alcohol and marijuana

Is marijuana ‘recession-proof?’ Industry experts say yes – to a point – and alcohol might be a guide

On: March 24, 2020

The legal cannabis industry appears poised to enter uncharted waters: an economy engulfed by a full-fledged recession. The coronavirus is inflicting severe damage to the world economy, raising the specter of a major economic contraction, and some economy watchers – including Bank of America – have already asserted the U.S. isContinue Reading

The similarities between liquor and cannabis: Q&A with ex-Mike’s Hard Lemonade exec Anat Baron

On: June 5, 2019

Self-described “natural born risk-taker” Anat Baron made her mark as an executive with Mike’s Hard Lemonade and helped drive the startup beer competitor to national prominence between 2001 and 2004. For the past seven years, the entrepreneurial-minded Baron has been working on a new technology platform that she’s hoping willContinue Reading

Bruce Linton discusses deploying CA$5 billion, Canopy’s commitment to international growth

On: August 16, 2018

(This story has been updated from an earlier version.) Canopy Growth, a Canadian medical marijuana giant, is taking a massive 5 billion Canadian dollar ($3.8 billion) investment and going all in on worldwide medical and recreational cannabis business opportunities, the company’s CEO, Bruce Linton, said Thursday during an exclusive, wide-ranging question-and-answerContinue Reading

Four takeaways as Big Alcohol makes another foray into Canada’s cannabis market

On: May 23, 2018

Industry observers have predicted more moves by Big Alcohol into the Canadian marijuana market. And that business forecast continues to prove on point with the groundbreaking announcement that North America’s largest wine and spirits distribution company signed an agreement to become the exclusive product distributor for one of Canada’s largest licensedContinue Reading

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