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The United States Marijuana Index, which tracks 15 of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S., lost 7.5 percent in the four days the market was open after President's Day. The North American Marijuana Index, which also includes Canadian stocks, shed 4 percent of its value. The Horizons...

"Wonder Women Of Weed" is a bi-monthly show and column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry, brought from a collaborative effort that includes Benzinga, Industry Power Women and Direct Cannabis Network. This week, we’re presenting activist and...

Interest in who is investing in the marijuana industry is mounting rapidly, and not without a reason. Over the first five weeks of 2018, the Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker registered $1.23 billion in investments in the cannabis industry, Viridian Capital President Scott Greiper told Benzinga....

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...

Vicente Fox, who served as president of Mexico from 2000-2006, has become known for his outspoken criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump and his stance in favor of the legalization of drugs. In Fox's view, the government should take a hands-off approach to social issues. Anything that...

Despite Friday’s rebound, this was a bad week for the U.S. stock market. Cannabis stocks followed a very different trajectory, with the United States Marijuana Index, which tracks 15 of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S., posting a loss of 2.34 percent Friday, but still closing the week...

The Great Lakes State has the second-largest medical marijuana patient base in the country, trailing only gigantic California. A shift in Michigan's medical marijuana market is no small event. Major legal weed markets have opened up on the West Coast — California, Washington, Oregon,...

North American cannabis stocks took a beating this week, with the North American Marijuana Index posting a 27.2 percent loss, largely on the back of poor performance among Canadian stocks. "The Canadian market collapsed this week after over $1.2 billion of deal offerings from publicly-traded...

The discussion about cannabis and sports isn't new. The conversation gained more relevance than ever late last year after the World Anti-Doping Agency, in charge of drug testing among Olympic athletes and usually sets the criteria for anti-doping in most sports across the globe, removed CBD...

Wonder Women Of Weed is a weekly column featuring accomplished female leaders in the cannabis industry. This week, we’re presenting Sara Gullickson, CEO and founder of DispensaryPermits.com, a national agency that has become one of the longest-standing firms in the...

As cannabis continues to go mainstream, and an ever-increasing number of companies make it to major stock exchanges, market participants feel a growing need for sophisticated financial instruments to track the industry’s overall performance. Among these instruments are indices and ETFs. U.S....

This has been a great week for marijuana stocks and cannabis in general. The United States Marijuana Index, which tracks 15 of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S., posted strong gains this week of 5.5 percent. Source: United States Marijuana Index The North American Marijuana Index, gained 3....

Medical journal The Lancet published an article Wednesday that could mold the future of cannabis-derived therapeutics. The piece in question featured results from GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH) and Greenwich Biosciences’ Phase 3 study of Epidiolex — an oral cannabidiol...

One of the consequences of cannabis remaining federally illegal is the lack of unified standards for operating businesses. Every state, municipality and jurisdiction compels marijuana businesses to fulfill certain requirements and, on occasion, these requisites collide or are in direct conflict...

This week was action-packed for the cannabis industry, despite the fact that U.S. stock markets were closed Monday. The United States Marijuana Index, which tracks some of the largest marijuana stocks in the U.S. experienced substantial volatility, spiked Tuesday and declined sharply Thursday and...