Emily Paxhia

Confident Cannabis, a cannabis wholesale platform powered by verified lab data, raised $12 million in Series A funding to accelerate growth and expand into new markets. What Happened The round was led by San Francisco-based Poseidon Asset Management, one of the leading cannabis-focused funds. Other...

The U.S. CBD market could grow to $16 billion in size by 2025, according to Cowen. While the market becomes familiar with CBD, an increase in higher potency cultivars has become a subject of interest in the space. More potent CBD is used by many people — namely those seeking a stronger dose...

After a slow first week of the year, 2019 is quickly picking up steam. This week, we learned that Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) filed a bill in Congress that seeks to remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act. The bill is dubbed H.R. 420. In other political news, Marijuana Moment...

Not long ago, the cannabis industry could take pride in the higher-than-usual percentage of C-suite positions occupied by women, with roughly 1-in-3 of these posts held by a woman. This number plummeted in just a couple of years, however, dropping from 36 percent in 2015 to 27 percent in 2017...

Earlier this week, cannabis accessories and lifestyle brand Hemper announced the closing of a $10-million Series A financing round that follows a $1-million seed round completed over the summer.  The proceeds will be used to support growth and build out a national online cannabis...

The first recreational cannabis sales were made in  Massachusetts this week, although only two stores — New England Treatment Access, or NETA, in Northampton and Cultivate Holdings in Leicester — were allowed to service customers. “Tuesday was another...

The emergence of the cannabis industry coincided with a societal trend of empowering women. Combined with the more liberal environment that dominates the industry, it’s easy to understand why cannabis represents an industry were more women are getting involved and more women have...

The early stage cannabis-infused beverages market is making great progress. In addition to a number of deals signed by big alcohol and cannabis companies in Canada, several companies have been developing their own portfolios of CBD-infused beverages. The Australian business The Cannabis...

Athletes For CARE — community, advocacy, research and education — is an organization that includes more than 70 professional athletes from various sports, aims to involve its members in studies analyzing how cannabinoids could treat neurodegenerative diseases such as...

A four-day week shortened by Labor Day still brought substantial news in the cannabis sector.  “Even though this week was a shortened trading week, there were still lots of financial deals happening. Cronos Group agreed to a partnership with Gingko Bioworks that could be worth $122...

AxisWire, a Cannabis-focused PR tech-suite provider, and Green Market Report on Monday issued their 2018 Cannabis Trend Report, highlighting the most relevant tendencies in the marijuana industry. This year has seen major news items in the sector, ranging from the FDA’s approval of GW...

A few weeks ago, Benzinga had the chance to visit the offices of Poseidon Asset Management, a San Francisco-based cannabis-focused long/short hedge fund with more than $40 million in assets under management. Co-founder and managing partner Emily Paxhia mentioned and her brother and partner...