Author: Alan Brochstein, CFA
Nearly seven months after announcing the acquisition, Medicine Man Technologies (OTC: MDCL) will close its deal to buy Pono Publishing and Success Nutrients, with an effective date of March 1. In...
Most investors are familiar with Aphria (TSXV: APH) (OTC: APHQF) as a leading licensed producer in Canada, but many may not realize that it is rapidly building a substantial portfolio of...
When Canopy Growth (TSX: WEED) (OTC: TWMJF) reported its FY17-Q3 ending 12/31/16 earlier this month, it did not include the results from Mettrum, as the acquisition didn’t close until January...
In Episode 62 of Investing in Cannabis, Brandon David interviewed Marc Lustig, the CEO of CannaRoyalty (CSE: CRZ) (OTC: CNNRF), a Canadian company that is building a portfolio of...
Cannabis stocks are off to a strong start in 2017, but, after peaking on Tuesday, they have given up some of the gains over the past two days. The...
The New York State Medical Marijuana Program updated its website today and revealed that it will be registering five more organizations. The program’s initial licenses were awarded to Bloomfield...
Earlier this week, we highlighted a story published on Leafly regarding lobbying efforts by GW Pharma (NASDAQ: GWPH). Leafly’s Bruce Barcott discovered that GW Pharma and its U.S. subsidiary,...
After a boom in the stock prices of Canadian licensed producers (LPs) in 2016 that left the average stock up more than 355%, the sector is performing very well...
ETF Managers Group, based in Summit, New Jersey, has filed an initial registration statement for what could be the first cannabis exchange-traded fund (ETF), the Emerging AgroSphere ETF. The...
In episode 60 of Investing in Cannabis, Brandon David interviewed Asher Troppe, CEO of Tress Capital, a private equity firm based in New York City. Troppe brings a finance background,...
Executives at many publicly-traded cannabis companies have been selling stock aggressively since the market rally began in September. We had previously reported substantial insider activity at General Cannabis (OTC:...
Most cannabis investors are familiar with the bull market in Canadian licensed producers (LPs), with 2016 performance of better than 200% gains in each of the publicly-traded companies for...
Aphria (TSXV: APH) (OTC: APHQF) announced this morning that it will be uplisting to the Toronto Stock Exchange within the next three months upon the meeting of certain requirements....
One of the cannabis industry’s most successful entrepreneurs, Mike “BigMike” Straumietis, the founder and CEO of Advanced Nutrients, was planning a huge Super Bowl party, but, facing pressure from...
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference & Festivals, a major gathering in Austin, TX that will celebrate its 31st anniversary this year, is known for allowing attendees to discover the...
ScottsMiracle-Gro (NYSE: SMG) reported its FY17-Q1 results for the quarter ending 12/31/16 on January 31st, with sales of $247mm in what is a seasonally slow quarter rising 27%. Driving the...
Investing in the cannabis industry continues to become more mainstream, with interest gathering even among investment professionals. The CFA Society San Francisco will be hosting “The Business of Bud:...
We wrote last week about The Canadian Bioceutical Corporation (CSE: BCC) (OTC: CBICF) acquiring Arizona cannabis operations and an option to acquire a Nevada licensed cultivator for $25mm USD, with $15mm...
We have written previously about the rampant insider selling at cannabis companies in general and at Cannabis Sativa (OTC: CBDS) in particular. While it’s not his first sale, CBDS...
This post is a reprint of one of the three feature articles from the January edition of the 420 Investor Newsletter, which was published on 12/31 and distributed to...
In Episode 57, host Brandon David of Investing in Cannabis interviewed Chris Schroeder of Somatik, which offers a cold brew medical cannabis coffee infused with 15mg of THC. Schroeder, who...
Well-known cannabis investor Alain Bankier recently participated in the ‘Thought Leaders In Cannabis’ Series, co-hosted by PotBotics & Greenhouse Ventures. Bankier, who has been involved with New York Angels...
In yet another example of publicly-traded Canadian companies entering the U.S. cannabis industry, Canadian Bioceuticals (CSE: BCC) (OTC: CBICF), through its CGX Life Sciences subsidiary, announced today the acquisition...
CNBC reporter Jane Wells interviewed Joel Schneider, CEO of The MaryJane Group (OTC: MJMJ) yesterday in a discussion that highlighted some of the many challenges cannabis entrepreneurs face. His company...
A week ago, cannabis software company MJ Freeway suffered an attack that took it offline, as first reported by Chris Walsh of Marijuana Business Daily. A week later, the...
