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#CompliantAF Simplifya was founded by partners of the law firm that drafted the original rules governing marijuana in Colorado, and investors with proven track records in technology startups. Today, we are the leading software compliance solution for the cannabis industry. Scott Daly is a leader who gets results…from people to process...to product and profit. Consistently recruited to accelerate n...

#Cannabis #IPO The initial wave of cannabis SPACs have largely completed their qualifying transactions producing over $5B of M&A transaction value from their $1.8 billion of IPO proceeds. Viridian expects the second wave to be equally significant with approximately $5.9B of deals announced or projected. 9 SPAC mergers have been completed totaling $5.4B in merger value from $1.8B in IPO proceeds, 2...

A handful of California cannabis manufacturers and brands have begun selling their products directly to customers through their websites, effectively bypassing traditional brick-and-mortar retail shops and delivery companies that have long been the gatekeepers to marijuana consumers. Some retailers are unhappy about the direct-to-consumer development, however, and say they feel cheated. But inside...

Seattle Bubbleworks got its start in 2016, when our founder saw a niche in the market. Joby had been working with a local cannabis processor and helping them market and distribute their flower and vape cartridges to market. He realized that his passion of producing quality products that addressed the standards of the medicinal marijuana community were at odds with the previous management. Although...

The cannabis edibles market is expected to surpass $10 billion in annual sales by 2025. It is one of the fastest growing product types, consistently capturing the third largest share- of-shelf of all cannabis product types. The maturing edibles category is starting to see some standardization. Large pack sizes increased in June while smaller sizes— like 5mg, 90mg, and 30mg—lost share of shelf. The...

The recent rise in inflation has been causing concern among economists and consumers alike. Some of us might be able to see the impacts of inflation at the grocery store, where our dollar buys us less over time, but what about in the cannabis space? If inflation was heavily impacting the cannabis industry, we would expect that the prices of individual products would increase over time. We do not s...

At the dawn of legalization in Washington State in 2012, Nick and Shawn didn’t know how life was about to turn upside down. Colleagues at a gaming company, they came into the office and learned the business had been dissolved, suits arrived out of the elevator banks straight out of the matrix, and ushered everyone to the exits, file boxes in hand (except for Shawn who cleverly slipped his computer...

Increased cannabis use over the pandemic further normalized the plant, with recent reports showing 91% of Americans are in favor of at least medical cannabis. New recreational cannabis consumers are using marijuana more frequently than previously surveyed new users. 50% of new recreational cannabis users in Q4 2020 used cannabis 5+ days per week. The portion of female cannabis users steadily rose...

Once a month the Chronic Club meets up to review a cannabis product sold somewhere in Washington State at a legal adult-use pot shop. Last month we blind taste-tested over a dozen vape carts from the Washington Sun Growers Cup. Join Josh Kincaid of The Talking Hedge, Tom & Miggy of Cannabis Legalization News as we judge Sitka's Coastal Cream Sikarillos, a .5g flower joint ‘glued’ with hash oil, an...

Guest: Vivian McPeak, Founder/ Executive Director - Seattle Hempfest https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivian-mcpeak-a0389bba/ Co-Hosts: Tom Howard & Miggy420~ hosts of Cannabis Legalization News https://www.youtube.com/cannabislegalizationnews Host: Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/ Episode 765 of The Talking Hedge:...

Guest: JJ McKay, Founder/ Publisher - The Fresh Toast https://www.linkedin.com/in/jj-mckay-301a653/ Host: Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/ Episode 764 of The Talking Hedge: Your Cannabis Business Podcast. ​Covering cannabis business news, interviews, investments, events, products, reviews, and some random stuff...

Guest: Rob Hendrix - Cannabis Central https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-hendrix-62973a17b/ Host: Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast. https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/ Episode 763 of The Talking Hedge: Your Cannabis Business Podcast. ​Covering cannabis business news, interviews, investments, events, products, reviews, and some random stuff. But as...

China is already recognised as the world’s largest hemp producer (growing more than two-thirds of the planet’s output), though it exports nearly all of that while strictly maintaining prohibition of high-THC cannabis. Following years as the USA’s main source of hemp imports, China is now being required under a new trade deal to buy a lot more of the nonintoxicating cannabis crop from the U.S. Chin...

Canadian adult-use cannabis sales grew by 86% to nearly $2.2 billion in 2020. BDSA estimates that total spending in Canada reached more than $2.6 billion in 2020. Canada’s legal cannabis industry saw only limited, short-term negative effect from the pandemic in 2020, including an increase in physical retail share of total sales— nearly 90%. Valuations of Canadian-focused operators are still tradin...

Arizonans legalized adult-use cannabis as part of the five-state green wave that occurred in the November 2020 election. Since then, the state has stood out from the pack by quickly implementing and launching its adult-use market in February 2021. Arizona became the 10th state with adult-use cannabis retail. The state is already home to one of the most developed medical cannabis markets in the cou...

Harborside Inc. (OTCQX: HBORF) finalized its previously announced purchase of an Oakland-based cannabis manufacturer Sublimation Inc. (“Sublime”) for $43.8 million. Sublime has been in business for five years, during which it has developed popular and affordable Fuzzies branded pre-rolls. These pre-rolls are said to be a leading brand in the Golden state with a 7.9% California pre-roll market shar...

While cannabis cultivation required relatively trivial amounts of land and water, a tremendous amount of value is being produced for the burgeoning commodity. In the United States, a wholesale pound of quality smokable cannabis flower can fetch between $1,500 and $3,000 or more, while a pound of coffee or tobacco cost $1.78 and $2.05 per pound, respectively. An in-depth look at water usage in the...

Mexico's Supreme Court voted that laws prohibiting the use of recreational marijuana were unconstitutional. The court ruling ordered the Mexican government to issue permits for personal marijuana use and the cultivation of small amounts of cannabis plants for any citizen 18 or older who applies. Multinational cannabis operator, Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CLVR) is poised to enter the Mexic...

July 4th celebrations involve pairings of friends, food and festivities. Independence Day and cannabis go hand-in-hand with the top occasions for cannabis consumption being “daytime fun” and well as “celebrating special events.” 4th of July, 2021 is expected to bring in over $206,000,000 in legal cannabis sales across the United States. Last year’s 4th of July report anticipated an 87% increase in...

Last year, the cannabis industry experienced multiple unique sales accelerators, and those catalysts have carried into 2021. The total number of retail stores and dispensaries in the United States grew nearly 21% last year while nationwide growth maintained through 2021. Mature markets such as Colorado, Oregon and Washington state are averaging 26% year-over-year sales growth; at the same time, ne...

Carol Ortega Algarra is the founder & CEO of Muisca Capital Group, a highly distinguished and accomplished business professional with experience in finance, accounting, and business development and is the founder of the first “Shark Tank” type platform in LATAM called Latino Investment Summit. Summary: *Ending cannabis' stigma, incl. "cartel cannabis" *LatAm social equity applicants in LA *Over pr...

U.S. marijuana multistate operators reported banner revenue growth in the first three months of this year, boosted by good execution and strong consumer demand in established and newer markets. In the past several months, there has been an increase in both capital raising and M&A as multistate operators seek to strengthen and expand their footprints in high-potential markets. Canadian Mergers & Ac...

Not all joint rolling machines are created equal! Some twist the tops, others fold them. Some offer different sizes, a tamper, or build in check-weigh system. Others have an accuracy of .01g and can work continuously as long as it's supplied with enough ground cannabis. One of them sucks! The convenience of pre-rolled ready-to-smoke joints is so irresistible to many cannabis consumers that pre-rol...

IWG Plc ($IWGFF) is a leading global workspace and co-working provider, offering fully equipped office space to companies in over 1200 cities in over 120 countries. Post-Covid it has more to do with providing employees more space and more locations to work. CEO and Founder Mark Dixon joins us to discuss how they're different from WeWork (WE) and the benefits of hybrid flex work model - lower costs...

Some view crypto as a possible solution to the cannabis industry’s banking problem of essentially forcing cannabis companies to operate outside of insured banking systems. As such, many are wondering if cryptocurrency might be the way to bypass regular banking systems without a federal bill? The main issues cannabis tokens encounter are adoption, market capitalization and aiming. Instead of bringi...