Latest In: Finance

blank-check companies Silver Spike SPACs Subversive Capital weedmaps

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
iAnthus MPX Bioceuticals
Image of a court gavel and marijuana leaf

MPX, iAnthus tangle in NJ court as adult-use marijuana launch draws near

A judge issued a preliminary ruling in favor of a New Jersey medical marijuana company in its legal…

News December 24
Caliva left coast ventures pecial purpose acquisition companies Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. SPACs Subversive Capital Acquisition Corp. weedmaps

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
casa verde capital marijuana investing Snoop Dogg
Image of a pile of money in bills

Marijuana investor Casa Verde Capital closes $100 million funding round

Casa Verde Capital, a California-based marijuana investment fund launched by rapper Snoop Dogg, finalized a $100 million raise.

News December 22
ayr strategies Columbia Care Green Leaf Medical Liberty Health Sciences mergers and acquisitions
marijuana acquisitions

Cannabis M&A activity intensifies as investor sentiment brightens since November election

Cannabis mergers and acquisitions are heating up, with more than $600 million worth of deals announced on Tuesday…

News December 22
colorado marijuana Schwazze

Schwazze acquires six Colorado cannabis stores for $37 million

Schwazze, a Denver-based cannabis company, on Monday said it acquired six retail outlets from Colorado competitor Star Buds…

News December 21
Cantor Fitzgerald Cowen MedMen Enterprises
Chart showing revenue, expenses and stock prices for Medmen in 2020

Marijuana MSO MedMen fights to turn around finances, but challenges linger

Financially strapped MedMen Enterprises is showing modest improvement, raising the possibility that the California-based multistate marijuana operator has…

News December 21
4Front venture innovative industrial properties sales leaseback
Image of a marijuana leaf over money

Cannabis MSO 4Front nets $33 million from sale-leaseback deal

Cannabis multistate operator 4Front Ventures said it has completed a sale-leaseback of cultivation and production facilities in Massachusetts…

News December 18
cannabis capital partners Illinois marijuana Platinum Vape Red White & Bloom
Image of stacks of $100 bills

Red White & Bloom borrows $60 million to buy Illinois marijuana grow facility

Toronto-based marijuana multistate operator Red White & Bloom Brands secured a $60 million loan, then signed a definitive…

News December 18
acreage holdings Canopy Growth Kevin Murphy Peter Caldini
Peter Caldini, CEO, Acreage Holdings cannabis company

Cannabis MSO Acreage appoints former top Pfizer executive as CEO

Multistate marijuana company Acreage Holdings Inc. has appointed Peter Caldini as chief executive officer.

News December 18
MJBizCon Logo