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Cannabis: A Big Tent Where All Are Welcome
Friday, July 19, 2019 - 2:15pm | 2610Article and pictures by Philip Rebentisch, Chief Storyteller at Gotta Story. At the home of Academy Award® winning actor Jamie Foxx, a unique event took place on Saturday, July 13, celebrating the 50th birthday of gifted film director F. Gary Gray. Nestled deep within the Santa Monica mountains...
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The Week In Cannabis News: Curaleaf Buys Cura Partners, Canopy Buys C3, Organigram Applies For Nasdaq Listing
Sunday, May 5, 2019 - 1:15pm | 4391This 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...
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Jim Belushi, Weed Farmer: 'I Believe In The Spirit And Medicine Cannabis Offers'
Friday, May 3, 2019 - 11:12am | 1232This 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...
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Jim Belushi, Hollywood Star And Cannabis Farmer
Thursday, May 2, 2019 - 2:40pm | 1311This 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....
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From Underground To Above Ground For Colombian Marijuana Farmers
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 12:19pm | 728By 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...
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Cannabis In South America: Opportunity Awaits
Thursday, April 25, 2019 - 12:16pm | 348By 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...
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The Week In Cannabis News: SAFE Banking Act In The Senate, Greenlane's IPO, B-Real, Canopy Growth And More
Sunday, April 14, 2019 - 12:23pm | 4702Last 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...
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ExpoCannabiz Colombia 2019 Announces New Speakers, Magazine Launch, And Events
Friday, April 12, 2019 - 3:33pm | 518ExpoCannabiz 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...
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This Week's Cannabis News: The FDA And CBD, The STATES Act, Cresco And Origin House, Europe And High Times
Sunday, April 7, 2019 - 3:07pm | 4888The 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...