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Cannabis discovery marketplace Leafly aims to help more than 125 million people discover cannabis this year. Their ecommerce tools help shoppers make informed purchase decisions and empower cannabis …

Cannabis could bring Germany $5 billion a year.

Legalizing cannabis could bring Germany annual tax revenues and cost savings of about 4.7 billion euros ($5.34 billion) and create 27,000 new jobs.

Imp…

GABY Founder, President and CEO Margot Micallef of vertically integrated cannabis company GABY Inc. has ambitious growth plans for the California market.

GABY is a California-focused retailer with it…

Delivery of food and alcohol boomed during the pandemic, and some think cannabis is next, especially with hopes for federal legalization.

California-based cannabis delivery app Eaze, which saw new cu…

MainStem’s founders, a strategist and a cultivator, were inspired by the exciting, albeit challenging, opportunity to join an industry from the ground up and knew it would be the combination of their…

Thousands of Canadian #marijuana industry workers have lost or left their jobs since early 2020. Some large, licensed producers shrank their workforces almost as fast as they built them.

All told, ro…

Pantry Food Co. was conceived in partnership with the creative services agency Green Street, which is 50% owned by Gary Vaynerchuk.

Pantry has also partnered with award-winning chefs, Frank Castronov…

When we look at market share trends over the last few years, we notice that market share of Pre-Rolls in Canadian markets is much higher than in US markets.

Over the last year market share of Pre-Rol…

A global inventor & entrepreneur with 30+ years facilitating China manufacturing and over 600 products brought to market. Directed international product launches, built 70+ large scale projects in Ch…

The highest returning #cannabis sector is Biotech/Pharma which has an estimated 13% gain YTD.

The lowest returning sector is #Hemp with an approximate 45% loss YTD. Sector M&A activity is up sharply …

Harvest Direct Enterprises, LLC (“HDE”) is a #cannabis biotech and #intellectualproperty development company & the first company in the world to develop a manufacturing method: LACY (Lossless Activat…

Episode 824 of the #TalkingHedge sits down with Jessica Lukas, Sr VP Commercial Development at BDSA and John Manlove, Founder & CEO of Apex Trading to discuss retail & wholesale cannabis data and pri…

Publicist with 5+ years of experience working with clients from hospitality, entertainment, and tech industries to bring them exposure in print, radio, television, and social media, in addition to ev…

#RSO #FECO #SOPs Matthew Friedlander is the owner and CEO of Skagit Organics, a state licensed cannabis company founded with the purpose of serving the medical cannabis community within the Washingto…

Total capital raised YTD in 2021 is $11.3B, averaging $48.2M with only one debt issue closed for a total proceed of $150 million.

US equity raises are up 109%, and US debt raises are up 7,735% compar…

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co. informed its brokerage clients they’ll no longer be allowed to purchase cannabis-related stocks and securities. & Canadian cannabis producer Tilray has seen around …

Elad Barrak is an experienced leader in business development and fundraising with a demonstrated history of success, including Voyager's proprietary dispenser and pod technology- prepared to give you…

After spending nearly two decades in the hospitality industry, Jon Spadafora pivoted to the cannabis industry in 2015, building out the initial brand and marketing strategy for Veritas Fine Cannabis.

As cannabis regulation rolls on, more people are treating cannabis usage as a social activity to be shared not just with friends but strangers too.

Something akin to lounges crossed with dispensaries…

Bryan Buckley is an accomplished sales and operations leader. Distinguished background in leadership, policy, training, management, operations and strategic decision making. Adept in negotiation, all…