In many ways, Matt Norris’ work developing mobile sites and apps feels like any other startup gig.

His team moves quickly, testing new products and sometimes failing. His co-workers are young, passionate and often wearing headsets.

But the Irvine office often has a distinct smell. And it happens to be part of a profitable, international company – which, Norris points out, is pretty rare in the world of startups.

That company is Weedmaps, which allows consumers to find and rate marijuana dispensaries.

As a vice president, Norris’ job is to create mobile products that work for everyone from elderly medical marijuana patients to strain-savvy millennials.

 It's known as Mary Jane, ganja, Chronic and even the sticky icky and has been featured in countless movies, including one that warned of its dangers, "Reefer Madness."

Now, marijuana is the subject of a contemporary history and science exhibit.

"Altered State: Marijuana in California," a one-of-its-kind museum exhibition focusing on the topic, is open through the summer at the Oakland Museum of California.

List of commercial registrants could top 700.

A last-day change in the application process that allowed people registering cannabis farms to turn in their paperwork and have it stamped by county workers for review at a later time relieved an anticipated crush of people trying to beat the deadline at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Calaveras County Planning Director Peter Maurer was clearly relieved when his wristwatch passed the 4 p.m. mark. He said there appeared to be more than 700 applications, but said 25 percent of those might fail to pass muster.

Every kilogram of cultivated marijuana leads to about 4.3 tons of carbon dioxide.

Slowly but surely, medicinal use of cannabis is becoming more widely acceptable across the United States and the world, while states like Colorado and Washington are filling to the brim with luscious and towering grow operations.

There is no guarantee California will vote to legalize recreational marijuana in November, but political operative and father of four Daniel Conway has already staked his future on it.

Conway left his job as chief of staff to Sacramento's celebrity mayor, former Phoenix Suns NBA basketball star Kevin Johnson, to help start the marijuana investment company Truth Enterprises.

He is one of hundreds in the most populous U.S. state already pushing ahead with plans to enter a market experts say will be worth $4 billion by 2020.

"I'm someone of an age and of a demographic that sees the legalization and normalization of marijuana as inevitable," said Conway, 35. "This was a chance not just to build companies but to build an industry."

Alzheimer’s disease prevalence is likely to become almost three times in the United States by 2050, so it has become very important to identify effective treatments to address the condition. Alzheimer’s disease leads to decline in cognitive function and many research teams across the world are trying to understand the condition in a better way to develop treatment.

Now, as per a latest study, marijuana may hold the answer to this kind of a treatment. The study team noticed that use of marijuana could help in removing beta-amyloid protein from nerve cells. This could help in development of new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, the research team claimed.

David Dinenberg’s Kind Financial developed software that helps government agencies track pot production and sales. The unlikely software entrepreneur, with no tech background, has set up a partnership with Microsoft to market the software.

When David Dinenberg decided to get into the marijuana industry, his business plan was based on fear.

In 2014, he founded Kind Financial with the aim of making loans and providing other services to marijuana growers and sellers — customers banks were scared to work with.

Just two years later, though, the company’s main business is about helping navigate bureaucracy, specifically the red tape that comes with legalization. Its marquee product is software that helps government agencies track pot production and sales.

In early January, the California Growers Association (CGA), an organization of marijuana farmers, gathered at the Sacramento Grand Ballroom in the state’s capital to nail down political strategy for the coming year. By most indications, the mood in the sweeping ballroom, with its intricate chandeliers and gilded ceiling, should have been jubilant. In just a few years the association had evolved from a provincial group with only a single full-time grower on its seven-member board to a statewide operation with 550-plus members and a leadership team comprised of young, energized marijuana growers ready to move out of the shadows.

Independence Day is a patriotic event seen as fun for the U.S. full of barbecues, bonfires and fireworks. But the holiday isn't for everybody, especially your furry friends. Loud noises, flashing lights, explosions and the smell of sulfur can be traumatic for cats, dogs or other pets in your household. Every year hundreds of pets are either lost or injured due to 4th of July fireworks.

However, there are a few ways to keep pets stress-free during the celebration.

Treatibles pet treats out of Oakland are CBD treats made specifically for pets. Where most people get confused about feeding marijuana to pets is they think it's like getting your dog really high and giggling about it.