Day: September 14, 2017 (Page 2)

Eaze, a canna-centric technology company in San Francisco, has raised $27 million in Series B financing. The raise was led by Bailey Capital, according to a news release, with additional funding by DCM Ventures, Kaya Ventures and FJ Labs. Eaze’s latest funding round brings the company’s total financing to $52Continue Reading

Medical cannabis just found an unlikely ally in Utah Republican Orrin Hatch. Hatch, who has served in the U.S. Senate since 1977, has introduced the Marijuana Effective Drug Study Act of 2017 (MEDS Act), according to Fortune. If approved by Congress, the bipartisan measure would ease barriers to research into theContinue Reading

One year ahead of adult-use marijuana legalization, Canada’s licensed producers continue to bolster their inventories of cannabis, according to fresh data from Health Canada. Despite the stockpiling, LPs still have a long way to go to meet anticipated recreational and medical demand. Adult-use legalization is scheduled to take effect inContinue Reading

By Omar Sacirbey A Colorado-based credit union believes it may have the solution to marijuana businesses’ banking issues, one that it hopes will be available in six states by the end of this year and about 20 by the end of 2018. Sundie Seefried – the CEO of Partner ColoradoContinue Reading

Arkansas medical marijuana program is facing a lack of doctors willing to recommend cannabis to patients. As the old saw says, horses dragged to cool streams can’t be forced to stand and sip. But what about thirsty horses who know there’s water? They can hear it! Everyone’s talking about it!Continue Reading

Some fundamentally good news for the American cannabis industry: Adult marijuana use is steadily increasing. That’s according to findings from two different studies – the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and a report from the Public Health Institute. The National Survey found that, in 2016: Nearly 21% ofContinue Reading