Recreational marijuana is legal in four states and the District of Columbia, but many financial institutions and other big businesses have yet to embrace the new industry. Microsoft is breaking… Read More
Odava, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that provides software tools for the cannabis industry, has raised $170,000, according to a recent SEC filing. Odava is seeking an additional $130,000 as part of… Read More
DeepCell Industries, a Seattle startup that helps develop technology for cannabis-infused products and brands, has raised $410,000 to fuel growth. DeepCell doesn’t engage in the manufacture or distribution of cannabis products.… Read More
Bob Marley would have turned 71 years old this Saturday. He may be resting in peace, but his legacy still lives on. Marley Natural, an international brand that the Marley family… Read More
Mayor Ed Murray wants to roll out a pilot program in Seattle for legal marijuana delivery, but local pot shop owners aren’t too thrilled with the proposed plan. The mayor voiced… Read More
Push a button, get some legal pot. This could soon be a reality in Seattle if a new bill makes its way through the state legislature. Mayor Ed Murray and City… Read More
One of the nation’s leading marijuana investment groups is bringing on its second former federal official. Seattle-based Privateer Holdings today announced the hiring of Dante Tosetti, a former bank examiner for the Federal Reserve… Read More
You can call him the Doggfather of the legal cannabis business — Snoop Dogg announced his new lifestyle media site called Merry Jane at TechCrunch Disrupt this week. The site… Read More
Smoking weed and playing video games is about as synonymous as apple pie and America, but the Electronic Sports League has announced that its banned drug list for competitions will include marijuana.… Read More
After five years, the founders of marijuana strain and dispensary database Leafly are moving on to their next cannabis-related startup. Cy Scott, Brian Wansolich, and Scott Vickers — who launched Leafly… Read More
We all know there’s a lot of money to be made in the pot business, especially in states like Washington and Colorado which have legalized marijuana. But did you know… Read More
When asked if he thought Sidecar would be delivering weed in its third year of existence, Sunil Paul lets out a huge laugh. “No,” he said, chuckling. Yet today, his company… Read More
It was only a matter of time before someone organized a weed-related hackathon —particularly in Seattle, a startup hub where recreational marijuana is now available to purchase. GrassRoots, Seattle’s first-ever hackathon… Read More
Breathalyzers. Vaporizers. Delivery services. Real estate market exchanges. Safety and product review systems. As marijuana laws undergo serious change in the U.S., new pot-related startups have sparked up all over the place. But what will separate… Read More
With new laws regulating the medical marijuana industry in Washington set to pass on Friday, pot entrepreneurs are re-thinking their business plans. Canary, a Seattle-based startup that launched late last… Read More
As we all know, Monday is 4/20, the day that celebrates our daily reminder to put aside our work to take a break with some cannabis. Now, a Seattle-based company,… Read More
Privateer Holdings is well on its way to becoming one of the country’s top marijuana investment firms. The Seattle-based holding company today announced the closure of a $75 million Series B… Read More
The Twitter-verse loves its marijuana. As if we didn’t know how popular a topic weed was on social media, a new study by Washington University School of Medicine researchers proves… Read More
Founders Fund is betting big on marijuana. Peter Thiel’s venture capital firm today announced that it has made a multi-million dollar investment in Privateer Holdings, a four-year-old Seattle firm that… Read More
On this week’s GeekWire radio show, we’re counting down our top 10 picks from our most popular stories of the year. For this show, we analyzed the top posts of 2014 on GeekWire,… Read More
Peter Thiel has a funny relationship with marijuana. In September, he bashed Twitter’s executives and said there was “probably a lot of pot-smoking going on there.” Now, though, Thiel appears to… Read More
Do a quick Craigslist search for “marijuana delivery” in Seattle and you’ll have a hard time not finding yourself some good ol’ greenery for the evening, ready to be delivered… Read More
With both Washington and Colorado allowing people to sell legal recreational marijuana, pot-related entrepreneurs — from growers to processors to retail shop owners — need a way to manage their funds… Read More
Welcome to 2014, where you can buy legal marijuana and pot-related startups are advertising in the New York Times. Seattle-based Leafly, a marijuana strain resource that won GeekWire’s App of the Year award in May,… Read More
Those trying to snag some pot in Seattle are seeing their options dwindle. First, the one store that began selling legal recreational pot on July 8 sold out quickly and expects a… Read More
Business is certainly budding for the folks at Privateer Holdings. The Seattle-based marijuana company has raised $18.6 million, which is part of a $75 million Series B round that Privateer plans to… Read More
Now that anyone 21 years old and up can legally walk into a store and purchase marijuana in Washington, you can certainly expect an influx of people wanting to get high. But one problem… Read More
What better place to connect with pot consumers than a taco truck, next to a head shop? That’s the very logical marketing strategy being used in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood today by Leafly,… Read More
Buying recreational marijuana is officially legal today in Washington state, but your chances of snagging some affordable pot — legally — may be low. That’s because only a handful of the… Read More
Want weed? Welcome to Seattle. Tuesday is opening day for Washington’s first recreational marijuana shops. Yep, that’s right — anyone 21 years and older can purchase a product that has been illegal across… Read More