Canopy Boulder

CanopyBoulder will be hosting a Startup Weekend on Sept. 27-29, which it defines as a cannabis-related startup “hyperaccelerator.” Eight startup teams have been chosen to participate in the networking, education, mentoring and pitch competition. In addition, the educational sessions and...

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...

After a relatively stable few days, cannabis stocks returned to the red Thursday. The United States Marijuana Index, which tracks 15 of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S., ended the week almost flat. The North American Marijuana Index, which also includes Canadian stocks, lost 5.6 percent...

Benzinga recently had the chance to discuss investments and investors in the cannabis industry with Micah Tapman, managing director and partner of CanopyBoulder, a seed-stage investment program and mentorship-driven business accelerator for startups in the cannabis industry. In addition to the more...

"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...

For more than 80 years now, underground weed producers have recurred to brokers to orchestrate sales, in an effort to minimize their exposure. Not being involved with the buyer seems to be the preferred strategy when conducting an illegal transaction. Interestingly, cannabis legalization has not...

The Internal Revenue Service is reportedly trying to prove that marijuana businesses have been illegally trafficking in weed and aren't entitled to the tax deductions they have been claiming, several sources have reported. In its latest effort, the IRS filed a series of summonses that granted...