How Lowell Herb Co. makes 4 million joints a year
Lowell Herb Co. is one of the largest retailers of pre-rolled joints in California. It sells over 4 million pre-rolls a year along with jarred flower.We visited the Lowell Herb Co. factory in Los...
View ArticleBlack market marijuana vapes containing substances like alcohol and caffeine...
A rash of mysterious, vaping-related lung illnesses has broken out across the U.S., with symptoms like difficulty breathing, chest pain, and vomiting. There have been 530 cases and seven deaths...
View ArticlePot stocks spike after House passes act protecting banks that work with...
On Wednesday the US House of Representatives passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act, which is designed to protect banks working with cannabis companies.Pot stocks spiked at the open on Thursday...
View ArticleMarijuana stocks have dominated the Toronto Stock Exchange for the last 3...
The Toronto Stock Exchange released a ranking of the top 30 performers over the last three years on Thursday. Two of the top 10 companies are cannabis companies, and two more serve the industry. The...
View ArticleHere are the top bankers raising money, putting together deals, and raking in...
Investment bankers have been making big money on cannabis-related deals, as cannabis companies race to go public and pursue splashy acquisitions.Business Insider compiled a list of the top dealmakers...
View ArticleCheck out our exclusive list of the top 10 banks making millions off of...
Investment bankers have been making big money on cannabis-related deals, as cannabis companies race to go public and pursue splashy acquisitions.Business Insider compiled a list of the top dealmakers...
View ArticleCULTIVATED: Here's who's raking in millions on cannabis deals, cannabis...
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View ArticleCannabis startup founders share 4 critical lessons they learned while raising...
Cannabis startups— both cannabis-tech and 'plant-touching' — have to get creative to raise money since THC is federally illegal in the US.Most large venture funds still won't touch the industry, so...
View ArticleThe FDA just leveled a stark warning against using any vapes containing THC...
The FDA is warning consumers not to use any THC-containing vapes, whether purchased on the street or in retail stores, amid a lung disease outbreak.So far, the lung disease outbreak has sickened 1,080...
View ArticleCULTIVATED: Square is getting into CBD, the FDA levels a stark warning...
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View ArticleCannabis e-commerce startup Tokr, which just raised $4 million in seed...
Tokr is an e-commerce startup that sells CBD and cannabis products direct-to-consumer.The company recently raised $4 million in a seed funding round led by cannabis-based private equity fund Merida...
View ArticleSonic Youth singer Kim Gordon says she was locked up in 'Disney Jail' after...
Punk rock singer Kim Gordon says she was once put in "Disney Jail" after being caught smoking weed at Disneyland.The Sonic Youth cofounder told The Guardian she was found by "Disney cops" back in the...
View ArticleWeed stocks plummet after Canadian cannabis company Hexo withdraws its profit...
Weed stocks fell on Thursday after Hexo, a Canadian cannabis company, withdrew its full-year revenue guidance at an investor event Thursday, citing market uncertainty.Shares of Hexo fell as much as 26%...
View ArticleCULTIVATED: MedMen's deal falls apart, Integrated CBD raises debt, and new...
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View Article'I’m not on it tonight': Bernie Sanders insists he’s not 'on' medical...
Sen. Bernie Sanders joked that he wasn't "on" marijuana when asked about his health during Tuesday night's Democratic debate. After CNN host Erin Burnett attempted to change the debate topic to the...
View ArticleHere's how the largest and most powerful Wall Street banks are cautiously...
Some of the largest Wall Street banks are starting to sniff around the cannabis industry, despite THC being federally illegal.Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Credit Suisse have helped cannabis-related...
View ArticleOne year after Canada legalized weed, figures suggest a large number of...
Canada legalized cannabis in October 2018, becoming the first G7 country to do so. Figures show that a large number of Canadians still buy their weed from the black market one year after legalization....
View ArticleCULTIVATED: How the largest Wall Street banks are cautiously opening their...
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View ArticleIsrael, Russia, and the US are in a diplomatic standoff over a 26-year-old...
A 26-year-old American-Israeli woman who was arrested at a Moscow airport with nine and a half grams of marijuana in April was sentenced on Friday to seven and a half years of prison in Russia on drug...
View ArticleHere's everything you need to know about CBD, the cannabis compound that's in...
Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a key compound in cannabis plants, though it doesn't cause marijuana's high.CBD is being added to foods, drinks and creams. The evidence for many wellness claims about CBD is...
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