Category: On Campus
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Marijuana marketing goes “Mad Men” — with mixed results
The result is a Wild West environment of marijuana entrepreneurs trying to stake claims and establish cross-state markets using a patchwork of state laws. Consumers have no way of knowing that celebrity-branded pot is any different from what they could get in a plastic baggie from a corner drug dealer.“You can’t go into federal court…
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California’s #1 Growth Industry Needs Skilled Candidates
Explosive growth of the cannabis industry means employers are looking to hire more skilled candidates from hospitality, business and computer science backgrounds. According to Arcview Market Research (AMR) the adult-use cannabis market is set to triple in size over the next four years from $6.9 billion to $21.6 billion as California, Colorado and Washington continue…
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How One State Is Planning to Use Marijuana to Stop Bullying in Schools
Thanks to Proposition BB, which lets Colorado keep the extra tax revenues it makes on pot, the state has decided to give $2.9 million of its $66 million surplus to 50 schools across the state for bullying prevention programs. Each selected school will get grants of up to $40,000 for a year to make their…