Dewey Scientific, a new startup that spun out of Washington State University, has taken in $1.25 million in seed funding from unnamed private investors to create genetically superior marijuana and… Read More
Since Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana use in 2012, the number of retailers, processors and distributors has exploded. Seattle-based startup Headset wants to be the… Read More
Today’s featured stories Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis Backed by Seattle firm, Canadian pot company Tilray sees value soar to $20… Read More
It had been about a year since retailers in Washington state began selling recreational marijuana when Ryan Porter, a vet of the automotive technology industry, saw his opportunity. He had… Read More
The Northwest’s cannabis industry is reeling from comments that White House press secretary Sean Spicer made today, suggesting that the Department of Justice will take action against states where recreational… Read More
JJ McKay and an impressive suite of investors believe there’s serious demand for a cannabis lifestyle brand that’s decidedly more Martha Stewart than Snoop Dogg. To fill that need, the Seattle… 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
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
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
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
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
With the former president of Mexico beside him high up in Seattle’s tallest skyscraper, Diego Pellicer founder Jamen Shivley announced to the world last Thursday plans to turn his commercial marijuana company into the… Read More
When he formally announced Diego Pellicer last December, Jamen Shivley said he wanted his marijuana business to be a “first-mover.” Now he’s starting to make that happen. The former Microsoft corporate… Read More
This probably wasn’t the post-Microsoft career Jamen Shively envisioned. But now that marijuana will soon become legal in Washington state, the former Microsoft product manager has big dreams of entering… Read More