04/12/2016

The federal government is under increasing pressure to remove ma*****na from atop its list of the most dangerous drugs in the world, and newspapers are joining in. The Drug Enforcement Administrati…