Marijuana Business Press Releases

National Cannabis Industry Assocation Marks History with First-Ever Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Taxes to Be Filed in Colorado Today

Feb 20, 2014

Denver, CO February 20, 2014 History will be made again today in Colorado as the state collects the first-ever tax revenues from the legal sale of adult-use marijuana. Today is the deadline for Colorado’s adult-use cannabis businesses to file sales taxes for January 2014, the first month of legal, retail marijuana sales in the nation. Data on the sales tax revenue collected will not be available from the Colorado Department of Revenue until sometime in March. But yesterday, Governor John Hickenlooper announced an initial budget plan for adult-use marijuana sales tax revenues that assumes the state will collect approximately […]

Feb 20, 2014 MJbizwire No Comments

Sacramento Residents Offered Nationally Recognized Medical Marijuana Business Training Classes to Help Navigate the Cannabis Industry Rules and Regulations on February 22

Feb 20, 2014

Sacramento, California February 20, 2014 As the Government begins to shift mindset regarding Marijuana Businesses and has begun opening up the channels for Banks and Marijuana businesses to process funds, more people are considering the Cannabis Industry as a potential revenue resource. The process of opening up a Medical Marijuana Delivery Service or Dispensary is not as clear cut as many people would like to assume. There are laws, regulations to be adhered to and business practices that should be followed and completely understood in order to avoid the pitfalls that can happen without proper guidance and training. As California and other […]

Feb 20, 2014 MJbizwire No Comments

New Yorkers Expect to Be Able To Open Up Marijuana Dispensaries and Delivery Services in Near Future – Cannabis Business Training Set for February 23rd

Feb 20, 2014

New York City, New York February 20, 2014 With New York City polls reaching 88% in favor of Marijuana legalization in New York State, entrepreneurs are beginning to take a look at the business side of opening up a medical marijuana dispensary or medical marijuana delivery service. Those entrepreneurs who are completely serious about the business have a lot of learning to do with very few options made available to them. With legalities that are unknown and a various amount of regulations that have not been created, as of yet, the field is already a difficult one to navigate, especially for the […]

Feb 20, 2014 MJbizwire No Comments

CJB’S Webinar Demystifies Credit Card Processing For MJ Businesses

Feb 19, 2014

Denver, Colorado February 19, 2014 “We have established the relationships with banks and have businesses running credit cards for their customers already,” said Steve Bederman, CEO of The Marijuana Company (TMC) and CannaJuanaBuy.com (CJB). “We have something to offer dispensaries, grow houses, and other MJ businesses before the federal law sorts out this whole mess.” After just a few weeks of offering credit card processing, dispensaries and other businesses have discovered what CannaJuanaBuy.com has to provide. “We are presenting a free webinar next Thursday for everyone to learn about the banking relationships and credit card processing deals CJB has,” said […]

Feb 19, 2014 MJbizwire No Comments

With First 20 Dispensary Licenses Issued, Massachusetts Joins Medical Marijuana States

Feb 18, 2014

Boston, MA February 18, 2014 Massachusetts has finally joined the other 20 states that permit the use of Marijuana for medical purposes. At the end of January 20, licenses were issued to dispensaries judged to be the finest of the more than 200 businesses that applied. “We are pleased to announce that qualified patients will soon have full access to marijuana for medical use in Massachusetts,” said MMJ Program Executive Director Karen van Unen in a statement to Boston Magazine. Karen van Unen indicated that dispensaries were selected based upon the quality of their applications as well as the locations […]

Feb 18, 2014 MJbizwire No Comments

SmartSearch® Announces its First Smart Practices Webinar for 2014: “Legal Marijuana? Implications for Human Resources & Employers”

Feb 15, 2014

Oceanside, California February 15, 2014 Advanced Personnel Systems, Inc. (APS), the makers of SmartSearch®, announced the first webinar of 2014 in its smart practices series for recruiters, staffing, and human resources professionals will look at “Legal Marijuana? Implications for HR” on February 20. Twenty states and the District of Columbia now have statutes that allow the use of medical marijuana, and recently Colorado and Washington have made marijuana legal for recreational use. At the same time, many private companies that are not federal contractors have adopted Drug-Free Workplace policies aimed at alcohol and drug use by employees/applicants. In an informative, hour-long […]

Feb 15, 2014 MJbizwire No Comments