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Northern Swan, Colombia-Based Cannabis Producer Clever Leaves Integrate Operations
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 - 8:00am | 238Northern Swan Holdings, a U.S.-based multinational cannabis operator, and Clever Leaves, a Colombian licensed cannabis producer and exporter, have completed their corporate integration, bringing more accountability, oversight and synergies to Northern Swan’s international operations. The deal...
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Tilson Says Wait For The Bust In Cannabis Stocks, Calls Bitcoin A 'Pure Speculative Investment'
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 1:25pm | 557Former hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson joined Benzinga’s PreMarket Prep morning show on Monday and discussed the difference between speculating in cryptocurrencies and speculating in cannabis stocks. Wait For The Bust Tilson said cannabis legalization is a real long-term trend that’s...
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Cannabis Execs Say Latin America Poised For Explosive Growth, But With Its Own Unique Challenges
Thursday, April 18, 2019 - 4:35pm | 896Cheap labor and optimum growing conditions have made Latin America an increasingly important player in cannabis cultivation. Impressive growth for legal medical and recreational cannabis companies in Latin America, where evolving consumer habits and regulatory change are driving...
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Scoop: Northern Swan Holdings Closes $58M Financing Round To Fuel Latin America, Europe Expansion
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - 6:30am | 453Earlier this year, Benzinga spoke with Kyle Detwiler, CEO of New York-based cannabis-focused investment fund Northern Swan Holdings, after the firm announced it was deploying nearly $8 million into the German marijuana market through an investment into Cansativa. Northern Swan...
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The Week In Cannabis: SAFE(er) Banking, New Jersey, Seth Rogen, Walgreens And Earnings
Sunday, March 31, 2019 - 4:40pm | 4872The cannabis world received mixed news last week. On the one hand, the House Financial Services Committee voted in favor of a bill that would allow marijuana businesses to work with banks and credit unions, the SAFE Banking Act, allowing it to advance to the House floor. On the other hand, the...
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A Chat With Northern Swan CEO Kyle Detwiler: 'Our Key Competitive Advantage Is Our Hybrid Strategy'
Friday, March 1, 2019 - 2:28pm | 1425A few weeks ago, we learned that New York-based cannabis-focused investment fund Northern Swan Holdings was deploying nearly $8 million into the German marijuana market through an investment into Cansativa, a GDP-certified pharmaceutical wholesaler licensed for trade in...
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Colombia Authorizes First Cannabis Export To Canada: 'This Event Has Been Two Years In The Making'
Thursday, February 7, 2019 - 3:42pm | 874In one of the most anticipated moves in the international cannabis space, Colombia is set to begin exporting cannabis to Canada. The country is poised to become one of the largest producers and exporters of marijuana in the world on the basis of the export quota assigned by the International...