California-based KushCo Holdings, a diversified marijuana company specializing in packaging and other products and services, closed on a $34 million stock funding that comes on the heels of a similar direct offering last June. KushCo plans to use the latest funding much as it did its $36 million June raise – to fund workingContinue Reading
Today the Dutch government voted in favor of starting trials with a regulated supply chain for the coffeeshops. It is an unprecedented move, as never before has the supply chain been regulated. Until these trials, all coffeeshops were dealing with the black market for their supplies. Regulated coffeeshop supply chain trialsContinue Reading
British Columbia-based Tilray plans to buy Natura Naturals Holdings for up to 70 Million Canadian dollars ($52 million) to significantly increase its Canadian cannabis footprint. Natura Naturals – a subsidiary of Natura Naturals Holdings – owns one of Canada’s 126 cannabis cultivation licenses. Under the terms of the definitive agreement,Continue Reading
Canadian medical cannabis companies are increasingly looking internationally for acquisitions to tap growth while consolidation in the country’s marijuana sector continues to steam ahead. Last year, 140 U.S. cannabis companies were targets of mergers and acquisitions, a substantial increase over 2017’s 86, according to data compiled by Viridian Capital AdvisorsContinue Reading
As the cannabis industry continues its trajectory towards mainstream American culture, so does the ever-growing world of cannabis media. Aside from the increased attention to cannabis from major networks like NBC and CNN (where the famed Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been singing the plant’s praises from the rooftops), YouTube also overflows withContinue Reading
A federal judge ruled that the New Mexico State Fair violated the First Amendment rights of medical marijuana company Ultra Health in restricting its proposed educational booth for the 2017 event. Marissa Novel, Ultra Health’s communications manager, said the company was “elated” with the decision and has found that educating theContinue Reading
California’s fully legal recreational marijuana market is now more than a year old, but is it maturing? Sort of. California Marijuana Notebook: Track-and-trace launch & new legislative session begins is a post from: Marijuana Business Daily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs Read More: California MarijuanaContinue Reading
The honest truth is that most cannabis cookbooks follow the same form and format. The first few chapters are usually spent illuminating the basics of cannabis, from dosage, decarboxyation and terpenes to tips for picking and pairing strains with recipes. What makes each of these culinary efforts distinct is theContinue Reading
Puerto Rico’s medical marijuana companies have lost their only banking solution, forcing them to conduct business in cash. Tu Coop, an in-state credit union, had been providing banking to MMJ firms as part of the cooperative sector, which is regulated by local authorities, according to Caribbean Business. Caribbean Business said IsraelContinue Reading
U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has given a new medical marijuana law his stamp of approval, making the territory the latest Caribbean jurisdiction to open its doors to cannabis businesses and potential new tourism opportunities. The move has been years in the making, with voters having favored medical cannabisContinue Reading
