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Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman push for federal legalization of weed: ‘We can make it happen’

Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure members of Congress to legalize pot nationwide. Federal legalization has advanced somewhat but still faces strong headwinds on Capitol Hill. The "Cannabis in Common" initiative launched Tuesday…

Steven Van Zandt Has His Own Cannabis Line Now

On the heels of his career-spanning memoir, Unrequited Infatuations, actor and musician Steven Van Zandt is launching Little Steven’s Underground Apothecary, his own line of cannabis products. “The United States may be the only country in the world that considers health care, both physical…

Justin Bieber Breaks Into Cannabis With Palms Partnership

Justin Bieber is entering the marijuana market with prerolled joints that’s he calling “Peaches,” the name of a song from his most recent album. The Canadian singer is working with a Los Angeles-based company, Palms, on the products. Palms specializes…

Billionaire Charles Koch On Why Cannabis Should Be Legal

The devout libertarian known for spending a fortune on political causes is now actively funding efforts to end federal marijuana prohibition. Here’s why pro-pot advocates in both parties are high on his support. Depending on whom you ask, Charles Koch…

Jaleel White Wants to Sell You ‘Purple Urkle’

Mr. White hopes to see more Black and Latino people leading cannabis brands and businesses. Fifteen states, as well as Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational marijuana use, with New York among the most recent state to adopt such a measure.…

Maryland’s medical cannabis rollout was blasted for its lack of diversity. Meet a woman helping to change that.

Venushki “Venus” Hemachandra has made it her mission to diversify the often White and male dominated medical marijuana industry. The founder and owner of Herbiculture, a 4,000-square-foot dispensary housed in a business park in Burtonsville, Montgomery County, says she’s used…

Steve Fox, who helped legalize marijuana in Colorado, has died at 53

Fox was lead drafter of 2012’s Amendment 64, giving rise to the massive legal cannabis industry One of the leaders of Colorado’s first-in-the-nation recreational marijuana legalization movement, Steve Fox, has died at the age of 53. Fox was the lead drafter…

Gov. Inslee Appoints David Postman as Chair of the Liquor and Cannabis Board

PRESS RELEASE OLYMPIA – The Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) today announces that Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed David Postman as Chair of the LCB Board. Prior to his appointment, Mr. Postman had served as Gov. Inslee’s chief of staff…

Acreage Announces Management Change

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, Feb. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acreage Holdings, Inc. (“Acreage” or “Company”) (CSE: ACRG.A.U, ACRG.B.U), (OTC: ACRHF, ACRDF) announced today that Glen Leibowitz, Acreage's Chief Financial Officer, is leaving the Company, effective April 2, 2021. Glen,…

Chris Webber launches $100 million cannabis fund with JW Asset Management

Former NBA star Chris Webber on Tuesday launched a $100 million private equity cannabis fund with New York-based JW Asset Management, aimed at investing in companies run by people from underrepresented communities. Legal cannabis producers in the United States have…

Fluence Hires Jordon Musser as Chief Product Officer

PRESS RELEASE AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and agriculture production, announced the appointment of Jordon Musser to chief product officer. Musser joins Fluence from Dallas, Texas-based Flex…

Cresco Labs Hires PepsiCo Veteran and Supply Chain Expert Ty Gent as Its New Chief Operating Officer

PRESS RELEASE CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cresco Labs (CSE:CL) (OTCQX:CRLBF) (“Cresco” or “the Company”), one of the largest vertically integrated multistate cannabis operators in the United States, announced the hiring of CPG industry veteran Ty Gent as the Company’s new Chief Operating…

Bengal Capital Welcomes 4FRONT Ventures Josh Rosen

PRESS RELEASE Accomplished Cannabis Investment Team Adds Operations and Institutional Investing Experience January 14, 2021, Chicago, IL and Phoenix, AZ – Bengal Capital announced today that Josh Rosen, co-founder, former CEO and current Chairman of 4Front Ventures (CSE: FFNT), has…

Perkins Coie Adds Director of Public Policy for National Cannabis Industry Association Andrew J. Kline as Senior Counsel

PRESS RELEASE DENVER (January 12, 2021) – Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that Andrew J. Kline has joined the firm in Denver as a senior counsel in the firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice and Cannabis Law Industry Group. Kline brings a rare…

Acreage Holdings Names Peter Caldini, Former President Pfizer North America Consumer Healthcare, as CEO

PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, Dec. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acreage Holdings, Inc. (“Acreage”or “Company”) (CSE: ACRG.A.U, ACRG.B.U), (OTC: ACRHF, ACRDF) is pleased to announce that Peter Caldini has been appointed as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. He officially joins…