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Cannabis investors can't afford to miss the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, a premier gathering of investors and entrepreneurs painting an honest picture of the opportunities and challenges in cannabis investing. Space is limited—get your tickets before they sell out. Ahead of...

When he’s not turning down pitches on "Shark Tank," businessman, investor and author Daymond John motivates and mentors aspiring entrepreneurs around the world. On Tuesday, John presented a keynote address at JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM)'s Chase For Business Conference...

The Inception Companies, the private investment firm behind Medmen Enterprises Inc (CNSX: MMEN) (OTC: MMNFF) and several other cannabis ventures, announced the launch of the Inception REIT (I-REIT) to provide the cannabis industry with real estate debt and equity capital solutions. REITs, or real...

If there were any lingering doubts about Tiger Woods' popularity, they weren’t evident at the PGA Championship Sunday in St. Louis. The golfing legend may not have won, but he stole the show and virtually of all thunder from eventual winner Brooks Koepka. The Tiger Woods 'halo effect...

Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been on the move this week, surging as high as $387.46 following a tweet by CEO Elon Musk that he had “funding secured” to take the company private at a price of $420 per share. In the days following Musk’s tweet, however, Wall Street demonstrated...

It’s the last week before the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, the premier gathering of cannabis entrepreneurs and investors in North America, which will take place in Toronto next Thursday and Friday. El Grupo Daabon, the largest organic agriculture company in South America, ...

“Wonder Women Of Weed” is a show co-hosted by Javier Hasse and Adelia Carrillo, featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. #WWoW is brought to you by a collaborative effort that includes Benzinga, Industry Power Women and Direct Cannabis...

Cannabis is slowly taking root in increasingly tolerant communities. The incremental decriminalization or legalization of cannabis across the world has fed an expanding international market trading the plant, its extracts and its end products. "2018 has seen a lot of trends in cannabis, but...

Cannabis investors can't afford to miss the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, a premier gathering of investors and entrepreneurs painting an honest picture of the opportunities and challenges in cannabis investing. Space is limited—get your tickets before they sell out. Ahead of...

Cannabis investors can't afford to miss the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, a premier gathering of investors and entrepreneurs painting an honest picture of the opportunities and challenges in cannabis investing. Space is limited—get your tickets before they sell out. Ahead of...

Back-to-school season could be an ugly one, according to an industry expert. Many smaller activewear brands like Reebok, Fila and Puma have been performing, but for the industry to do well as a whole, NPD Group's Matt Powell said big brands need to be showing growth. “We...

A few months ago, Benzinga visited several countries in South America and subsequently published an article explaining why cannabis investors’ interest in the region, especially in Colombia, was about to spike. In the weeks that followed, numerous U.S. and Canada-based marijuana companies...

When Cassandra Farrington quit her job in 2010 as a vice president at Citigroup (NYSE: C), she had no intention of launching a sprawling media operation focused solely on cannabis. After all, at the time the product was legal for recreational use in exactly zero U.S. states. The plan was for her...

Wall Street analysts, investors and customers all seem to share enthusiasm for Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s third-quarter report.  The Analyst Piper Jaffray analyst Mike Olson reiterated an Overweight rating on Apple and raised the price target from $214 to $218. He commented on the...

This was a big week for cannabis legalization on the international plane, with the country of Georgia decriminalizing cannabis use and possession though a court ruling, and the Argentine province of Jujuy announcing the local government would start producing marijuana for medicinal and...