'US Capital of Cannabis Will Be Oakland,' Says Incubator Founder

Two flavors of Bay Area life — cannabis and technology — will continue their fusion this winter with the launch of Gateway Incubator, LLC in Oakland's Jack London district. It will be California’s first cannabis company incubator.

Gateway LLC is backed by a leading weed industry holding company, MJIC, Inc., in partnership with “entrepreneur evangelist” Ben Larson and Carter Laren, a director and mentor for the Founder Institute, “the world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program.”

Gateway will host a VIP open house on December 4, followed by a Start-Up Showcase for the public on December 5. The incubator is accepting applications for its first cohort of up to ten companies, which will begin in March 2016. Interested founders can visit the company's website for more information.

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