Leslie Bocskor

Indoor Harvest Corp. (OTCPK:INQD) announced the acquisition of a 60% controlling interest in Metabiogenix USA for $2.5 million in a combination of cash and common stock. During the close of the acquisition, Metabiogenix USA received a valuation of $8.9 million from the Japanese Medical Institute....

Indoor Harvest Corp. (OTCPK: INQD) announced the completion of its acquisition of Opportunity Development Group, LLC, and its subsidiary, 369Hemp, Inc., a hemp cigarette manufacturer. Leslie Bocskor, CEO and chairman of INQD expressed excitement about the acquisition, stating that they are...

Flora Growth Announces New CEO & Board Member Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) confirmed that Luis Merchan opted to step down as both chairman of the board and chief executive officer. The board appointed JustCBD founder Hussein Rakine as his replacement. “We are honored to have the...

This week, Tilray and Sproutly Canada went public, Sunniva announced plans to spin off its Canadian assets, Zynerba Pharmaceuticals posted positive data for its Phase 2 trial for ZYN002 in Fragile X syndrome, and Zogenix released positive top-line results from its second pivotal Phase 3 study...

In a widely anticipated move, the Canada Senate passed a law legalizing adult use of marijuana on a federal scale. The legislation establishes the basic criteria to allow and regulate the growth, distribution, sale and consumption of cannabis. Details will be left to provinces and territories. Many...

In a big step for cannabis and hemp, the Senate Agriculture Committee passed a 2018 Farm Bill that includes hemp legalization language. “It is no secret that industrial hemp boasts the most significant potential for global economic impact from the cannabis industry. Hemp is a commodity. It...

April is shaping up to be a great month for marijuana. Last week, President Donald Trump announced the federal government would not interfere with states’ rights to decide their cannabis laws and former Speaker of the House John Boehner joined the board of directors of New York-based...

Industrial hemp is set to be a huge economic driver in the not-so-distant future, even more so than medical cannabis or even recreational marijuana, Cynthia Salarizadeh told Benzinga during a recent conversation – while discussing Salar Media Group and Civilized Media Group’s recent...

One of the largest problems cannabis entrepreneurs face right now is taxation. Since marijuana is still illegal on a federal level in the United States, businesses operating legally on a state level don't qualify for federal tax deductions covering things like rent and employee salaries....

Nevada started selling cannabis for adult use just a couple of weeks ago and dispensaries are already running low on (or even out of) product. Almost every major media outlet in the U.S. has reported on this event, explaining the shortage is caused by distribution problems and inefficiencies rather...

Back in November, during a conversation with Benzinga, The ArcView Group’s CEO Troy Dayton explained why he conceived cannabis legalization as a collective effort — a perspective with quite the stick. So, when chatter came through the lines regarding New Frontier Data and its multiple...

Leslie Bocskor, investment banker and president of cannabis advisory firm Electrum Partners, is one of the most passionate people in the cannabis industry Benzinga has come across. In a recent chat, Benzinga asked him to discuss a topic he was passionate about, an issue he found particularly...

There’s been a lot of talk about what the federal government will do about legal cannabis, especially due to the fact that government officials haven't said much about the issue. However, there seems to be a certain level of consensus among industry insiders that “Trump will leave...

Benzinga recently spoke with investment banker and President of cannabis advisory firm Electrum Partners, Leslie Bocskor, about how CEOs in the marijuana industry could navigate market volatility in times of regulatory uncertainty. The key to succeeding in such an enterprise is that execs stick to...

Cannabis stocks have been quite volatile recently, mostly driven by uncertainty surrounding what the federal government will do about legal marijuana. Looking to shed some light on how weed companies can handle and navigate these volatile markets while protecting their valuations, Benzinga reached...