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40 Tons: The Social Initiative And Brand Empowering Communities Impacted By Cannabis Prohibition
Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 11:00am | 680Corvain Cooper, co-founder of the social initiative and cannabis brand 40 Tons, has a story marked by injustice and redemption. "Trump, in his last two minutes in office, gave me clemency and I got my life back," says Cooper, who went from facing life imprisonment for allegedly transporting 40 tons...
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Secrets For Success In Commercial Cannabis Cultivation: Insights From Industry Leaders
Thursday, October 31, 2024 - 2:22pm | 938At the recent Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, cultivation experts shared key strategies for building a profitable commercial cannabis cultivation operation. Moderated by Amy Larson, senior vice president at Rx Green Technologies, the panel offered key insights on essential strategies...
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EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Leaders Focus On 'Top Shelf' Quality By Balancing Innovation, Branding, IP Protection
Friday, October 25, 2024 - 9:27am | 809The cannabis industry continues to evolve, and a significant challenge for businesses is how to deliver top-shelf quality products without driving up costs. This issue is tightly linked to concerns over gross profit margins (GPM), manufacturing processes, intellectual property (IP), and the...
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New Jersey Cannabis Most Expensive In The Nation: State Senator Has A Solution For Medicinal Users
Thursday, June 6, 2024 - 3:57pm | 714New Jersey's cannabis market has grown rapidly, with nearly $1 billion in sales last year. The state has over 130 licensed dispensaries, up from 24 in early 2023. Adults over 21 can purchase up to one ounce of cannabis with a state-issued photo ID. Cannabis prices range from $20 to $70, and the...
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Experts Discuss Future Of Cannabis M&As At Benzinga Cannabis Conference In Florida
Monday, April 22, 2024 - 4:38pm | 945The panel “Who’s Winning In M&A? East Coast vs. West Coast (The Biggie-2Pac Dilemma)” took place at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Florida, where industry experts shared their forecasts about trends in marijuana M&As. Scott Greiper, CEO and founder of Viridian...
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EXCLUSIVE: Lithium Market Faces 'Daunting' Supply-Demand Challenge, Says Nevada Lithium CEO
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 3:52pm | 545Mining companies are facing a critical imbalance between supply and demand in the lithium market. Commodities experts like Nevada Lithium (OTC:NVLHF) CEO Stephen Rentschler say the industry faces the daunting task of significantly increasing production to meet the surging demand from the electric...
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Old Pal's Jason Osni: From Legal Eagle To Cannabis Connoisseur
Thursday, January 18, 2024 - 11:10am | 364In a small dispensary on Venice Beach, Jason Osni, co-founder and CEO of Old Pal, spotted something missing from the shop: branded cannabis products. This realization sparked his shift from a legal career to the forefront of the cannabis scene with the launch of Old Pal. Osni recalls, “I...
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Heads Up! This Week's Conference Schedule
Monday, February 13, 2017 - 2:54pm | 299Here is a list of some of the more notable investor conference events taking place this week. BIO CEO & Investor Conference 2017 The Biotechnology Innovation Organization will host in New York, New York, the annual technology executives along with leading Wall Street analysts. The event is...
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The Real Deal on Wall Street: The Vortex of European Euphoria
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 7:56am | 301Investor, trader, watcher of the market from afar - we are three weeks into 2012 and the European Union is still…the European Union. Greece has not moved to readopt the drachma as a means to devalue its way out of its financial troubles. France and Spain have had relatively successful debt...
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More Bad News for General Moly
Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 1:53pm | 883Wow, what an amazing day yesterday! Days like yesterday, while not for the faint of heart, are days that I enjoy. We made a 40 point move in the S&P. It is important to note that historically, a 20 point move in the S&P is normal in a year. This was 40 points in one day! With a break of...
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Report: Facebook Delays IPO Until Late 2012
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 5:50pm | 421According to a report from The Financial Times, Facebook has elected to delay its initial public offering (a.k.a. "IPO") until late 2012. The IPO, which is expected to be one of the largest in history, was initially expected in April of next year, if not sometime this year. However, according to...
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America's Pro-Freedom Resistance Movement? Taking Back the Streets with Lemonade Day
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 - 9:29am | 408Lemonade Day 2011: America's "Lemonade Spring"? From the website of the organization "Lemonade Day": "Entrepreneurship is the past, present and undoubtedly the future of our nation, for the rich and the poor alike. And no organization supports this concept more than Lemonade Day. For this reason...