Kevin Hart

Green Check Verified, a fintech provider of compliant cannabis solutions and services to financial institutions, announced a continuation of its multi-year partnership with Avidia Bank, a community bank that provides financial services to eight towns in the Boston suburbs. “Much like any...

As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Miami (April 11-12), gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the marijuana industry, let's scroll through some executive moves from the first two months of 2023. Humble & Fume's New CEO Starting off with Humble & Fume...

Super Bowl LVII aired Sunday Feb. 12, 2023 and featured dozens of commercials advertising products and showcasing new movies and television shows. The commercials also featured many celebrity cameos and several reunions. Here’s a look at the complete list. What Happened: Super Bowl...

Green Check Verified (GCV), a leading fintech provider of compliant cannabis solutions and services to financial institutions, announced deal terms, to acquire PayQwick, which has been servicing underbanked cannabis businesses with payments and lending since 2015. The deal was unanimously...

A recent report found that employee retention is a challenge in the cannabis retail space. The report from cannabis data and research company Headset examined real-time employee sales data in nine states and four Canadian provinces from June 2021 through May 2022. "About 55% of dispensary...

Activity in the energy drink market could pick up after a recent investment and distribution deal between PepsiCo Inc (NYSE: PEP) and Celsius Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: CELH). The deal could help Pepsi make up for losing distribution of Bang, but also creates the question of what’s next for rivals...

Cogent Bank has partnered with Green Check Verified, a cannabis banking solutions provider, to offer its full suite of products and services to the entire supply chain of businesses within the cannabis banking ecosystem. With the climate around cannabis banking clearly shifting, more financial...

Canopy Growth’s BioSteel Sports Names President Canopy Growth Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CGC) BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc. has tapped Bruce Jacobson to serve as its president. Together with co-founders John Celenza and Michael Cammalleri, Jacobson will be responsible for accelerating the growth...

Green Check Verified (GCV), the leading fintech provider of compliant cannabis banking solutions and services, integrated with Canix, one of the cannabis industry’s most comprehensive seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning solutions. Canix serves both large commercial operations and single...

Many celebrities have bought into non-fungible tokens over the last year, although one celebrity didn’t want to answer questions about his NFT acquisition. What Happened: Comedian and actor Kevin Hart is among the celebrities who own a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT, one of the most valuable and...

Former Tilray Exec Ana Bowman Joins MedMen As CFO MedMen Enterprises Inc. (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) has appointed Ana Bowman as a chief financial officer, effective February 22. Bowman will succeed outgoing interim CFO Reece Fulgham, who will be returning to consulting firm SierraConstellation...

Green Check Verified, a provider of compliant cannabis banking solutions and services, promoted Paul Dunford to VP of Knowledge, and Stacy Litke to VP of Banking Programs. The Bonita Springs, Florida-based company counts nearly 100 U.S. banks and credit unions as partners. Over the past year, the...

Super Bowl LVI aired Sunday on NBC, a unit of Comcast Corp (NASDAQ: CMCSA). The Los Angeles Rams were the winners of the game and ended the NFL season as champions. Other winners for Super Bowl LVI could be the companies that shelled out an average of $6.5 million per 30-second ad to get their...

Original gifts for each season are not easy to find, right? Here to help is a cozy cannabis gift guide, earmarked for both the heavy stoners in our lives who are always delighted to receive some high-quality flower and for the healthy lifestyle and wellness-...

MedMen Enterprises Appoints Michael Serruya As Chairman & Interim CEO Cannabis retailer MedMen Enterprises Inc. (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF) announced Monday that its board of directors has appointed Michael Serruya as chairman and interim CEO. Serruya replaced outgoing chairman and CEO Tom Lynch...