The Importance of HIPAA Compliant Technologies in the MMJ Industry

SUMMARY: Germany is the fifth largest B2C ecommerce market in the world. If you want to expand your business into this large and growing market, what do you need to know about the preferences of German shoppers? 

Watch our interview with Nadine Späth, Manager of Consumer Markets and Ecommerce, Germany Trade & Invest, to learn more about how German financial and cultural preferences differ from those of American consumers.

In January 2015, BEVH, the German Ecommerce and Distance Selling Trade Association, conducted an online survey with Creditreform Boniversum asking a representative sample of 1,054 German shoppers, 18 to 69 years old, about their online payment habits. 
 

Aug 05, 2015 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- SEATTLE, WA / ACCESSWIRE / August 5, 2015 / The U.S. cannabis industry could reach $35 billion in size by 2020, according to GreenWave Advisors, if all 50 states legalize the substance and the federal government ends prohibition. Within the rapidly growing industry, investors have a number of different options when deploying capital, ranging from hands-on plays like Latteno Food Corp.'s LATF, +0.00% stake in Los Angeles dispensaries to hands-off plays like CannLabs Inc.'s CANL, -0.01% testing facilities.

Last year, the Justice Department warned Congress that a medical marijuana provision in an appropriations bill could  "limit or possibly eliminate the Department's ability to enforce federal law in recreational marijuana cases as well." The "informal talking points," according to a Justice Department memoobtained by Tom Angell, a legalization advocate and writer for marijuana.com, were "intended to discourage passage" of the provision, wh

Leaked Document Shows Why Feds Believe They Can Ignore Medical Marijuana Law

Prior to Vote, Officials Argued the Amendment Would Have Broader Implications Than Medical Marijuana

Justice Department officials misinformed members of Congress about the effects of a medical marijuana amendment being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives, according to an internal memo obtained by Marijuana.com.

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (ZYNE) released a public offering outlining its plans to roll out their pipeline of cannabinoid-based drugs. Zynerba is exploring the first controlled-delivery system for cannabinoids. The novelty of a transdermal patch has picked up steam and investor excitement in the pharmaceutical cannabis sector. However, an FDA approval is absolutely crucial for the success of any major pharmaceutical drug.

Marijuana businesses remain against the law in Umatilla County.

The county board of commissioners voted 3-0 Wednesday in favor of continuing the moratorium on medicinal marijuana dispensaries and other pot-related businesses. The local law went into effect as soon as the board adopted it.

The vote came during a public hearing and supported the recommendation from the county’s marijuana study committee, which also wanted the county board to adopt new land use regulations. The board also plans to do that.

Commissioner and board chair George Murdock said no one spoke against the moratorium, which the board first implemented in April 2014. That shut down the two medicinal pot dispensaries that were operating in the county’s jurisdiction.

The investigators also took GPS coordinates around the grow area. That can be relayed to authorities, so that when they fly over properties looking for illegally planted fields, they will know Rasmussen's is legal.

Hemp farmers are generally growing the plant for textile products.

They also measured how quickly plants are growing. The tallest was 72 inches and planted six weeks ago.

Hemp, which has a strong resemblance to marijuana, is controversial and highly regulated because of its possibility for THC levels.

THC is the chemical that produces a high in marijuana users.

Researchers in Marseilles, France have substantiated what we all suspected, cannabis use is strongly associated with the so-called sliding sports: surfing, windsurfing, skiing, sailing and of course, snowboarding. A lot of athletes that practice these sports may do it for the thrill, and cannabis can complement this feeling while simultaneously helping athletes focus.