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Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference Presents: Keynote Speaker Dennis O'Malley
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 1:39pm | 583Read More...Dennis O'Malley has become a major figure in the cannabis industry. The Caliva CEO — set to deliver the keynote at the Virtual Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference on June 1 at 10 a.m. — is in charge of what's believed to be one of the largest players in the...
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'It's Legal': Today Show Visits Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference For Report On Baby Boomers, Pot
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 5:54pm | 479Read More...This past week, investors, executives and thought leaders converged at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach resort to network and exchange visions for the cannabis industry during the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference. NBC’s Today Show subsidiary visited the conference as part of a...
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Cannabis Retail Sales Rise 13%, Hitting $589 Million In Legalized US Markets
Friday, February 28, 2020 - 2:22pm | 458Read More...Legalized marijuana sales in the five-largest markets rose 4% from November, reaching a combined $589.3 million, a 13% rise year-over-year. That’s according to the December Cannabis Retail Price Index (CPI), the latest report from cannabinoid market research firm BDS Analytics. The figure is...
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Social Equity In Cannabis: 'This Is The Way That Our Industry Is Expanding'
Thursday, February 27, 2020 - 2:50pm | 859Read More...“Social equity in cannabis has to look like America.” That’s how Steve Hawkins, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project, kicked off a conversation on social equity this week at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference at the Fountainbleau Miami Beach. Benefiting...
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Seed Funding: 8 Cannabis Companies Looking For Investors
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 5:40pm | 1132Read More...Cannabis 10x, a company that helps investors and companies find each other, hosted a round of investor pitches on the second day of the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami Beach. Kadenwood Consumer brands will win the cannabis space in the long run, said Kadenwood CEO Erick Dickens...
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GrowGeneration To Acquire 'Tremendous Hydroponic Operation' Healthy Harvest
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 4:51pm | 215Read More...GrowGeneration Corp (NASDAQ: GRWG), a chain of retail hydroponic and organic garden centers with 26 locations, announced Wednesday that the company has purchased the assets of Healthy Harvest, which GrowGeneration said is the largest hydroponic operation in the Southeast region. With...
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It's A Buyer's Market In Cannabis Stocks, But The Game Has Changed Dramatically
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 9:15am | 570Read More...It’s no secret investing in the cannabis space has been like navigating a minefield in the last year, but some of the top investors in the sector believe the downturn in the Canadian cannabis market in the past year has created opportunities in the U.S. market. Tim Seymour, CIO of Seymour...
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The Council For Federal Cannabis Regulation Launches, Targets CBD Regulation First
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 - 8:20am | 497Read More...Cannabis industry leaders are launching the Council for Federal Cannabis Regulation. The goal of this independent, tax-exempt nonprofit is to help cannabis become a mainstream consumer goods product by educating federal regulators, legislators and people from outside the industry. Sheri Orlowitz,...
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GrowGeneration CEO Says Hydroponic Supplier Is A Public Company Success Story
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 1:24pm | 286Read More...GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), the largest hydroponic equipment supplier for commercial and at-home growers, first went public via OTC markets before uplisting to the Nasdaq in December. The company has capitalized on the move and seen increased institutional interest and liquidity that has...
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Bruce Linton's 2020 Vision: Free CBD, Cannabis Opportunities In Europe, Legal Psychedelics
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 12:21pm | 659Read More...After being fired from his position as CEO of Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC) in July 2019, Bruce Linton spent the better part of last year giving speeches and making new connections. In a conversation with Benzinga in November, Linton, now executive chairman of Vireo Health International (OTC: VREOF)...
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How Cannabis MSOs Are Winning Over Customers In Evolving US Markets
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 11:48am | 741Read More...One of the unique challenges that U.S. cannabis multistate operators have faced in expanding their businesses and winning over customers is the constantly evolving nature of U.S. medicinal and recreational markets. At the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami Beach on Monday, execs from top...
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How Technology Can Help The Hottest Cannabis Companies Shape The Industry
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 10:52am | 362Read More...As a leading compliance technology provider and developer of enterprise resource planning technologies, Akerna Corp (NASDAQ: KERN) is fostering accountability and transparency in the cannabis industry, according to CEO Jessica Billingsley. "At the end of the day we are creating trust between...
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Digesting What Cannabis 2.0 Means For The Industry: 'A Lot Of Opportunity'
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 6:17pm | 927Read More...Edibles, beverages and other “cannabis 2.0” products are the future of weed. That’s the take Everett Knight of Valens Groworks Corp (OTC: VLNCF) shared Monday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami Beach. The U.S. market is almost split 50-50 by flower and oil...
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Why Partnerships Are The Lifeblood Of The Cannabis Industry
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 4:22pm | 837Read More...Given the capital challenges cannabis companies face in scaling up their businesses in the U.S. and Canada, partnerships can be a critical part of the equation. At the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference Monday in Miami Beach, several business leaders within the cannabis space discussed their...
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Uncle John's Brand: Jerry Garcia, Holistic Industries And The Making Of A Celebrity Cannabis Brand
Monday, February 24, 2020 - 3:03pm | 449Read More...If there were a Mount Rushmore for weed, the late Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead would undoubtedly be on it, Holistic Industries CEO Josh Genderson said during a panel on celebrity brands Monday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami Beach. Few names are as representative of...
