April 11, 2017- Canada is set to detail its plans for legalized recreational marijuana, with the industry expecting a rush of mergers as companies seek a national footprint amid a patchwork of different rules in each province. Prime Minister Justin...
April 5th, 2017 - Toronto, Canada – Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (“Horizons ETFs”) announces the launch of the Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (“HMMJ”). Units of the exchange traded fund (“ETF”) begin trading on the Toronto...
August 11th, 2014 - Many startups in the cannabis industry are seeking capital as the “green rush” intensifies, promising to make investors wealthy in exchange for some much-needed cash. But a fair share of these businesses struggle to find money,...
August 6th, 2014 - Four stock traders have been charged by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with manipulating shares of cannabis companies in a pump-and-dump scheme. The stocks affected include GrowLife and Hemp Inc., as well as some non-cannabis...
May 1, 2011 - In what was once a pipe dream, medical-marijuana companies are courting private investors and even planning public stock sales. In Colorado, a seed supplier is raising $500,000 in a private financing round. In California, hydroponic equipment...
March 24th, 2011 - CHICAGO — It has been called a lot of things over the years: grass, Mary Jane, wacky weed. Now, researchers are suggesting a new moniker for marijuana: alternative investment. A report out this week on the U.S. medical marijuana...
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