Events

Key players in the cannabis industry shared their views on emerging market opportunities in the sector at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Toronto. Common themes among the execs were the importance of finding good partners, focusing on diversity and expanding brands. Supreme Cannabis...

Below is a list of notable corporate events for the week beginning August 20. Note, this list is not comprehensive and all dates are subject to change. All times are ET. Monday Investor Events Analyst IPO Quiet Period Expirations for: Pinduoduo Inc (NASDAQ: PDD), Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc (NASDAQ...

Five cannabis industry executives laid out their business models and viewpoints Friday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Toronto. Here's what MedMen, Acreage Holdings, 4Front, MediPharm and Cordova Cann had to say. MedMen: Staking Out Territory Zoning laws and regulations are...

Regulations, reporting requirements and talent are three of the challenges in scaling a cannabis business, according to executives who discussed the topic Friday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Toronto. Competition The laws and restrictions pertaining to cannabis create...

By Etan Vlessing Over the last two years, Canadian cannabis producer Aurora Cannabis (OTC: ACBFF) has become a $5-billion stock market darling thanks to a dizzying string of deals. But Mark Lakmaaker, vice president of investor relations at Edmonton-based Aurora, told the Benzinga Cannabis Capital...

By Etan Vlessing President Donald Trump's support of potential legislation to end the federal ban on marijuana in the U.S. is a prelude to American entertainment brands buying up Canadian assets to exploit an inevitable legalized recreational cannabis market south of the border, according...

Six cannabis executives gave investors their elevator pitch in demos Friday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Toronto.  Ianthus: ‘The Tide Is Turning’ Ianthus Capital Holdings Inc. (OTC: ITHUF), a vertically integrated cannabis operating company with operations in six...

Three panelists at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference discussed the role of social justice in the marijuana industry on Friday in Toronto. Despite their diverse experiences and personal exposure to cannabis, each panelist had one theme in common: the consumption of cannabis doesn't harm,...

Tim Seymour is a member of CNBC's "Fast Money" team, but on Friday he was leading a panel discussion at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference. The panel members were: Vridian Capital Advisors Vice President Harrison Phillips. Arcview Ventures General Partner Jeanne Sullivan....

What’s the biggest opportunity in cannabis? According to two presenters at the first-ever Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Toronto, it comes down to one word: brands. The emerging nature of the cannabis industry has led to a vacuum of sorts. There are no Cokes. No Pepsis. No brands...

Industry leaders including Liberty Health Sciences, Tidal Royalty, Organigram and Mjardin discussed the future of medical marijuana Friday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference. Liberty Health Sciences Liberty Health Sciences (OTC: LHSIF) CEO George Scorsis said his company is one of the...

By Etan Vlessing Pure Global Cannabis (OTC: PRCNF) has launched an aggressive growth strategy beyond Canada to establish itself as a international force in the cannabis business, Stephen Pynn, the company's vice president of corporate development, said Friday at the Benzinga Cannabis...

The cannabis industry has a data problem. Because cannabis has so many uses — medical, recreational, industrial — there are a lot of channels to keep track of. But every industry has their own way of doing things, and none of the data was uniform. New Frontier Data sought to change that...

Several marquee Latin American economies have been affected by electoral politics this year, namely Brazil and Mexico, the region's two largest economies. Mexico recently held national elections and Brazil is slated to do so in October. What's getting lost in the region's electoral...