MJBizCon

Later this week, Apeks Supercritical will introduce its new smart CO2 extraction system, ReFraction. The system uses artificial intelligence to provide operators with valuable insights on what’s occurring inside the machine, helping them increase efficiency and customize their...

Cannabis data analytics company Headset and Marijuana Business Daily have announced a data partnership. The deal will allow MJBizDaily's journalists, editors, researchers and analysts to get access to real-time retail-derived data from the U.S. and Canada's cannabis industry. MJBizDaily...

The emergence of the cannabis industry coincided with a societal trend of empowering women. Combined with the more liberal environment that dominates the industry, it’s easy to understand why cannabis represents an industry were more women are getting involved and more women have...

Marijuana Business Daily hosted its annual MJBizCon in Las Vegas last week; with 25,000 attendees and 1,000 booths, it's the largest cannabis event in the world. Add the more than 100 smaller events and gatherings like the Benzinga Cannabis Executive Soiree that took place around the main...

Akers Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKER)'s stock was trending on Benzinga Pro Tuesday, with shares of the microcap trading on 40-percent higher than average volume. The stock's decline — it was down 11.7 percent at $1.54 at the time of publication Tuesday — follows the 42.28-...

The cannabis industry coalesced in Las Vegas this week for MJBizCon. The largest cannabis business event in the world drew a crowd of about 25,000 people to Sin City this year, according to Benzinga's sources.  Acreage Holdings, one of the largest marijuana companies in the U.S.,...

The biggest news in cannabis this week probably came out of Acreage Holdings. The company that counts U.S. House speaker John Boehner and former governor Bill Weld among its directors announced it had raised $119 million in private capital and has plans to go public in Canada. It's believed...

Earlier this year, Benzinga published an article looking into ways of consuming cannabis that didn't involve smoking. such as vaporization, edibles, oils, tinctures and dabs. Even more options are emerging. The cannabis industry has evolved beyond simply eliminating the risks associated with...