In the last week, and specifically the last twenty four hours, several new stories have emerged that raise the stakes for The Cannabis Industry by the Vaping Crisis. One story begs the question of whether the industry has the ability to self-regulate. Leafy reports in their story released yesterday titled “California vape maker Kushy Punch caught making […]
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Leafly Hires Veteran Product Executive Leslie Grandy as Chief Product Officer
PRESS RELEASE SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Leafly, the world’s leading destination to help people discover, find and buy cannabis, today announced the hiring of Leslie Grandy, a veteran product executive experienced in global markets, to the role of Chief Product Officer. As CPO, Grandy will lead product development for Leafly’s array of consumer and business products. “Leslie […]
Leafly Appoints Former Amazon Executive Tim Leslie as New CEO to Lead World’s Leading Cannabis Information Resource and Technology Company
PRESS RELEASE SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Leafly, the world’s leading technology platform that helps customers around the world find and discover the cannabis product that is right for them, today announced the hiring of Tim Leslie, a 20-year veteran of Amazon, to the role of Chief Executive Officer. As Leafly CEO, Tim will guide the company’s vision […]
Shatter, Batter and Wax: How Cannabis Extracts Come to Be
SOME TIME AROUND the mid-aughts, folks in the weed industry began to notice a shift in the market. Pot smokers were smoking less, and dabbing more—heating the plant’s oily extracts to inhale high concentrations of hallmark marijuana molecules like THC. Extracts, which go by names including shatter, batter, wax, dabs, and honey, weren’t just stronger […]
Privateer Holdings Closes $100+ Million Funding Round, Announces $5 Million Equity Pledge
PRESS RELEASE Firm’s founders pledge $5 million worth of their personal equity stakes in the firm, which will grow over time, to help repair generations of harm in the United States, Canada, and globally SEATTLE – Privateer Holdings, the world’s leading private equity firm investing exclusively in legal cannabis, today announced the completion of its […]
After nearly seven “dog years”, Privateer Holdings racks up a bunch of significant firsts
Brendan Kennedy and Privateer Holdings founding partner, Christian Groh, are childhood friends with blue-chip resumes, who were an unlikely pair of cannabis moguls. After seven years of key acquisitions and start-ups, the Privateer team has blazed a trail of firsts in the industry. They are fueled by the data and intelligence provided by their first […]