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Cannabis Report: Illinois Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, FDA Talks CBD
By Early Investing on June 6, 2019
There’s big news out of Illinois and the FDA this week. Illinois legalized recreational marijuana and the FDA had a hearing on CBD regulations.
Small Cannabis Stocks Worth Paying Attention To
By Allison Brickell on June 3, 2019
Canopy Growth Corp., Tilray and other heavy hitters aren’t the only companies cannabis investors should pay attention to.
Mailbag: Explaining Liquidity and Crunching Legal Marijuana Job Numbers
By Early Investing on June 2, 2019
In this week’s Mailbag, the Early Investing team breaks down liquidity and crunches the numbers on jobs in the marijuana industry.
News Fix: The FDA Opens Up the Cannabis Conversation
By Allison Brickell on June 1, 2019
This week, the FDA held its first public hearing on cannabis regulation, Illinois voted to legalize marijuana and another person has filed a copyright claim on bitcoin’s white paper.
News Fix: TransferWise Takes Care of Early Investors, Employees
By Vin Narayanan on May 25, 2019
TransferWise doesn't plan on going public soon, so it conducted a secondary share sale at a $3.5 billion valuation to reward its early investors and employees.
Cannabis Report: How to Analyze Cannabis Companies’ Earnings Reports
By Early Investing on May 23, 2019
Earnings reports can reveal a lot about a company’s health. Here’s how to analyze them.
Medical Marijuana States See Major Drop in Opioid Prescriptions
By Allison Brickell on May 20, 2019
The opioid epidemic is a nationwide crisis. But three states that have legalized medical marijuana are seeing a more positive trend.
Mailbag: Explaining Convertible Notes and Cowardly Politicians
By Early Investing on May 19, 2019
The Early Investing team explains why politicians are dropping the ball on pot legalization and how convertible notes work.
News Fix: Long-Term Stock Exchange Gets SEC Approval; Bitcoin Google Searches Spike
By Vin Narayanan on May 18, 2019
In the news this week, former NFL players get into the weed business, Marc Andreessen’s Long-Term Stock Exchange gets SEC approval and Mark Mobius changes his mind.
Cannabis Report: Canopy Growth’s Acreage Deal Meets Resistance; New Jersey Gets Petty
By Early Investing on May 9, 2019
Canopy Growth’s deal to buy Acreage Holdings has hit a snag, and New Jersey is mired in petty politics.
News Fix: MIT, Harvard Dive Into Cannabis Research; Facebook Goes Big on Crypto Payments
By Allison Brickell on May 4, 2019
In this week's News Fix: MIT and Harvard receive money for cannabis research, Tesla is raising more than $1 billion, Facebook's audacious crypto plans have been leaked, and Canada and Singapore have completed a cross-border blockchain payment.
Mailbag: What Startup Accelerators Do and Why Consumers Leave the Marijuana Black Market
By Early Investing on April 21, 2019
The Early Investing team answers questions about what startup accelerators do and why weed users leave the black market.
News Fix: Carl’s Embraces 4/20; IPO Frenzy Hits Wall Street
By Vin Narayanan on April 20, 2019
Carl's Jr. is testing a CBD-infused sauce in Colorado and Wall Street has caught IPO fever.
Big Data Drives Agriculture, and It’ll Drive the Cannabis Industry Too
By Vin Narayanan on April 19, 2019
I used to think the farm life was simple. But I’ve finally accepted that farming isn’t a romantic profession - it’s a data-driven industry.
News Fix: TurboTax Is Taking Over, California Faces Internal Conflict
By Vin Narayanan on April 13, 2019
In the news this week, California is facing pot delivery troubles, Uber is getting ready to IPO and Congress is allowing a monopoly on tax preparation.
Cannabis Moms Strike Back
By Adam Sharp on April 12, 2019
This week, we attended the Cannabis Science Conference. Here are my inspiring takeaways about the future of cannabis.