Recreational Marijuana

Shares of Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) lost more than 58 percent of their value Monday morning after the company reported disappointing results from its phase 2 STAR 1 clinical trial for its adult epilepsy treatment. Zynerba is one of the largest cannabinoid-focused pharmaceutical...

Cannabis publication High Times will go public this fall and start trading on the Nasdaq exchange in October. When contacted by Benzinga, High Times' media team clarified that this is "not an IPO." According to a press release, Hightimes Holding Corp., the magazine’s publisher,...

"How does one start a business in the cannabis industry? What are the biggest hurdles to overcome?" —Benzinga In a recent conversation with Benzinga, Andy Williams — co-star of MSNBC's “The Pot Barons of Colorado” and founder and CEO of Medicine Man Denver, Medicine Man...

Last month, Maricann Group Inc. (CSE:MARI), a vertically integrated medical marijuana producer and distributor, announced it had secured C$42.5 million, or $32.2 million, in non-dilutive financing to increase production in Germany. This raise was one of the biggest of 2017 and Benzinga reached out...

American Green Inc (OTC: ERBB) recently unveiled a new system that allows vending machines to sell controlled and age-restricted products like alcohol, pharmaceuticals, casino chips, cannabis and even firearms. The system uses state-of-the-art biometric verification technology to...

MedReleaf Corp (TSE:LEAF), one of the major licensed cannabis producers in Canada, started trading on the TSX on Wednesday and its debut was far from pleasant. After opening at C$9.50 ($7.04), shares lost 22 percent, closing at C$7.40 ($5.48). According to Bloomberg data, this drop marked "the...

Meet Blend Blend is a group-messaging app with a focus on content. By adding bots into its chat interface, the company is looking to tap into the “AI revolution,” joining tech giants of the likes of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB). The...

The size of investments in the cannabis industry is rising at an unprecedented level, as evidenced by the more than $730 million raised by marijuana businesses in the four months of the year — versus $124 million in the first four months of 2016. One of the companies reaping the benefits of...

As an increasing number of U.S. states legalize cannabis in one form or another and start to reap the economic and societal benefits of revised policies, support for marijuana legalization among the population (and even among police agents) continues to surge. On the other hand, as the opioid...

Residents of California could be heading to the voting polls in November to decide the legal status of recreational marijuana. According to Reuters, the proposed "Adult Use of Marijuana Act" would make it legal for individuals over the age of 21 to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for personal...

April 20 of each year marks a celebration for marijuana enthusiasts, despite the herb still being illegal in most of the country. For investors, what this means is until marijuana becomes legalized at the federal level, you'll be hard pressed to find many pot stocks trading in New York....

The ingestion of marijuana has been associated with the "munchies" for decades, historically characterized as the consumption of junk food because of almost uncontrollable cravings ("appetite stimulant") ignited by the medicinal and recreational plant. That link seems...

For months now, Colorado has been reaping the economic fruits of the state's legalization of recreational marijuana use for adults. Denver, Colorado's largest city and home to the majority of the state's cannabis dispensaries, has been enjoying a variety of financial benefits,...

Editor's note on July 28, 2015: Dr. Marlon Fuller is no longer affiliated with BudgetWeed.com. BudgetWeed.com is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based cannabis industry product and service locater. The website, according to its founder and CEO Dr. Marlon Fuller is “a fusion between Yelp and...

Leslie Bocskor is one of the legal cannabis industry's high-profile personalities. Based in Las Vegas, he is founder of Electrum Partners, a group that develops expansion strategies for the marijuana market. He's also founding chairman of the Nevada Cannabis Industry Association. How did...