Patrick Wagner

Chris Violas is the co-founder and CEO of BLAZE, a cannabis software platform that processes about $3 billion worth of cannabis transactions annually for more than 1,700 retailers.

In May 2015, Rocco Del Priore landed his dream job as a software engineer at Apple.

After nearly 20 years in cannabis, Sara Brittany Somerset is still fighting for legalization, for normalization and for the yet unrealized potential of medical cannabis.

At some point in his cannabis career, Jonny Griffis has held nearly every position imaginable. It's given him a comprehensive understanding of the industry, from cultivation to sales to compliance, helping him work his way up to president of True North Collective, a cultivator and manufacturer with about 50 full-time employees.

Years before most of the industry was talking about myrcene, limonene and caryophyllene, Chris Campagna recognized terpenes were the “secret sauce” when it came to cannabis quality.

Before a dispensary opens its doors, before a founder secures financing, and before a customer makes their first purchase, government has already shaped much of what the cannabis industry will become.

Carbon-negative, well-insulated, sustainable, inexpensive and built to last — homes built with hempcrete look to be the sensible, greener alternative to traditional houses built with modern building materials. Dash Hemp and Tiny Hemp Homes have partnered to give a hands-on, two-day educational event led by hempcrete expert Wade Atteberry for those interested in learning how to build with the all-natural material.

Senior editor Patrick Wagner ventures offline and outside to meet retailers IRL

Marijuana Venture's kicked off the fall season in style with its return to Eastern Washington to host its annual Spokane Interchange on September 1-2.

After a successful return to Michigan earlier this year, Marijuana Venture and MiCIA are hosting Interchange Detroit on September 23-24 at the SOHO Banquet & Event Center in Westland, Michigan.