By William Slusher I’m catching flak from some of my fellow retired cops for “getting into the marijuana business.” First, I tell them, I’m not…
By David Kerr It seems odd to be talking about buying or selling an I-502 marijuana business before a single gram of recreational cannabis has…
By Garrett Rudolph Things are moving and changing rapidly here at Marijuana Venture. For those of you that read our first issue, you probably noticed…
Frequently asked questions: Q: Where does the banking situation stand with regards to the legal marijuana industry? A: As attorney Jeffrey Steinborn points out on…
Will the federal government prosecute people who enter the cannabis industry in compliance with state cannabis laws? There is a temptation here to make things…
People ask: “Why is Colorado so far ahead of us?!” At my law office in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, we hear our clients ask this…
By Jon Jenkins Theft is a constant risk faced by every retailer. Cash-based businesses are particularly vulnerable to fraud. There are numerous ways for an…
By Greg James In thinking about my second publisher’s statement, I decided to print the following instead. This is an editorial I submitted to a…
Initiative 502, passed by Washington voters in November 2012, removed state law prohibitions against the production, processing and sale of marijuana. With state-level legalization, however,…
By Garrett Rudolph The staff at Marijuana Venture can’t take all the credit for putting this debut newsletter together. Some of that credit belongs to…