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This week, cannabis news was dominated by two big acquisitions. The largest was announced by U.S. vertically integrated multistate cannabis operator Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (OTC: CURLF), which said it would buy Cura Partners, owners of the Select cannabis brand, for approximately $950 million in...

This is part two of a two-part series by Philip Rebentisch, Chief Storyteller at Gotta Story Media. My first article about actor-comedian-musician Jim Belushi covered Jim’s stellar entertainment career. He performed in the world-famous comedy troupe Second City, wrote for and joined the cast...

This is part one of a two-part series by Philip Rebentisch, Chief Storyteller at Gotta Story Media. It’s not exactly shocking to learn that cannabis and the entertainment industry go together like coffee and cream, but to be successful, both businesses require talent, fortitude, and vision....

By Philip Rebentisch, Chief Storyteller at Gotta Story. Many business strategy books cite a common refrain: Following a crisis, there is opportunity. This is certainly true in South America and Colombia in particular. For decades, Colombian farmers were caught in a triangle of violence between the...

By Philip Rebentisch, Chief Storyteller at Gotta Story. What is old is new again. The story of hemp and traditional cannabis in South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean is one of practicality, family medicine, adult-use, and unfortunately, ill-advised and unwarranted criminality. But things are...

Last week, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) introduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act into the Senate, counting on the support of 20 cosponsors. This bipartisan piece of legislation was introduced in the House last month, and was approved with bipartisan...

ExpoCannabiz recently announced new updates to its inaugural three-day event in the Caribbean port city of Cartagena, Colombia, at the Cartagena Convention Center on May 9-11. The two-part program consists of a first-day Cannabis Investor Forum, followed by two days of the cannabis conference. More...

The week brought big cannabis news, with the FDA setting its first hearing regarding CBD's legality in food and drinks for May, and the STATES Act, which aims to protect cannabis businesses and users in legal states from federal intervention, being introduced in Congress. “Allowing...