Archive: marijuana

The Early Investing crew takes a closer look at Beyond Meat's secondary share offering and the politics behind marijuana local control laws.
The Early Investing trinity is startups, cryptocurrency and cannabis. In this week's News Fix, we look at two companies that intersect with all three sectors.

News Fix: FDA Warns Curaleaf About Health Claims

By Vin Narayanan on July 27, 2019

In the news this week, the FDA sends Curaleaf a warning letter, Toyota invests in Didi and Steven Mnuchin is still salty about bitcoin.
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Cannabis Report: Curaleaf Grows by Acquisition

By Early Investing on July 25, 2019

Curaleaf is growing the only way it can. And it’s nothing to sniff at.
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Arbit Poll: Who Should Be Allowed to Innovate?

By Early Investing on July 22, 2019

Congress doesn’t trust Facebook to innovate payment services. But if big tech can’t innovate, then who can?
In the news this week, Facebook undergoes intense scrutiny at two congressional hearings, Curaleaf increasingly dominates the cannabis market and Chinese startups struggle to raise money.
The cannabis industry has a banking problem. But financial institutions want to change that - and the government is taking steps to make it happen.

News Fix: Don’t Get Spooked by the Fed

By Allison Brickell on July 13, 2019

In the news this week, bitcoin takes a dive after the Fed voices concerns over Libra, Trump trash-talks crypto on Twitter, and Facebook doesn’t go for India.
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Canopy Growth's earnings report wasn’t exactly full of surprises, but its stock price still had a strong reaction. Here’s why.

News Fix: 13 Headlines for 13 Colonies

By Vin Narayanan on July 6, 2019

In a special July Fourth edition of the News Fix, we’ve compiled 13 important headlines shaping the startup, cannabis and crypto sectors.
Illinois is the second-largest state to fully legalize cannabis. And it’s also doing something unexpected.
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Cannabis Report: MedMen Expanding Into Florida

By Early Investing on June 20, 2019

This week in weed, MedMen begins its ambitious Florida expansion, Texas takes a big step forward and New York stumbles in its attempt to legalize recreational marijuana before the end of its legislative session.
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Arbit Poll: How High Will Bitcoin Go?

By Early Investing on June 17, 2019

How high will bitcoin climb this year? We’d like to hear your thoughts.

Colorado Surpasses $1 Billion in Marijuana Tax Revenue

By Allison Brickell on June 17, 2019

Colorado has generated more than $1 billion in marijuana tax revenue so far this year. And it will only grow.
This week, the News Fix dives into a group fighting for medical marijuana in Mississippi, Amazon actually failing at something and Binance cutting out U.S. users.
Bitcoin is back in a big way. In the U.S., governors are coming together for marijuana reform, while in Japan, tax officials struggle to track down crypto gains.