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MGO's 'Cannabis 50' Highlights The Best In The Cannabis World, Including Benzinga
Friday, February 19, 2021 - 11:47am | 904Professional services firm MGO recently released its second annual “Cannabis 50” honoree list, highlighting companies, organizations, and individuals that had a positive impact on the cannabis and hemp industries during 2020, including Benzinga Cannabis. The report...
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Why Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter Took His Cannabis Brand Public, And Other Highlights From The KCSA Cannabis Investor Conference
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 - 10:27am | 1485Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter’s cannabis brand is now public. The Parent Company (OTCQX: GRAMF | NEO: GRAM.U) a vertically integrated cannabis operator focused on the California market, completed its merger with Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. (formerly traded on OTCQX under the...
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Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. Upsizes Offering From $36.5M To $63M
Friday, January 8, 2021 - 1:55pm | 276Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. (OTCQX: SBVCF) announced Thursday it has upsized a previously announced private placement. The cannabis-focused special-purpose acquisition company recently closed the largest cannabis SPAC deal in history, merging with Caliva, Left Coast Ventures...
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From Carlos Santana To Nicole Kidman: Celebrities Continue To Cash In On Cannabis
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 8:25am | 2214This year, the cannabis world has welcomed so many famous people. Some decided to become part of the industry as brand ambassadors, while others launched their own brands. Musicians, actors and athletes have expressed their love for the plant. But why now? Was it because the stigma around cannabis...
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3 Cannabis SPACs To Consider For 2021
Monday, December 14, 2020 - 12:35pm | 842SPACs have been one of the hottest investment stories of 2020. The blank check, reverse merger vehicles have taken numerous private companies — as well as former public companies — public on major exchanges. Here is a look at some SPACs that are taking cannabis companies public or...
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Saucey Founder: 'It Sucks' That Weed Is Illegal In NY, But Big Plans In Play For 'East Coast Brand'
Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 4:46pm | 1518New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently said that he will be including cannabis legalization in his upcoming budget proposal in early 2021. This thrilled Booklyn native and weed entrepreneur Alex Todd. Before he launched Saucey Farms and Extracts, touted as a "luxury...
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Jay-Z Inks Largest Cannabis SPAC Deal Ever With Subversive Capital, Roc Nation, Caliva, Left Coast Ventures
Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 6:34pm | 611Music industry mogul Jay-Z is set to join a newly formed cannabis company that's expected to become the largest in California. The venture was formed via a partnership between Caliva, Left Coast Ventures, Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. (OTCQX: SBVCF) and Roc...
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Jay-Z On Cannabis Advocacy: 'Arbitrary Borders Still Demarcate Who Can Benefit'
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 2:17pm | 312Jay-Z recently launched a cannabis line. Monogram, which debuted last week, has unveiled a nationwide awareness campaign drawing attention to the arbitrary borders between state lines that still determine who can benefit from cannabis, whether that be through entrepreneurship or the...
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Jay-Z And Caliva Share Details Of Monogram Cannabis Brand, Mentorship Program
Monday, October 26, 2020 - 1:00pm | 504Last week, Jay-Z offered an initial glimpse into the world of his upcoming cannabis line, Monogram. The event was marked by the debut of the site the Monogram website and the brand’s Instagram account. Monogram is the first brand born out of the entrepreneur’s partnership...
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How Jay-Z Is Leading Caliva's Creative Direction, Community Outreach
Monday, April 20, 2020 - 9:48am | 499By Sylvia Muñoz Campo The number of celebrities entering the $75 billion cannabis industry is growing daily. You may be familiar with brands paying famous influencers for endorsements to attract attention and bolster sales. What you might not know is that many celebrities...
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The Cannabis Company Backed By Jay-Z And Joe Montana Gets New Execs, Board Members
Friday, September 13, 2019 - 1:26pm | 407Caliva, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis companies in California, announced this week it has added a new board member, Jeffry R. Allen, and three new executive team members: Joseph Sequenzia, as Chief Marketing Officer Leann Taylor, as Chief Strategy Officer Drew Kornreich, as...
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What To Make Of Jay-Z's Caliva Partnership
Monday, July 22, 2019 - 2:02pm | 508Hip hop artist and entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter made headlines earlier this month by entering the cannabis space via a multi-year deal with California's Caliva as its Chief Brand Strategist. Caliva said Jay-Z will focus on creative direction for the brand as well as outreach...
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The Week In Cannabis: Jay-Z Joins Caliva, Congress Holds Marijuana Hearings, CannTrust Gets Smoked, And More
Sunday, July 14, 2019 - 2:03pm | 4902Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z entered the cannabis industry this week, announcing he’d be joining the California brand Caliva as chief brand strategist. “Jay-Z entering the cannabis space reaffirms that effective brands will drive the future of the cannabis industry. We...
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Jay-Z Named Brand Strategist For Cannabis Company Caliva
Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - 2:14pm | 283Shawn Carter, better known as the rapper Jay-Z, will be “chief brand strategist” for California cannabis company Caliva, working to boost the benefits of the legalization of cannabis in communities that were hit hardest by the War on Drugs. High Times reported Tuesday that Jay-Z has...
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Turtle Beach Extends Partnership With Roc Nation, Signs NBA First-Round Picks Washington, Porter
Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - 11:16am | 295Turtle Beach Corp (NASDAQ: HEAR) has signed deals with first-round NBA draft picks PJ Washington and Kevin Porter Jr. The San Diego-based video game headset manufacturer announced the deal Tuesday, and the draft picks will join Josh Hart of the New Orleans Pelicans in creating content that...