Startups struggle to raise capital generally, but for cannabis startups it’s even more difficult given stigma issues and federal illegality, which reduce the number of investors willing to consider...
Exclusive Interview with Jason Zandberg of PI Financial With Canada’s Liberal Party prepared to table legislation to legalize cannabis for adult use next week, we checked in with Jason...
Exclusive Interview with Dan Kriznic, CEO Invictus MD Strategies (TSXV: IMH) (OTC: IVITF) (FRA: 8IS) announced its entry into Canada’s medical cannabis production market through its 1/3 acquisition of...
Let’s face it, when it comes to cannabis stocks, Canada continues to crush the United States, where federal illegality makes it more difficult to operate and to raise capital....
After the close of business Friday, Terra Tech (OTC: TRTC) issued a press release, filed its 10-K and hosted a conference call (replay) to discuss 2016 results and...
Earlier this month, we reported that two entities formed by the estate of Jimi Hendrix had filed suit against Leon Hendrix, brother of the deceased rock legend, and Andrew Pitsicalis...
The Roland George Investments Program (RGIP), a student-managed portfolio worth $3.5 million at Stetson University in Florida, is investing in the cannabis industry. The program, headed by Dr. K.C....
After a two month pause in growth following the November elections, Nevada medical cannabis patient growth jumped by 4.1% in February to 26,519. This follows 0.3% growth in December...
Golden Leaf Holdings (CSE: GLH) (OTC: GLDFF) has been busy this week in terms of business development. The company, which is based in Canada but has operations in Oregon,...
The 29th annual ROTH Conference, which is sponsored by Roth Capital Partners and took place in Dana Point, California over the past few days, included over 500 companies and over...
Editor’s note: On March 16th, Aphria filed on SEDI that it had bought back the 500K shares at $0.74 on March 13th Just thirteen weeks after agreeing to pay $1.40 for...
Nearly seven months after announcing the acquisition, Medicine Man Technologies (OTC: MDCL) will close its deal to buy Pono Publishing and Success Nutrients, with an effective date of March 1. In...
Most investors are familiar with Aphria (TSXV: APH) (OTC: APHQF) as a leading licensed producer in Canada, but many may not realize that it is rapidly building a substantial portfolio of...
When Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (OTC: TWMJF) reported its FY17-Q3 ending 12/31/16 earlier this month, it did not include the results from Mettrum, as the acquisition didn’t close until January...
Cannabis stocks are off to a strong start in 2017, but, after peaking on Tuesday, they have given up some of the gains over the past two days. The...
The New York State Medical Marijuana Program updated its website today and revealed that it will be registering five more organizations. The program’s initial licenses were awarded to Bloomfield...
Earlier this week, we highlighted a story published on Leafly regarding lobbying efforts by GW Pharma (NASDAQ: GWPH). Leafly’s Bruce Barcott discovered that GW Pharma and its U.S. subsidiary,...
After a boom in the stock prices of Canadian licensed producers (LPs) in 2016 that left the average stock up more than 355%, the sector is performing very well...
ETF Managers Group, based in Summit, New Jersey, has filed an initial registration statement for what could be the first cannabis exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Emerging AgroSphere ETF. The...
Executives at many publicly-traded cannabis companies have been selling stock aggressively since the market rally began in September. We had previously reported substantial insider activity at General Cannabis (OTC:...
Most cannabis investors are familiar with the bull market in Canadian licensed producers (LPs), with 2016 performance of better than 200% gains in each of the publicly-traded companies for...
One of the cannabis industry’s most successful entrepreneurs, Mike “BigMike” Straumietis, the founder and CEO of Advanced Nutrients, was planning a huge Super Bowl party, but, facing pressure from...
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference & Festivals, a major gathering in Austin, TX that will celebrate its 31st anniversary this year, is known for allowing attendees to discover the...
ScottsMiracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) reported its FY17-Q1 results for the quarter ending 12/31/16 on January 31st, with sales of $247mm in what is a seasonally slow quarter rising 27%. Driving the...
Investing in the cannabis industry continues to become more mainstream, with interest gathering even among investment professionals. The CFA Society San Francisco will be hosting “The Business of Bud:...
