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High Times today announced its Regulation A+ initial public offering that allows investors the opportunity to purchase High Times shares\u00a0ahead of its planned Nasdaq stock market listing scheduled for later this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an exciting day for us,\u201d High Times CEO Adam Levin said through a press release. \u201cWe want to give the High Times faithful as well as the broader cannabis industry a chance to share in this incredible moment where High Times transforms into a multi-platform, multi-dimensional public enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was important to me that this offering be open to anyone who wants to join this historic moment, not just those with big brokerage accounts,\u201d Levin continues. \u201cWe\u2019re becoming one of the first cannabis-focused companies publicly traded on the Nasdaq. We got here in no small part because of our incredible audience, people who have been supporting High Times for decades. As interest in cannabis grows and legalization spreads, so too will High Times.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Regulation A+<\/a> filing allows investors to buy common stock shares in the iconic cannabis media and entertainment company ahead of its planned Nasdaq stock market listing.\u00a0Investors can buy<\/a> one of the first cannabis-related stocks expected to go public.<\/p>\n The company\u2019s Regulation A+ shares are set<\/a> at a value of $11, a 10 percent discount from the anticipated Nasdaq opening price.<\/p>\n Photo Courtesy of High Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hightimes Holding Co<\/a>. took controlling interest in the High Times family of brands in April 2017. The press release states, \u201cit has since invested heavily to expand its events division both domestically and internationally as well as invested significantly in both acquired and internally developed intellectual property,\u201d including High Times Records.<\/p>\n \u201cHigh Times does not distribute cannabis or cannabis-infused products, instead focusing on media, events and lifestyle experiences tied to legal cannabis culture,\u201d the press release reads.<\/p>\n Speaking exclusively to Cannabis Now, Levin said, \u201cHigh Times is a unique company as it is the most well-known brand in cannabis but is often associated with the highest quality product available in the industry.\u201d Referring to the product that is selected as Cannabis Cup winners, Levin says, \u201c[High Times] is associated with the best of the best product available\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cHigh Times plans to leverage capital from the public offering to further expand publishing, events\u00a0and licensing, invest in video and audio content and add more products,\u201d the press release says.<\/p>\n PHOTO Gage Skidmore<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The news comes after the Company recently announced that\u00a0Vicente Fox<\/a>, former President of Mexico and long-time champion of medical and other benefits of legalized marijuana, is joining the High Times board.<\/p>\n \u201cVicente Fox Quesada brings international relationships and decades of experience in business, politics, and policy,\u201d Levin said in the release. \u201cHe is a proven leader and global statesman whose unique experience, perspectives, and connections will be invaluable for High Times as we expand overseas, online, and into so many new areas. We\u2019re fortunate he has decided to join our leadership team.\u201d<\/p>\n At a time when countries such as Uruguay<\/a> and Canada fully legalize cannabis use and other international markets relax regulations,\u00a0Fox\u2019s addition brings a prominent global leader to the company.<\/p>\n \u201cRegulation A+ allows all my brothers and sisters in the revolution we\u2019re creating to buy a piece of the first public company in the business of cannabis,\u201d Fox told Cannabis Now. \u201cThis industry is taking off and High Times is right in the middle of it. Reg. A+ is the mechanism that allows any of us, from long-time High Times readers to newcomers in the cannabis business, to invest in this industry in a smart way.\u201d<\/p>\n Currently, cannabis has been legalized for at least some uses in 28 states and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n \u201cThe High Times IPO marks a milestone in the history of cannabis legitimacy,\u201d says\u00a0Eugenio Garcia<\/a>, co-founder of Cannabis Now magazine and founder of HEMP magazine<\/a>. \u201cFreedom of speech is given its rightful opportunity to raise capital and educate people everywhere on the legitimate benefits of the cannabis and hemp plants.\u201d<\/p>\n TELL US<\/b>, have you invested in cannabis?<\/p>\n The post EXCLUSIVE: High Times IPO Shares Available Ahead of Nasdaq Listing<\/a> appeared first on Cannabis Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n
High Times today announced its Regulation A+ initial public offering that allows investors the opportunity to purchase High Times shares\u00a0ahead of its planned Nasdaq stock market listing scheduled for later this year. \u201cThis is an exciting day for us,\u201d High Times CEO Adam Levin said through a press release. \u201cWeContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":27052,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[890,50,170,4645,4646,168,4647,879,3072,4648],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27051"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27051"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27053,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27051\/revisions\/27053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}High Times, Higher Ambitions<\/h4>\n
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