Author: Alan Brochstein, CFA

Canadian Cannabis Producer Hydropothecary Sells to Public Company

In a first-of-its-kind type of transaction, a U.S. publicly-traded company has acquired a Canadian licensed producer of cannabis, Hydropothecary, on the morning after the change in the government leadership that suggests the...
- October 20th, 2015 at 10:17 am

Cannabis Trading Exchange Seed CX Scores Funding

  Seed CX is currently raising capital to fund the development of its cannabis derivatives trading platform.  It applied to the CFTC this summer and intends to trade hemp...
- October 19th, 2015 at 8:51 am

The Cannabist Will Honor Colorado Cannabis Businesses

The Denver Post’s cannabis-focused media property, The Cannabist, will present its inaugural Cannabist Business Awards in December, with a goal to “recognize businesses that are excelling Colorado’s marijuana industry and...
- October 16th, 2015 at 12:48 pm

Canadian Cannabis Industry Execs See Bright Future

One of the highlights of the National Cannabis Summit in Denver was the 90-minute panel entitled “Investing in the Canadian Cannabis Sector”.  The participants included the CEO of merchant...
- October 15th, 2015 at 10:43 am

CannLabs Delays Disclosures to its Shareholders and the SEC

Publicly-traded CannLabs (OTC:  CANL), which operates what the company claims is the leading Colorado cannabis testing lab, continues to generate significant controversy.  Last week, it disclosed that its founder and...
- October 7th, 2015 at 5:38 pm

The First and Last Tweed Annual Report

Last week, Tweed, Inc., which is set to become Canopy Growth Corp following its acquisition of Bedrocan Cannabis, issued its annual report for the year ending March 31, 2015....
- September 19th, 2015 at 2:59 pm