The Business of Cannabis

More Bad News for the Canadian Marijuana Industry

Sep 30, 2020 | Canada

Few industries offer as much promise this decade as marijuana. After generating $10.9 billion in worldwide sales in 2018, Wall Street analysts are forecasting anywhere from $50 billion to $200 billion in global sales by 2030. While not every pot stock can be a winner,...

SPACs Offer Marijuana Companies A Source Of Funding – To Go Public

Sep 30, 2020 | National

A meteoric rise in cannabis special purpose acquisition companies – better known as SPACs – is providing private marijuana and hemp companies an unprecedented opportunity to raise money and go public. “Cannabis SPAC IPOs (initial public offerings) raised more than...

New Michigan Cannabis Company to Supply High Demand

Sep 30, 2020 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Iliad Epic Grow has launched its Lansing-based medical and adult-use premium cannabis cultivation company licensed to provide packaged product throughout the state. Their upcoming November harvest is expected to include more than twelve premium cannabis strains....

Four20Post Sept. 30: Rick Thompson, Jamie Cooper, RAIR and Cannabis Buzz Testing

Sep 30, 2020 | Feature, FOUR20 Post

On Four20Post at 1 pm Sept. 30, Cannabis Advocate Rick Thompson provides the latest marijuana headlines from across the state and nation. He’s followed by Jamie Cooper, managing director of Sensi Connects, who interviews Patrick Frakes, the chief operating...

Skymint To Open 11th Michigan Store, Hiring Hundreds By Year’s End

Sep 29, 2020 | FOUR20 Post

Jeff Radway, CEO of Skymint, talks about his company’s rapid expansion in Michigan, soon to include 11 adult-use provisioning centers. He also has a huge grow facility near Lansing. Employee headcount now is around 350 with at least 100 more jobs needing to be...