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20-year-old investor who made $110 million on a meme stock is pushing for change at a psychedelics company
The 20-year-old investor who found fame this year when he made $110 million trading shares of troubled retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. BBBY, -1.13%, has turned activist shareholder and Read more
Canopy Growth speeds up U.S. entry instead of waiting until federal cannabis legalization
Canopy Growth Corp. said Tuesday it will no longer wait until federal legalization to buy three U.S. cannabis companies amid opportunities to benefit from strong growth in state-by-state cannabis sales. Read more
Green Thumb Industries to sell cannabis at Circle K gas stations in first-of-its-kind deal
Green Thumb Industries Inc. is expanding its reach from the stand-alone dispensary to space at Circle K convenience stores in Florida in what the Chicago-based company describes as a first Read more
Cannabis legalization goes up for a vote Nov. 8 in five states with a combined adult population of 13 million
Cannabis legalization measures will go before voters in five U.S. states on election day, Nov. 8, as the industry continues to grow. While smaller in population than many other U.S. Read more
Thousands more pets are getting sick from eating marijuana every year
A few days ago, I arrived home to find my beloved 12-year-old dog in a semi-comatose state. She couldn’t move her back legs. She flinched when I touched her elsewhere. Read more
Kansas City Fed says cannabis has boosted economic activity in the 10th Federal Reserve District
Cannabis has benefited economic activity in the 10th Federal Reserve District by increasing commercial real-estate demand, creating jobs and generating tax revenue, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said Read more
Kansas City Fed says cannabis has boosted economic activity in the 10th Federal Reserve District
Cannabis has benefited economic activity in the 10th Federal Reserve District by increasing commercial real-estate demand, creating jobs and generating tax revenue, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said Read more
Cannabis stocks rocketed to record day after Biden lit the fuse
Cannabis stocks shot to record gains Thursday after President Joe Biden formally sought to review how marijuana is classified under federal law, a change that pot companies in the U.S. Read more
Opinion: The opioid epidemic is costing us $1.5 trillion a year. And we’re spending peanuts to fight it.
The U.S. economy is being battered on all sides: Inflation, snarled supply chains, severe labor shortages. The pandemic, which has contributed to all three, rolls on; there are still 40,000-plus Read more