I mentioned in part 2 of Marijuana Startups how I love startup incubators. For those who don’t know what business incubators are, the wikipedia definition is, “A business incubator in business speak is a company that helps new and startup companies to develop by providing services such as management training or office space. Business incubators differ from research and technology …
NEW WEST SUMMIT BIZ+TECH+MEDIA
On November 20th and 21st at Parc 55 Hotel, in San Francisco, one thousand of the cannabis industry’s leading media professionals, technologists, and investors will gather for the world’s first media-focused, technology, and venture capitalist cannabis industry conference known as The New West Summit. “THE FIRST CONFERENCE TO FOCUS EXCLUSIVELY ON THE GAME-CHANGING, DISRUPTIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY, INVESTMENT AND MEDIA WITHIN …
Top Marijuana Startups Making an Impact on the Industry Part 2
Check out Part 1 of Top Marijuana Startups here. In continuing with this series, below are a few more marijuana startups that are making waves in the industry. Point of Sale Designed for Marijuana Retailers Marijuana Dispensaries have a hard time maintaining accountability of their inventory and their cash. Greenbits created a point of sale system that lets bud tenders …
Loto Labs clears the “vapor” on their Evoke Vaporizer
I got a hold of Loto Labs for a Q&A to clear the “vapor” around their Evoke Vaporizer! From the time of starting your Indiegogo campaign until the recent news of no longer being in compliance with their “updated” terms of service; how has Evoke changed? Our dream of a better vape has gone from concept to working …
CannaCamp Postpones Opening until 2016
CannaCamp I must admit, I’m a little disappointed with the recent news of MaryJane Group breaking ties with with the family who promised them that CannaCamp would be able to operate as normal given that the land was sold to new owners. It almost feels as if Mary Jane Group put the cart before the horse in promoting CannaCamp. In concept, …
Top Marijuana Startups Making An Impact On The Industry
UPDATE: CHECK OUT PART 2 HERE The marijuana industry is ripe with businesses that are trying to make a name for themselves. Since the inception of this blog, I’ve taken the stance that marijuana will become legal at the federal level and these startups are definitely at the forefront of the industry to take advantage when it happens. Lets get …
Exporting and Importing Marijuana
Exporting Marijuana Marijuana exportation is not a topic that is talked about much. However, I believe in exportation lies the true essence and the beauty of marijuana as a commodity. States with recreational and legal medical marijuana are already pioneers and stand to reap even more financial benefits that they are currently enjoying. If and when marijuana becomes legal at …
Marijuana and the Banking Industry
Vaults full of cash and no bank to put it in!! This is the current environment of recreational marijuana. Some think its absurd and I whole heartedly agree. How can states legally mandate dispensaries to pay taxes but cannot provide the banking system to support them? Banks lack of involvement has slowed the path to legal recreational marijuana to a …
Welcome to AsaTera the blog about recreational marijuana
Who are we? A blog about recreational marijuana It’s 4/20 and how cliche is it to launch on this day? It is extremely cliche but there’s no better day to do so. Welcome to AsaTera. AsaTera is derived from two Japanese words. Asa麻 means Hemp and Tera寺 means Temple. AsaTera (or Hemp Temple) is a blog for all marijuana sellers and consumers. …