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The Oakland superstore is only the start. weGrow will soon open two additional California stores and has ambitious plans to expand nationally. It already has about 75 weGrow franchise stores under contract (at $25,000 a pop) in Colorado, Michigan and Illinois. It expects to have an additional 65 franchise stores in California.

CANNABIS CULTURE - The Marijuana Conference, the first event covering business, legal, health, and the political issues surrounding the growing debate over marijuana, will take place on October 25 and 26 in New York City.

Under Proposition 19, the blurry line between the medical and the recreational marijuana user disappears overnight. Legitimate business interests would move in, displacing the ragtag troupe of entrepreneurs who supply marijuana to thousands, if not millions, of Californians.

Medical marijuana users in Tacoma, Washington attended the state's first cannabis farmers market last weekend. Organizers hope to continue the market on a monthly basis.