The cannabis producer Cronos goes bananas after 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer...
Cronos, the Canadian cannabis producer, gained more than 15% Monday after getting an endorsement from the "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer.After Friday's closing bell, Cramer said the company was the...
View ArticleCory Booker kicked off his 2020 presidential campaign by calling for legal...
Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey on Friday announced he's running for president in 2020.In his first radio interview after announcing his campaign, Booker called for marijuana to be...
View ArticleBiotech, CBD drinks, and a hot vape company: Here's where all the top...
Business Insider spoke with some of the top marijuana VCs about their strategies for 2019.The VCs, including Poseidon's Morgan Paxhia and Canopy River's Narbe Alexandrian, pointed to ancillary tech, as...
View ArticleThe marijuana producer Aurora Cannabis is surging after its partner received...
Aurora Cannabis partner Radient Technologies has received a license that will allow it to get better quality CBD.Aurora shares surged more than 9% to their best level since November 7.Watch Aurora...
View ArticleSome women who use marijuana during pregnancy believe it's safer than...
A new, small study interviewed 25 women about their use of marijuana during pregnancy. The researchers found that the women had conflicting feelings about the drug.They perceived marijuana as natural...
View ArticleOne of UBS' top fixed-income executives in the US has left the firm and is...
A senior executive in UBS' fixed-income business in the US has left the firm.Daniel Swasbrook, formerly the head of foreign exchange, rates, and credit (FRC) distribution in the Americas, left toward...
View ArticleCannabis producer Aphria just rejected Green Growth Brands' $2 billion...
Aphria on Wednesday said it has rejected Green Growth Brands' hostile-takeover bid.Green Growth Brands late last month said it filed an offer to acquire all Aphria outstanding common shares through an...
View ArticleA top venture investor that's backed companies like Bird and TheRealReal...
Greycroft participated in a seed round for Prima, a CBD startup founded by the Honest Company cofounder Christopher Gavigan.Dana Settle, a Greycroft partner, told Business Insider how the firm got...
View ArticleOne of the largest US marijuana companies scooped up a fashion-forward brand...
Green Thumb Industries, a publicly traded chain of marijuana retailers, scooped up Beboe, a California brand known as the 'Hermes of Marijuana.'It's a bid to capture market share in one of the...
View ArticleKamala Harris admits she smoked marijuana in college even though she didn't...
Sen. Kamala Harris, a Democratic presidential candidate, admitted she smoked marijuana in college and that the drug "gives a lot of people joy" during a Monday radio interview.When Harris ran for...
View ArticleA New York private equity firm founded by JPMorgan and Guggenheim veterans is...
Tuatara Capital, a New York-based private equity fund, is raising $375 million for its second marijuana-focused fund, according to SEC filings.If the firm hits its target, it will be one of the largest...
View ArticleLuxury department store Barneys is opening a Beverly Hills head shop with...
Barneys New York is entering the cannabis industry with the opening of a head shop called The High End in its Beverly Hills store, according to The New York Times.The High End will offer luxe cannabis...
View ArticleAurora Cannabis tumbles after margins get squeezed by higher weed-production...
Cannabis producer Aurora Cannabis beat on the top line. The company said its margins were lower as production costs jumped and prices fell.It reiterated its guidance of achieving positive EBITDA...
View ArticleA man's heart attack may have been triggered by a cannabis lollipop that was...
A man had a heart attack and doctors think it was triggered by a cannabis lollipop. The lollipop contained more than 12 times the amount of THC found in a normal joint.THC is the chemical that makes...
View ArticleOne of the top marijuana venture capital firms is looking to raise over $100...
Altitude Investment Management is raising over $100 million for its second cannabis-focused fund, according to people familiar with the matter.The fund is a sizeable increase over its first $30 million...
View ArticleCanopy Growth is rallying after beating on revenue, thanks to huge...
Cannabis producer Canopy Growth reported third-quarter revenue that beat the Wall Street consensus estimate.But its adjusted EBITDA loss was worse than expected.It was the first time the company posted...
View ArticleCannabis producer Tilray is making a big bet on the world's largest hemp food...
Tilray announced Wednesday that will acquire Manitoba Harvest, the world's largest hemp food company, in a cash and stock deal.Tilray will pay 419 million Canadian dollars ($318 million).Tilray began...
View ArticleMore women are using marijuana while pregnant, but doctors aren't sure how it...
Research indicates that more people are using marijuana while pregnant.Some pregnant and breastfeeding people say they use the drug to deal with nausea, pain, or symptoms of perinatal depression.But...
View ArticleKamala Harris' father said she disgraced her Jamaican family by using a...
Sen. Kamala Harris' father criticized a joke she made referring to her Jamaican heritage in response to a question about marijuana, according to the news website Jamaica Global Online.When Harris was...
View ArticleLong-time NBA head coach Don Nelson looks a lot different in retirement and...
Long-time NBA head coach Don Nelson made an appearance at Oracle Arena to talk about his days with the Golden State Warriors. For those who don't follow the NBA closely, the Hall of Famer may be nearly...
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