The MJ Freeway-MTech Acquisition Corp. merger is buzzing along, and management provided an update this week and reported a $9.2-million raise ahead of closing. The deal was announced last fall, and the resulting business intends to trade on the Nasdaq. The new company will be named Akerna Corp. Jessica... Read more
Even as 11 states, plus Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational cannabis, lawmakers have struggled to find consensus on the question of whether employers could reject an applicant over their pot use. Now Nevada has become the first to push through that protection. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Assembly Bill... Read more
New Frontier Data published the Africa Regional Hemp & Cannabis Report this week, and the 83-page document reveals much about the accelerated activity on the continent in recent years. With a rapidly growing population and “soaring” infrastructure investment, according to New Frontier, the opportunities for cannabis seem boundless. In... Read more
To launch a cannabis business in Jamaica’s emerging medical cannabis market, Wayne Isaacs, a Jamaican native who was raised in Canada, had to first find a domestic partner. Now, with the partnership nearly finalized, the founder and CEO of Green Stripe Naturals Ltd. is waiting on a forthcoming cultivation... Read more
The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) has, to say the least, some very strict cannabis labeling regulations. Earlier this year, I wrote about how the CDPH’s new rules were likely to create a mess in California and then how the California cannabis agencies sought to relieve some of the burdens on the industry by…
With just days left before the end of the legislative session, efforts to legalize marijuana in New York have been revived, with a possible vote this coming week. Though momentum to pass a legalization measure seemed to largely die off after lawmakers in neighboring New Jersey announced they wouldn’t... Read more
With just days left before the end of the legislative session, efforts to legalize marijuana in New York have been revived, with a possible vote this coming week. Though momentum to pass a legalization measure seemed to largely die off after lawmakers in neighboring New Jersey announced they wouldn’t... Read more
With just days left before the end of the legislative session, efforts to legalize marijuana in New York have been revived, with a possible vote this coming week. Though momentum to pass a legalization measure seemed to largely die off after lawmakers in neighboring New Jersey announced they wouldn’t... Read more
iStock.com/sarayut OneSpan Inc: Read Why Insiders are Buying this Battered Stock The growth of financial technology (fintech) will continue to accelerate as more companies employ technologies to deal with data and other key critical functions. An intriguing small-cap fintech play with a strong risk-reward opportunity is OneSpan Inc (NASDAQ:OSPN), which... Read more
iStock.com/Talaj Marijuana News Today The marijuana news today has pot investors salivating as shares continue to soar in June following a weak May for the industry, while opportunities continue to expand for U.S. pot stocks. First, the U.S. pot stocks and their growing presence in the market. To this... Read more
