Cresco Capital Partners

The capital and public markets for the burgeoning cannabis industry have hit a lull as of late, but it won’t be long until they’re red-hot once again. That was the opinion of four marijuana investment experts at Benzinga's Cannabis Capital Conference on Tuesday in Chicago...

The private equity investment firm Cresco Capital Partners is expected to reach $250 million in total assets under management with the launch of a new fund that has an initial target of $150 million, the firm said Thursday.  Founded in 2014, the firm already manages approximately $100 million...

PathogenDx, Inc. announced Monday that it raised $7.5 Million in a Series B funding round led by Cresco Capital Partners. The company raised the funds in less than three months with participation from Altitude Investment Management, Arcadian Investment Partners, Panther Opportunity Fund LLC, Salveo...

PitchBook, a financial database and information platform on private equity, has released its list of the top venture capital firms investing in cannabis in 2019.  Last year set a $1.2-billion record for venture capital investments in cannabis. That amount has already been surpassed by $500...

By Natan Ponieman, Javier Hasse and Andrew Ward. If passed by Congress and signed by President Donald Trump, the SAFE (Secure and Fair Enforcement) Banking Act would prevent the federal government from applying sanctions to banks working with cannabis businesses.  The U.S. Senate...

MJ Freeway, often considered the inventor of the seed-to-sale technology that has become standard in the marijuana industry, announced Thursday that it has closed on a $10-million Series C financing round. The oversubscribed round was led by Emery and Evan Huang’s...