LAS VEGAS - Sept. 21, 2015 - PRLog -- (Monday, Sept. 21) National Licensing Services (NLS) today announced that Caren Woodson and Lauren Payne, legislative policy experts who combined have over 17 years of experience in the cannabis industry in several different states, have joined the Las Vegas-based business licensing consulting firm.

WILLOW GROVE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In an announcement last week, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) placed the synthetic cannabinoid, MAB–CHMINACA (also known as ADB–CHMINACA), into Schedule I pursuant to the temporary scheduling provisions of the Controlled Substances Act.

Yuri Soares is chief of development effectiveness at the Multilateral Investment Fund. He holds a PhD in economics from Michigan State University and a Master's degree in agricultural economics from the University of Florida. He has worked in the United States and Brazil.

The NYPD and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) took down a massive New York City drug ring on Wednesday.

The drug ring was capable of producing thousands of packages of synthetic cannabinoids, a dangerous cocktail of chemicals sprayed onto plant material and meant to mimic the effects of a marijuana high.

After signing some large US partners early this year, Melbourne delivery software start-up Swift needed to set up an office to support their fast growth in the US.

Now on top of the grocery chains, pizza stores and alcohol delivery start-ups they are already working with, they have brought medical marijuana distributors on board too.

“One of the companies we work with are the Uber for medical marijuana delivery,” co-founder and CEO, Joel Macdonald (pictured) revealed.

Like the industry itself, employment and investment in cannabis businesses are rising. Yet, it remains true that special risks apply to cannabis enterprises beyond what is seen with “conventional” businesses.

It’s risky, unproven and still illegal at the federal level, but a group of Boulder investors is betting on the cannabis industry.

They’ve launched Canopy Boulder, a mentorship and seed-stage investment program, and put up $1.2 million to shepherd 20 entrepreneurs into the new, fast-growing field of marijuana ancillary businesses and services.

The way they see it, the cannabis market is theirs for the taking. But because it’s new, there is no model to look to for guidance.

A central idea of the war on drugs has always been that loosening restrictions on drug use — by decriminalizing it, or allowing medical use, or legalizing some drugs completely, or even simply discussing legalization — will "send the wrong message" to kids and lead to increased teen drug use and all the problems associated therewith.

A growing number of states are licensing distributors of medical marijuana but these businesses may have a tough time finding a bank.

Nevada State Athletic Commission’s suspension of Nick Diaz is not going unnoticed as everybody from Ronda Rousey to Katt Williams have spoken out against the punishment. Diaz tested positive for marijuana in one of his three drug tests at UFC 183 and is being forced to sit on the sidelines for five years. The fans have spoken and started apetition to lift the ban and with only fifty-thousand signatures remaining, the powers that be at the White House might just have to address the situation.