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The origins of marijuana's annual holiday are shrouded in myth but widely thought to be code for 4:20pm, the meeting time at which a few stoners would gather at a designated location to smoke. No longer is that the case, as nursery and garden center crowds grow larger each day. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

The term 'home-grown' used to have a negative connotation in cannabis circles. It meant the pot lacked potency, sophistication and depth. No longer is that the case, as nursery and garden center crowds grow larger each day. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

Rebranding the Medical Marijuana Industry, Cheryl Shuman, CEO of Green Asset International, Inc., announced a $100 million fund for the investment and acquisition of cannabis-related businesses. The announcement seems to signal that institutional money managers are ready to take a serious look at the possibilities of a new 'green' economy. The medicinal cannabis industry's estimated worth in 2011 was $1.7 billion. Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

Cannabis clubs in San Jose, Medical Marijuana, Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

Medical Marijuana, Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.

Medical Marijuana, Read the latest features and columns from the South Bay's Metro Newspaper, and find information on upcoming events, lifestyle, the arts and more.