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Silver Spike aims to raise $125 million for cannabis loans, investments

Silver Spike Investment Corp. announced plans to raise $125 million through an initial public stock offering and use…

News January 19
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Marijuana website Leafly, SPAC partner raise $30M; merger vote delayed

Online marijuana platform Leafly Holdings said it secured $30 million in new funding in relation to its pending…

News January 12
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SPAC raises $200 million to target cannabis-related companies

A California-based special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) raised $200 million in an initial public offering to target companies…

News December 1
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Verano’s latest acquisition + the upside of cannabis SPACs

Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO; OTCQX: VRNOF) announced the acquisition of WSCC, which operates as Sierra Well, a Nevada-based vertically…

News August 4
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SPACs help push funding for marijuana M&As to highest quarterly level since 2019

Capital raised for marijuana mergers and acquisitions totaled a whopping $600 million in the first three months of…

News April 8
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As more marijuana firms go public, feds urge SPACs to beef up disclosures

U.S. securities regulators are urging special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, to strengthen disclosures related to potential conflicts…

News December 24
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SPACs pump hundreds of millions of dollars into US cannabis industry through acquisitions

Two cannabis special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. and Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp., recently announced…

News December 23
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SPACs offer marijuana companies a source of funding – and a way to go public

A meteoric rise in cannabis special purpose acquisition companies – better known as SPACs – is providing private…

News September 25
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