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Cannabis Investment Wave Hits: Who's Leading The Charge?
Monday, March 18, 2024 - 9:21am | 564Amid sweeping regulatory reforms and a shift in public sentiment, the cannabis market is experiencing a powerful influx of investor interest. KCSA Strategic Communications is at the heart of this transformation, facilitating vital connections between emerging cannabis enterprises and the broader...
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Cannabis Industry Changes As Marijuana Rescheduling Looms
Friday, September 15, 2023 - 9:02am | 1284As the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns to Chicago this Sept 27-28 for its 17th edition, gathering top CEOs, investors and leaders in the cannabis industry, let's scroll through the top leadership changes over the past few weeks. Three Cannabis Firms Strengthen Their Boards...
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Marijuana Rescheduling Prompts This Communications Agency To Tap Top Cannabis PR & Social Media Talent
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 - 9:03am | 565KCSA Strategic Communications is expanding its senior leadership team in cannabis and psychedelic practices. The strategic communications firm that offers public and investor relations and social media services tapped Ellen Mellody to serve as senior vice president of its public relations team and...
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Why Changing Marijuana's DEA Categorization Could Be 'The Most Consequential Action Out Of DC'
Friday, July 21, 2023 - 2:05pm | 491In a recent interview at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Miami, Kris Krane, cannabis industry consultant and director of cannabis development for KCSA Strategic Communications, stressed the crucial focus on the presidential administration this year. The founder of 4Front Ventures Corp...
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GMR's 2020 List Of The Top 10 Most Influential Cannabis Communication Professionals
Tuesday, February 4, 2020 - 2:18pm | 2540This article by Cynthia Salarizadeh was originally published on Green Market Report, and shared exclusively with Benzinga Cannabis. As journalists, brand owners and industry professionals, daily we must interact and engage with communication specialists to accomplish a myriad of goals. Like...
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New Jersey Governor, State Democrats Resolve Cannabis Sticking Points, Likely Paving Way For Legalization Vote Soon
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 12:37pm | 544New Jersey recently made progress in its bid to legalize recreational cannabis in the state. What Happened Gov. Phil Murphy and state lawmakers came to agreements on what's considered the final sticking points of the bill. Now, it appears that a vote to make New Jersey the 11th state to...
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20 Women Set To Dominate The International Cannabis Space In 2019
Thursday, January 10, 2019 - 2:54pm | 5138Not long ago, the cannabis industry could take pride in the higher-than-usual percentage of C-suite positions occupied by women, with roughly 1-in-3 of these posts held by a woman. This number plummeted in just a couple of years, however, dropping from 36 percent in 2015 to 27 percent in 2017...
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Cannabis Is Now Legal In Canada: Industry Insiders Discuss What It Means For Stocks, International Market
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 7:10am | 1278Canada is now the second country in the world to fully legalize cannabis, allowing adults to consume marijuana for recreational purposes. Much has been said about the move, with journalists and experts discussing various topics ranging from the impact on the Canadian economy, to the pitfalls it may...
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KCSA Strategic Communications Announces June 7th Cannabis Virtual Investor Conference
Thursday, May 31, 2018 - 10:35am | 616KCSA Strategic Communications, an integrated public relations, media relations, social media, and investor relations agency, today announced its Virtual Investor Conference focused on the cannabis industry will take place on Thursday, June 7. Current presenting companies include Aurora Cannabis...
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AxisWire: The Birth Of A Cannabis Industry Media Standard
Monday, May 7, 2018 - 9:58am | 495The cannabis industry witnessed the debut last month of AxisWire, a company conceived to offer a one-stop-shop for cannabis industry entrepreneurs looking to expose and grow their brands and journalists seeking the latest industry news. Think of a PRNewswire-style site created exclusively for the...
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Pot Stocks, ETFs And Top News From The Cannabis Industry This Week
Friday, April 20, 2018 - 4:16pm | 26704/20 is here, and in time for International Weed Day, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced plans to introduce a bill to decriminalize cannabis on a federal level next week. “The war on cannabis costs U.S. taxpayers $3.6 billion per year. 46 percent of all drug arrests are...