Finance

Investing

She Co-Founded One of the First Investment Funds in the Cannabis Industry

U.S. banking regulations making cannabis the toughest business there is for funding and investing.

Cynthia Salarizadeh | 5 min read

Funding

Cannabis Companies Likely to Raise More in 2018 Than the Last 3 Years Combined

The industry worldwide has already raised more than all of last year and is likely to raise $8 billion this year.

Lisa Bernard-Kuhn | 5 min read

Women In Green

She Took Her Yale MBA Into Cannabis and Now Funds the Industry's Largest Deals

The legal marijuana business is attracting entrepreneurs as interested in social good as they are in profit.

Cynthia Salarizadeh | 7 min read

Investors

6 Lessons From Cannabis CEOs Who Raised More Than $50 Million

How they found the money in a turbulent and unpredictable market.

Peter Vogel | 5 min read

Raising Money

How To Convince Cannabis Investors to Give You Money

Top cannabis fund managers share six traits they look for in budding marijuana entrepreneurs.

Javier Hasse | 7 min read

Start Your Own Cannabis Business

How to Finance Your Cannabis Business Without Relying on Friends and Family

Looking to raise cash for your startup? With most banks out of the picture, find out what your realistic financing options are.

Javier Hasse | 6 min read

Cannabis

Where to Find Funding for a Cannabis Business

With limited funding options, almost no loans available and countless new cannabis businesses emerging every day, where does an entrepreneur go for capital?

Javier Hasse | 5 min read

Marijuana

Investing In Marijuana Businesses: Are Hedge Funds Coming To The Cannabis Industry?

Hedge funds were not investing in the cannabis industry last year. But this might be changing in 2018.

Javier Hasse | 6 min read

Cannabis

California Studies Viability of a Public Bank for Marijuana Businesses

Exclusion from federally regulated banks is a big problem for the cannabis industry that California is considering how to solve.

dispensaries.com | 4 min read

Cannabis

Sand Hill Road Joins Private Capital Flooding Into Marijuana Startups

The Wall Street of venture capital has been slow to invest in cannabis but that is clearly changing.

dispensaries.com | 3 min read

Cannabis

5 Routes the Cannabis Industry Could Take to Get Around Federal Banking Restrictions

States that have legalized marijuana are working on regulatory fixes to allow the cannabis industry the access to banks that it needs to grow.

Andre Bourque | 7 min read

Cannabis

Survey Finds Oregon Residents Support Banks Working With Marijuana Industry

Banks and credit unions often cite "reputational risk'' as a reason for not working with cannabis businesses but research shows there is little risk they would be stigmatized.

dispensaries.com | 4 min read