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For Thomas Murphy, President of Gulf Coast Canna Meds, getting into the medical cannabis industry was as much a personal decision as a business opportunity. Last week, High.co talked to Mr. Murphy about his vision for the company and prospects for the medical cannabis industry in Florida. His background in banking and beer distribution seemed … Read more
Last week, Canopy Growth Corp announced a momentous $500m investment (including warrants) from Constellation Brands. Simons Chase, HIGH.CO’s editor, interviews Bruce Linton about the deal and the future of cannabis. High.co covered Canopy Growth last month in an article detailing the company’s financial performance and business strategy. Disclosure: Simons Chase owns Canopy Growth … Read more
There are few industries today that have visibility on the massive growth potential of the global cannabis industry, yet exploiting that potential means navigating a wide variety of legal landmines including, to name a few, corporate law, intellectual property and multi-state licensing rules. Fast-growing cannabis companies engaged in capital raising should be particularly mindful of … Read more
Bob Marley died in 1981 in Miami, Florida on his way from Germany to Jamaica. He was returning from a failed treatment regime (diet and holistic treatments) administered by Josef Issels, a physician and former Nazi, who promised to cure cancer in a way that would conform with Marley’s Rastafarian belief that the body is … Read more
Observing plants growing in controlled environments probably didn’t appear to pulsate with opportunity, but for Fred Lindseth getting a high school research fellowship to study hydroponics set in motion a business idea that today is capitalizing on one the fastest growing new market opportunities out there. It didn’t take long for Fred, a 3rd generation … Read more
The war on cannabis began on or about May 26, 1971, when President Richard Nixon told his chief of staff, Bob Haldeman, “I want a goddamn strong statement on marijuana …I mean one on marijuana that just tears the ass out of them.” The famous Nixon tapes contain recorded conversations between Nixon and his staff … Read more
The psychoactive ingredient in cannabis (marijuana) that produces the elation and easy laughter sought by recreational users has been shown to reverse memory problems in aging mice. Researchers, who’ve been looking for ways to slow the effects of brain aging, hope it could have the same effect in older humans. And as scientists learn to … Read more
For Jamaicans, cannabis, or ganja, as it is known in the island nation, has cultural and religious meaning like no other place in the world. Yet ganja remains only partially legal today owing to the paranoia of Jamaica’s early 20th century elite rulers (mostly white) who made the plant illegal in 1913 by enacting the … Read more
The U.S. government is dealing with an opioid epidemic of its own making. Americans make up about 4.6% of the world’s population but consume 80% of the world’s opioid supply, according to the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Opioids offer strong pain relief and are highly addictive (to the surprise of the whole of … Read more
Canopy Growth Corporation, TSX:WEED.TO, is a publicly-traded Canadian company licensed to produce and sell medical cannabis. Canopy Growth, an early mover in the Canadian cannabis market, is evolving a brand-centric strategy with promising international horizons and a healthy R&D program. The company believes its focus on and investment in brands, market and product differentiation, increased … Read more