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TuesdayAug 18, 2020 9:30 am

SLANG Worldwide (CSE: SLNG) Featured in Virtual Coverage of Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference

SLANG Worldwide (CSE: SLNG) is a consumer packaged goods company that owns, licenses and markets cannabis brands, serving the vaporizer, flower, concentrates, edibles and ingestibles categories. Featuring a robust portfolio of renowned brands distributed across over 2,600 retail stores in 12 US states, SLANG Worldwide sold over 4 million branded units in 2019, representing 250 million individual branded servings. Going forward, the company aims to focus its efforts on growing its presence within the states of Colorado and Oregon, expanding its partnerships in several other states, and further developing its product catalog – including vape brands ‘Firefly’ and ‘O.penVAPE,’ concentrates…

TuesdayAug 18, 2020 9:15 am

4Front Ventures’ (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) Mission Dispensaries Featured in Virtual Coverage of Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference

Mission Dispensaries is the retail subsidiary of 4Front Ventures (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF), which currently owns, operates or manages cultivation and production facilities and retail facilities across 5 states with headquarters in Arizona. 4Front operates through 3 key subsidiaries, namely BrightLeaf Development, which oversees the cultivation, production and manufacturing aspect of 4Front’s business; Mission Dispensaries, which operates 4Front’s network of branded medical cannabis dispensaries and adult-use stores; as well as Pure Ratios’, which aims to combine cannabis into a wide-range of natural medicine products. Mission Dispensaries operates a chain of 13 medical cannabis dispensaries and adult-use stores across the states…

TuesdayAug 18, 2020 9:15 am

Canopy Rivers Inc. (TSX: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF) Featured in Virtual Coverage of Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference

Canopy Rivers (TSX: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF) is a venture capital firm specializing in investing and helping build out innovative companies from across the cannabis value chain. The company’s portfolio is wide-ranging, including companies focused on applying agricultural innovations that improve the potential of cannabis and hemp plants, the processing of cannabis and hemp into finished products, creating devices and tools used to enhance the cannabis consumption experience as well as software designed to streamline supply chain management and improve brand visibility. Canopy Rivers’ venture capital & portfolio operations team works directly with their portfolio companies to further identify opportunities for collaboration…

TuesdayAug 18, 2020 9:00 am

Trulieve Cannabis (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) Featured in Virtual Coverage of Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference

Trulieve Cannabis (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF)is a leading medical cannabis company in the state of Florida, capturing a 51% share of Florida’s cannabis market. Operating a vertically-integrated “seed-to-sale” model, Trulieve controls a network of 55 stores in Florida in addition to 57 stores nationwide through which it markets and distributes its wide range of more than 500 individual products. Over the past year, the company has taken steps to broaden its geographical footprint, announcing the purchases of licenses in California and Massachusetts while also opening a cannabis dispensary in the state of Connecticut. Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve, will be…

TuesdayAug 18, 2020 9:00 am

Cresco Labs (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) Featured in Virtual Coverage of Benzinga’s Cannabis Capital Conference

Cresco Labs (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) is a vertically integrated cannabis company, with a wide range of operations spanning the cannabis value chain – including cultivation, manufacturing, extraction and packaging. Employing world-class agronomists, manufacturing experts and state-of-the-art agricultural equipment, Cresco Labs is present across 9 states, operating a chain of 15 production facilities and 22 wholly-owned cannabis dispensaries. In addition to its retail sale operations, Cresco Labs has created a wide-ranging distribution network, with the company’s products currently being retailed in more than 700 dispensaries spread across the United States. Cresco Labs has recently launched its first national retail brand,…

TuesdayAug 18, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Coronavirus and Social Distancing Propels Cannabis Market

In March 2020, every other headline seemed to be about the run on toilet paper. But another product was silently being stockpiled in many American homes. Cannabis. Orders for legal cannabis products surged in March in the 33 states where some form of cannabis is legal. The two-week spike was attributed to panic buying by consumers. After a bit of fluctuation, sales began to stabilize at the end of April. However, when those sales numbers stabilized, they were nearly 40% higher than at the same point in 2019. The downturn hasn’t made a dent in demand, according to a recent…

MondayAug 17, 2020 4:20 pm

420 with CNW – The Evolution and Importance of Cannabis Genetics

Today’s cannabis market is experiencing significant growth in and demand for product diversity. At the same time, producers want reliable and stable plant varieties to ensure their products provide consistent quality. Advancements in breeding programs, artificial selection, genetics optimization and data analytics are helping cannabis producers meet both needs. Innovative new techniques are making it possible to achieve diversity and consistency. Producers are now able to engineer and cultivate a base product that is perfectly aligned with the specific goals and objectives of cannabis organizations throughout the industry. Breeding programs begin with the development of a product profile. Several desired characteristics…

MondayAug 17, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – Innovation and Technology Continue to Revolutionize the Cannabis Industry

As more and more states legalize the consumption of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use, innovation and technology are also adding to the growth of the industry. In today’s world of big data, every cannabis business must efficiently harness the power within its data about consumers, individual products and sales. Both dispensaries and growers are leveraging data analytics to track products and ensure compliance with various state mandated regulations. As cannabis businesses learn more about its best products and customer habits, they are driving marketing and sales efforts and maximizing profits. By discovering patterns and trends within the massive amounts…

FridayAug 14, 2020 10:07 am

Pac Roots Cannabis Corp. (CSE: PACR) Prepares to Close Massive Land Deal with Extensive Development Possibilities

Pac Roots expecting to close deal in September for acquisition of several parcels of land with no zoning restrictions, located in prestigious Fraser Valley Company’s new indoor facility and 100-acre Hemp JV project in Rock Creek, B.C., with preliminary results suggesting successful fall harvest, make this ideal time to acquire land in Fraser Valley Future development of elite CBD and THC strains and company’s overall hemp and cannabis infrastructure have tremendous potential thanks to company’s strategic genetic licensing partner, Phenome One The Fraser Valley Regional District is one of the most productive and intensively farmed areas of Canada, with high-quality…

FridayAug 14, 2020 4:20 am

420 with CNW – How Marijuana Dispensaries Differ from Liquor Stores

Are you considering visiting a local marijuana dispensary for the first time? You may think that they don’t differ much from liquor stores, they are both retail establishments that sell a drug after all. Heck, cannabis advocates looking to legalize recreational marijuana said that once legalized, it would be taxed and regulated "in a manner similar to alcohol." Adults 21 and over would ideally be able to stroll into a cannabis dispensary, grab whatever they need, and leave shortly, as they would in a liquor store. However, cannabis is a unique industry that's unlike any other, and it differs from…