Scott McGovern

Even before the vote on the 2018 Farm Bill, the industry was swirling with talk of the implications of the legalization of hemp and hemp-derived cannabidiol — CBD. Many conversations focused on CBD-infused edibles and their mass availability, not only online or in dispensaries, but also in...

When Scott McGovern sold his 19-month-old cannabis media company Green Rush Daily to High Times magazine for $7 million, he'd built a website with 6.5 million unique visitors per month and cultivated a devoted social media following bolstered by a network of influencers and advertisers. Two...

The cannabis industry is poised for further growth in the next decade as more U.S. states and other countries legalize medicinal and recreational weed. Global cannabis sales stood at $9.5 billion in 2017, according to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics. The U.S. accounted for most of the...

High Times Holding Corporation, publisher of the cannabis-focused magazine High Times, announced Thursday the closing of its acquisition of Green Rush Daily in a deal valued around $7 million. The transaction comes more than six months after its founder and CEO Scott McGovern was brought aboard to...