by InfluencER | Dec 28, 2020 | Politics and Law
This may be the first legal battle of cannabis giants in court. Two of the biggest players in the marijuana space are heading to federal court over a dispute related to an alleged violation of a patent for a cannabis extraction method. Canopy Growth Corporation, a...
by InfluencER | Dec 23, 2020 | Politics and Law
A major congressional caucus is rolling out a new agenda that includes legalizing marijuana within the first six months of 2021. On Monday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled the platform, which covers seven main planks such as COVID-19 relief, health care,...
by InfluencER | Dec 23, 2020 | Politics and Law
With Rhode Island’s governor and legislative leaders all expressing interest in legalizing marijuana next year, one big remaining sticking point is where cannabis products would be sold: through private retailers as is the case in every current legal state or under a...
by InfluencER | Dec 23, 2020 | Sales and Operations
Two cannabis special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. and Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., recently announced deals worth more than $2 billion, while two other SPACs have an additional $280 million that must be deployed in the...
by InfluencER | Dec 23, 2020 | Politics and Law
The U.S. Senate voted Dec. 16 to pass S. 2032, the Cannabidiol and Marijuana Research Expansion Act, which would allow the attorney general to increase the number of federally licensed entities authorized to cultivate cannabis for research purposes. The bill,...
