What venture capital firms, family offices, angel investors and SPACs look for when making investments
MJBizMagazine spoke with some of the most prolific cannabis investors to learn what traits attract them to specific companies.
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Tennessee treasurer orders state pension fund to sell marijuana investment
Tennessee’s treasurer has ordered the state’s pension fund manager to sell stock in a marijuana company after learning about the investment.
Investing in cannabis: Q&A with Kevin O’Leary of ‘Shark Tank’
Billions of dollars in investment capital are waiting on the sidelines, watching the global marijuana industry boom. And that money will continue sitting the game out until Congress takes action to resolve the fact that marijuana is illegal at the federal level.
Chart: Many operational marijuana businesses are seeking funding in 2017
By Eli McVey
In most sectors of the marijuana industry, roughly 50% of revenue-generating companies are either actively trying to raise capital or plan to this year, according to data in the newly released Marijuana Business Factbook 2017.
Analysts: High Times sale could buoy cannabis industry
By Omar Sacirbey
The marijuana industry can expect higher valuations, more capital injections and increased merger and acquisition activity after the sale of High Times and the iconic magazine’s Cannabis Cup.
That’s the assessment of analysts following the deal, in which investors paid $42 million for a 60% stake in the company.
