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Vertical CEO Todd Kaplan Gives a Few Thoughts on Cannabis

What made you get into cannabis? What attracted you to it? -Well my background is actually not in cannabis at all, but I’ve been a serial entrepreneur my whole life. About seven years ago a good friend of mine through YPO (Young President’s Organization) was telling me about an investment that he made, he told …

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It Appears The Decriminalization of Marijuana is Inevitable, Even According to Supreme Court Justices

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the court’s most notoriously conservative justices, has issued a surprising statement concerning the Federal Government’s ongoing prohibition on marijuana. His statement was issued in conjunction with a denial of a writ of certiorari in the matter of Standing Akimbo LLC v. United States, which asked the court to address whether …

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A conversation with Vertical Needles campus head of cultivation Orion Santana

Good morning Orion, tell us a little about yourself. I was born and raised in San Diego, I am 40 years old, I’ve been growing for about 20 years total. What originally made you interested in cultivating cannabis? I wanted to grow cannabis because it was better and cheaper to grow it than to buy …

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Let’s put cannabis legalization into perspective, geographically.

The map below represents current states that have legalized cannabis either fully or partially. Preview Only While most states on the map have legalized cannabis at least in some capacity, there are a few that haven’t legalized in any way. This shows the immense progress we have made as country as we navigate the road …

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Here Are 5 California Cannabis Events Happening This Year (or next year)

COVID-19 has caused some unprecedented changes to how we all network and interact in general. Thankfully there are still some events happening in the cannabis realm. Here are five upcoming events encompassing all different parts of the industry to know about. 1. SecuraCann Conference (October 14-15, 2020) This is the inaugural SecuraCann Conference happening virtually, …

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