People ask: “Why is Colorado so far ahead of us?!”  At my law office in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, we hear our clients ask this…

By Jon Jenkins Theft is a constant risk faced by every retailer. Cash-based businesses are particularly vulnerable to fraud. There are numerous ways for an…

By Greg James In thinking about my second publisher’s statement, I decided to print the following instead. This is an editorial I submitted to a…

Initiative 502, passed by Washington voters in November 2012, removed state law prohibitions against the production, processing and sale of marijuana. With state-level legalization, however,…

By Garrett Rudolph The staff at Marijuana Venture can’t take all the credit for putting this debut newsletter together. Some of that credit belongs to…

By Jeffrey Steinborn Your business lawyer may not have told you everything you need to know about cannabis business risks. The demand is titanic. It’s…

By David Kerr You’ve submitted your application for an I-502 license. You should realize that the Washington State Liquor Control Board rules are being interpreted…

Welcome to the first issue of Marijuana Venture, the only publication 100 percent dedicated to the legal marijuana business. I chose the name Marijuana Venture…

By Garrett Rudolph As the Washington State Liquor Control Board begins to approve licenses for I-502 businesses, there will be an instant demand for electrical…

By mid-November, most northern vegetable greenhouse growers are finishing off their crops. It’s getting dark and too cold to grow a winter crop of veggies.…