BOULDER, Colorado, January 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Surna Inc. (OTCQB: SRNA), a technology company that engineers state-of-the-art equipment for controlled environment agriculture ("CEA") with expertise in cannabis cultivation, announced today it has secured a contract for approximately $725,000 with Las Vegascultivator Cloud 9 Wholesale.

Under the terms of the agreement, Surna will provide their proprietary climate control technology to the cultivation facility for the single-phase project. The Cloud 9 Wholesale facility covers 30,000 square feet, which will require approximately 550 tons of cooling equipment for cultivation climate control.

Nearly two dozen states have legalized marijuana for medical use; four states, as well as Washington, D.C., now allow the sale of recreational cannabis to adults – and many more states are considering doing the same. Nevada already has a measure that would legalize pot on its November ballot, California is in the process of crafting its own initiative, and Vermont's governor may allow legislators to make the move without even taking a vote to the people.

Oklahoma and Nebraska say legal marijuana is like state-authorized pollution.

At most offices in America, smoking a joint during your lunch break or eating cannabis-laced brownies at your desk would land you in HR.

But in some states, not only won’t you be punished — you might be rewarded.

Kyle Sherman and Chase Wiseman cofounded Flowhub, which provides software for the cannabis industry, in 2015. The Denver-based startup has been a weed-friendly workplace from day one.

“Our philosophy at Flowhub is to get s*** done,” said Sherman. “If it helps our employees get work done, then we don’t care if they consume at work.”

Sherman and Chase both consume marijuana at work, either in weekly brainstorming meetings or toward the end of the day.

“It definitely surfaces new ideas and a fresh take on things,” said Sherman.

Nice day for a WEED wedding! Couples flock to the world's first marijuana-themed bridal expo, complete with 'budtenders', pot-infused food, and even cannabis bouquets

• The Cannabis Wedding Expo was held on Sunday at Denver's Point Gallery
• Vendors showed attendees cannabis-focused options for food, drinks, gifts, flowers, and even photography
• Marijuana has been legal in the state of Colorado since January 2014

Marijuana-loving couples in Colorado now have the option of having their own cannabis-focused weddings that can even include a 'budtender' who doles out pot to guests.

Next time you’re in Aurora, Colo., stop by Good Chemistry. They don’t sell test tubes, Bunsen burners or chemistry kits for junior; they sell cannabis. And executives are billing the store as a “pioneer in the evolution of retail cannabis shopping and experience.”

A pioneer indeed, given the newfound recognition of this product category. The sleek store design, developed via a partnership between Michael Markowitz and Associates, Duffy and Partners and Tony Coleman Brand Design Retail Interiors, is intended to bring Good Chemistry’s brand strategy, values and commitments to life in every aspect of the dispensary.

Chuck Lorre is ready to add another show to his already impressive résumé.

The creator of The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Mike & Molly and Two and a Half Men is shopping a pot comedy, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Co-written by Lorre and David Javerbaum (The Daily Show) the spec script has been sent out to broadcast networks and is set at a legal marijuana dispensary in Colorado. The ensemble revolves around a group of potheads.

Out-of-state anti-drug crusaders are taking Colorado marijuana to court. Is it their last chance to stop pot before other states vote on retail cannabis?

Three of the four marijuana-centered lawsuits filed against Colorado officials and businesses were organized and at least partially funded by out-of-state anti-drug organizations and socially conservative law firms, a Denver Post analysis shows.

Only one lawsuit, filed by the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma, appears to be entirely homegrown.

In November 2015, voters in Pueblo, Colorado approved an additional excise tax on marijuana sales with 60-percent approval. The excise tax will begin in 2017, and will gradually increase until it reaches 5-percent in 2020. Of that increased tax, 50-percent will be set aside for scholarships.

The city of Pueblo accounts for 3-percent of the state’s total recreational marijuana sales. It also accounts for 20-percent of the states total production of marijuana. Leaders in the marijuana cultivation industry agree that the tax is a smart initiative.

Bec Koop, a 30-year-old florist living in Denver, Colorado, has been smoking weed for years. She has endometriosis and severe back pain, and has come to rely on marijuana for pain relief and relaxation. She never thought about combining her love for Mary Jane with her passion for other flowers — until one day, she had an epiphany.