CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medical Cannabis Institute (TMCI) launched its new affiliate program today, expanding the reach of its educational programming to new audiences within the patient community, as well as to new global markets in Central and Southern Europe. The three initial TMCI Affiliates are My Compassion, based in Taylor, Mich., NeoHerbal, located in Europe, and United Patients Group (UPG) of Greenbrae, Calif.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Forget lucrative tax-free offers for new and expanding businesses.

What some companies really want to do in New York is grow and sell pot.

On Tuesday, the state announced that 43 companies have applied for just five spots to be sanctioned growers and distributors of medical marijuana in New York. During a six-week window, those companies filed copious paperwork and paid $10,000 a pop each for the opportunity to be considered as a legitimate New York marijuana manufacturer and distributor.

If a prominent American law school has a “professorship for marijuana law and policy” sponsored by a successful law firm focusing primarily on cannabis law, why shouldn’t there be a weed-only bar association for said practicing attorneys?

It was only a matter of time, of course.

The National Cannabis Bar Association launches today with the goal of becoming “a specialty bar association dedicated to providing attorneys in the cannabis industry with educational and networking opportunities to help them better serve cannabis businesses,” according to a press release.

Some of the most successful companies in the cannabusiness were founded by women. Check out the stories of three founders who have already made a significant impact on the burgeoning industry.

While it's certainly not easy to achieve success in the heavily regulated legal marijuana industry, it's a field that remains highly accessible to savvy entrepreneurs. That's especially true in Colorado, which unlike other emerging markets doesn't have a limit on the number of licenses to grow and sell pot.

I know a lot of people that dream of someday starting their very own marijuana edibles company. I know a lot of bakers and chefs that can make some very high caliber edibles, from sweet treats to enjoy on the fly, to savory dishes that will send you to bed early. Almost all of them want to start a marijuana edible company in some fashion. I always tell them the same thing. Do your research, especially on the business operations side of things before you dive into it. It’s one thing to make the world’s best batch of edibles, it’s another thing to make sure that you are selling them for a fair profit.

You want the job you've been looking for all your life? In GrowBarato we are selecting new staff for our physical store in Murcia.

We need an expert in the culture, which is able to advise clients on all issues of everyday or doubts about any subject having to do with our favorite plant.

We seek an open and responsible person, who has much experience in the cultivation both indoors and outdoors to guide our clients. You must know the different types of culture media, each one of the fertilizers, as the different insecticides are used, and knows to provide solutions on various problems in the culture.

For many Costa Ricans, marijuana legalization conjures images of dreadlocked hippies lying in hammocks getting baked. This perception is precisely what CannaCosta 2015, Central America’s first annual conference about the medicinal and industrial uses of cannabis and hemp, tried to change.

With a panel of national and international doctors, scientists, businesspeople and politicians, CannaCosta, held Saturday and Sunday at the National Culture Center (CENAC) in downtown San José, may have surprised those who expected a gathering of stoners almost as much as the information delivered there by speakers and supporters of marijuana’s scientific uses.

The Travel Joint, the world’s leading cannabis travel-booking source and leisure site, is on the pursuit to assist individuals who are able to be assisted by medical cannabis but aren’t finding the medicine they require due to outdated laws and regulations within their home condition. Named “The Cannabis Refugee Program,” The Travel Joint has become accepting programs from families that require financial help to transfer.

Two relatively new Illinois laws may cause unexpected headaches for businesses, but The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a seminar intended to help ease the pain.

The state's concealed carry gun law is already more than a year old, but its medical marijuana pilot program is just getting started.

Attorneys with the statewide law firm Heyl Royster last year started presenting seminars on concealed carry and how it could affect both employers and employees.

Chrissie Peterson of Heyl Royster's Peoria office said businesses have reacted responsibly to the concealed carry law and have placed the appropriate signs on their doors if they don't want to allow guns.

De Beque is little more than an outpost nestled along I-70 as it winds its way through the rugged hills of western Colorado. Clearly visible from the highway is the quirky façade of Kush Gardens, the first recreational pot shop to be approved in Mesa County.