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How Lossless Cannabis Activation Allows Users To Access All Of A Strain's Properties
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - 4:37pm | 735Earlier this year, Benzinga published an article looking into ways of consuming cannabis that didn't involve smoking. such as vaporization, edibles, oils, tinctures and dabs. Even more options are emerging. The cannabis industry has evolved beyond simply eliminating the risks associated with...
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Cantor Fitzgerald Raises GW Pharma's Target To $235 Following Epidiolex Approval
Monday, June 25, 2018 - 3:57pm | 419The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday announced the approval of GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH)’s cannabidiol-based Epidiolex for the treatment of two rare childhood-onset forms of epilepsy that are commonly treatment-resistant. “The acknowledgement by the FDA of...
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How Perpetually Sober KISS Co-Founder Gene Simmons Entered The Cannabis Business
Friday, June 15, 2018 - 12:42pm | 754If you encounter a cloud of pot smoke backstage at a KISS show, it isn't coming from the bassist's dressing room. Gene Simmons has abstained from drugs and alcohol in his more than four decades in KISS, unlike some of his bandmates. So it came as a surprise to many when ...
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From Undefeated UFC Champion To Cannabis Entrepreneur: The Frank Shamrock Story
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 1:45pm | 556Frank Shamrock, the former undefeated UFC champion, made quite a name for himself and the mixed martial arts world in the 1990s. In recent times, it’s no longer sports that are attracting attention to his character. Instead, it’s cannabis where Shamrock is focused. So how does a high-...
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Cannabis Hedge Fund Managers On The Two Biggest Problems Marijuana Businesses Face
Friday, May 25, 2018 - 1:46pm | 668A few weeks ago, Benzinga had the chance to visit the offices of Poseidon Asset Management, a San Francisco-based cannabis-focused long/short hedge fund with more than $40 million in assets under management. Co-founder and managing partner Emily Paxhia mentioned and her brother and partner...
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How One Company Is Capitalizing On Cannabis Distillates' Surging Popularity
Monday, May 21, 2018 - 2:31pm | 779As Benzinga recently detailed, smoking is just one of many ways to consume cannabis. In fact, smoking is becoming less popular as other smokeless options continue to emerge. They include distillates, a kind of cannabis concentrate found in some vape pens or sold for use with dab rigs. Much has been...
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Exclusive: MassRoots Files SEC Paperwork For Cannabis Industry-Focused Cryptocurrency
Tuesday, April 17, 2018 - 6:43pm | 631In an attempt to separate itself from the crowd and pivot toward a more profitable business model, cannabis media company MassRoots Inc (OTC: MSRT) has filed with the SEC to introduce a cryptocurrency. The digital currency is “aimed at encouraging key...
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Florida Rep. Carlos Smith On How His LGBTQ Identity Led Him To Cannabis, Gun Control Advocacy
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 3:02pm | 1184Few state representatives are as well-known as Carlos Guillermo Smith (FL-D). Over the past year or so, Smith — who defines himself as LGBTQ Latinx, a gender-neutral term often used in lieu of Latino or Latina — has received attention for his overt support of cannabis...
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Smoking Is Just One Way To Use Marijuana: An Introduction To Vaporizers, Edibles, Oils, Tinctures, Dabs And Other Cannabis Products
Friday, March 30, 2018 - 9:37am | 1571While reporting for a book on the cannabis business I recently finished writing, I realized many people don't differentiate smoking weed from using cannabis. “Isn’t it the same?” is the question I was asked far too often. The answer: certainly not. Smoking is just one of many...
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4-Time NBA Champion John Salley Talks About His Cannabis Ventures
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 11:44am | 787Benzinga recently reported about numerous former football players getting involved with cannabis and CBD companies. Playboy featured testimonies from eight former NFL players who support cannabis and cannabis-derived therapeutics. But it's not just football players getting behind the herb....
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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Talks NAFTA, Trump And Regulated Marijuana Trade
Thursday, February 15, 2018 - 12:15pm | 505Vicente Fox, who served as president of Mexico from 2000-2006, has become known for his outspoken criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump and his stance in favor of the legalization of drugs. In Fox's view, the government should take a hands-off approach to social issues. Anything that...
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Cannabis Industry Group Announces National Standards, Starts With Marijuana Product Packaging And Labeling
Wednesday, January 24, 2018 - 4:30pm | 788One of the consequences of cannabis remaining federally illegal is the lack of unified standards for operating businesses. Every state, municipality and jurisdiction compels marijuana businesses to fulfill certain requirements and, on occasion, these requisites collide or are in direct conflict...
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Wonder Women Of Weed: Yvonne DeLaRosa Green, The Latina Revolutionizing Conscious Commerce With Cannabis
Thursday, January 18, 2018 - 9:20am | 1321Wonder Women Of Weed is a weekly column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. Yvonne DeLaRosa Green, a TV and film actress turned marijuana entrepreneur, was the first to obtain a cannabis business license in Los Angeles. Yvonne DeLaRosa asked if I'm familiar with the...
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Super Bowl Champ Marvin Washington Talks Cannabis-Derived Therapeutics For Athletes, Isodiol's Leadership In CBD
Sunday, October 29, 2017 - 1:22pm | 1245From famed rapper The Game to TV’s Montel Williams, Bob Marley’s son Julian Marley to Snoop Dogg, celebrities across the board are increasingly getting involved in the cannabis industry. One of the forefathers of this movement is Super Bowl champion Marvin Washington. The former...
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From Military Commander To Cannabis CEO: The Story Of One Of The Fastest-Growing Tech Companies In The Marijuana Industry
Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 1:04pm | 1122Socrates Rosenfeld was always an athlete. When he had to choose a college as an undergrad, he went for the United States Military Academy Preparatory School, better known as West Point Prep. He graduated in 2004 and went straight into the army to serve as an officer. For seven years, Rosenfeld flew...