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It’s the last week before the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, the premier gathering of cannabis entrepreneurs and investors in North America, which will take place in Toronto next Thursday and Friday. El Grupo Daabon, the largest organic agriculture company in South America, ...

“Wonder Women Of Weed” is a show co-hosted by Javier Hasse and Adelia Carrillo, featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. #WWoW is brought to you by a collaborative effort that includes Benzinga, Industry Power Women and Direct Cannabis...

A few months ago, Benzinga visited several countries in South America and subsequently published an article explaining why cannabis investors’ interest in the region, especially in Colombia, was about to spike. In the weeks that followed, numerous U.S. and Canada-based marijuana companies...

This was a big week for cannabis legalization on the international plane, with the country of Georgia decriminalizing cannabis use and possession though a court ruling, and the Argentine province of Jujuy announcing the local government would start producing marijuana for medicinal and...

The first half of 2018 was a notably active period in the cannabis industry, particularly on the capital markets side. Over the first six months of the year, more than $4 billion in investments were made in the industry, according to Viridian Capital Advisors. Some of the most notable...

The biggest news in cannabis this week probably came out of Acreage Holdings. The company that counts U.S. House speaker John Boehner and former governor Bill Weld among its directors announced it had raised $119 million in private capital and has plans to go public in Canada. It's believed...

Here are Thursday’s hottest pot reports. An Acquisition Since announcing a C$3 million investment in Natura Naturals, Emblem Corp (CVE: EMC)(OTC: EMMBF) signed a non-binding letter of intent to buy all remaining shares for about C$76 million including the stake Emblem already owns. “...

Canadian cannabis producer Tilray commenced trading on the Nasdaq this week, becoming the first pure-play marijuana company to list on a major U.S. stock exchange. “This week's listing of Tilray on NASDAQ is another positive move for cannabis stocks and particularly for the U.S....

This week, Tilray and Sproutly Canada went public, Sunniva announced plans to spin off its Canadian assets, Zynerba Pharmaceuticals posted positive data for its Phase 2 trial for ZYN002 in Fragile X syndrome, and Zogenix released positive top-line results from its second pivotal Phase 3 study...