PRESS RELEASE Accomplished Cannabis Investment Team Adds Operations and Institutional Investing Experience January 14, 2021, Chicago, IL and Phoenix, AZ – Bengal Capital announced today that Josh Rosen, co-founder, former CEO and current Chairman of 4Front Ventures (CSE: FFNT), has joined the firm as a Managing Partner. “Bengal has been immersed in the cannabis industry […]
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Perkins Coie Adds Director of Public Policy for National Cannabis Industry Association Andrew J. Kline as Senior Counsel
PRESS RELEASE DENVER (January 12, 2021) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Andrew J. Kline has joined the firm in Denver as a senior counsel in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice and Cannabis Law Industry Group. Kline brings a rare combination of public policy, cannabis law, coalition building and prosecutorial expertise to the firm, following […]
NBA to continue policy of not testing players for marijuana
We all see which way this issue is trending, right? While marijuana is still on its banned substance list, the NBA and players union agree to terms that would not text players in the Orlando restart bubble for pot. That is going to carry over to this season, reports Ben Dowsett. Marijuana legalization is becoming […]
University of the Sciences will launch more medical marijuana courses
A career in the medical marijuana industry might only be a few short classes away. The University of the Sciences last week announced three new online certificate programs on weed that expand short-term education options for medical providers, business leaders, and retail associates looking to join the rapidly growing industry. Andrew Peterson, the executive director […]
Marijuana vending machines coming to Massachusetts
A new kind of vending machine is coming to Massachusetts — a self-checkout kiosk for cannabis dispensaries. Boston-based anna, which also has a presence in Colorado, announced this week that it would deploy its self-checkout products in two Colorado dispensaries this week. The company is expected to launch in Massachusetts in September, deploying 14 units […]
Canada’s Aurora Cannabis surges after making a CBD deal to enter the lucrative U.S. market
Aurora Cannabis has agreed to buy U.S.-based CBD company Reliva, giving the struggling Canadian company a business foothold in America. Shares of Aurora closed off nearly 13% ahead of the Wednesday afternoon announcement. The stock surged higher in after-hours trading. However, over the past 12 months, Aurora has lost nearly 90% of its stock market value […]
Marijuana delivery in Massachusetts: Team from alcohol delivery site Drizly launches Lantern, e-commerce cannabis site
The team at Drizly, a Boston-based alcohol e-commerce marketplace, has launched a new company to deliver marijuana. Lantern is the first on-demand cannabis e-commerce company in Massachusetts, according to a news release. While it was started by the team at Drizly, the two companies are separate. The company is starting with delivery of cannabis to certified medical […]
How weed became ‘whatever’: Leagues are ditching old policies
Ricky Williams smoked marijuana a few times in high school, and a couple of times when he played football for the University of Texas. But the first time he noticed the drug helped him relax was during his senior year of college. “I had a really bad breakup with my girlfriend,” Williams said. “And she […]
N.F.L. Bows to Marijuana’s New Status
The 10-year labor agreement between the N.F.L. and players union that was ratified on March 15 is filled with dozens of incremental changes, most notably the one-percentage-point increase in the share of league revenue that the players will receive. One of the biggest overhauls in the agreement, though, was a change the league had long resisted: loosening […]
Cannabis Use Reached All-Time High in March Amid Lockdown Measures
Cannabis use hit an all-time high in March as lockdown measures spread across the U.S., giving people more free time with less to do. A March survey of 2,500 consumers by Cowen & Co. found that 33% had tried cannabis at some point in their lives, a record high. For the past month, 12.8% of […]
