Last year, venture capital investments in the cannabis industry grew to more than $1 billion. That milestone has already been surpassed in 2019, new research shows. As of May 2019, venture capital firms have already set a new investing record, injecting $1.26 billion into 80 deals so far this year, according to new data from … 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
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
Getting higher in the cannabis industry is starting to look a lot like getting rich. High Times, founded in 1974 as HIGH TIMES® magazine, was acquired earlier this year by an investor group led by Adam Levin. Now called High Times Holding Corp, Levin’s new firm, Oreva Capital, partnered with Damian Marley’s newly-public company Stony Hill, Ean … 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