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Seth Rogen is the latest celebrity to team up with multi-billion capped Canopy growth

Finfeed Archived Mar 29, 2019

Seth Rogen has opened Houseplant with long-time collaborator Evan Goldberg to supply cannabis within the burgeoning Canadian market.

Roots’ tech sold to leader in California’s Emerald Triangle cannabis industry

Finfeed Archived Mar 22, 2019

Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies’ (ASX: ROO) makes first US sale of its RZTO heating and cooling technology for use on outdoor cannabis crops.

Roots technology to be used in China greenhouse

Finfeed Archived Mar 18, 2019

Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies Ltd (ASX:ROO) has executed a third sale and installation agreement for a state-of-the-art greenhouse project with Dagan Agricultural Automation, its exclusive distribution partner in China.

Activist investor takes cannabis action

Finfeed Archived Mar 15, 2019

You may have heard of activist investor Nelson Peltz. The billionaire (worth approximately $1.6 billion) is the founder of investment firm Trian Fund Management, which has more than $11 billion in assets under management.

Insights into the legal cannabis market

Finfeed Archived Mar 15, 2019

Cannabis in Canada. It’s the biggest thing since Kim Kardashian broke the internet and it continues to gain momentum, as well as influence global industry development.

Martha Stewart lends expertise to animal cannabis

Finfeed Archived Mar 01, 2019

Martha Stewart has signed on as an advisor with North America’s first listed cannabis company, the US$16.3 billion capped Canopy Growth (TSX:WEED | NYSE:CGC).

Non-alcoholic beer! Are you out of your cannabis infused mind?

Finfeed Archived Feb 22, 2019

In July last year, Canada brewed its first cannabis beer and by the time Canada legalizes edibles in mid-2019, Province Brands will have come to market with a non-alcoholic beverage that is brewed like beer but from weed.

YPB combats counterfeits for Namaste’s cannabis products

Finfeed Archived Feb 21, 2019

Product authenticity and consumer engagement solutions provider YPB Group Ltd (ASX:YPB) has today announced that Namaste Technologies Inc. (TSXV: N), an e-commerce leader in the cannabis market, has agreed to broaden the use of YPB’s product markers to all products on Namaste’s e-commerce platforms.

How weed is reducing pollution in our oceans

Finfeed Archived Feb 15, 2019

Weed really is one hell of a drug. Recently we explored how cannabis may hold the potential to treat Opioid addiction and improve sperm health, and now it’s helping clean our oceans.

Roots more than doubles cannabis yields

Finfeed Archived Feb 11, 2019

Roots Sustainable Agricultural Technologies Limited (ASX: ROO) emerged from a trading halt on Friday with the results of its Root Zone Temperature Optimisation (RZTO) heating pilot on cannabis and news that it has secured $1.62 million in financing to commercialise RTZO opportunities.

These Israeli tech stocks are winning the market-disruption game, part 2

Finfeed Archived Jan 24, 2019

Yesterday, we outlined five ASX-listed Israeli tech stocks that are standing out. Here's another five to keep an eye on.

Weed was ablaze in 2018; 2019 could burn even brighter

Finfeed Archived Jan 10, 2019

2018 was a blazing year for pot, with both the legalisation and legitimisation of the drug gathering lightning-fast speed.

Parliament lights up as Canberra gets baked

Finfeed Archived Nov 30, 2018

It’s looking like the legalisation of pot for personal use in the ACT may soon be very real possibility. The bill would make it no longer a criminal offence for an adult in the ACT to possess 50 grams of weed or four cannabis plants.

CropLogic considers entry into billion-dollar Oregon hemp market

Finfeed Archived Nov 26, 2018

Ag-tech junior, CropLogic (ASX:CLI), is weighing up an entrance into the industrial hemp market in Oregon, USA. To facilitate this, the company has appointed two consultants: Green Rush Advisory Group (corporate advisor) and Green Light Law Group (law firm).

Could cannabis be key to combat the opioid crisis?

Finfeed Archived Nov 23, 2018

With cannabis now showing positive effects on an ever-expanding litany of ailments from epilepsy to cancer, there’s growing research showing that there are specific constituents in cannabis which may have a profound impact on controlling the addictive effects of opioids, and possibly serving as a treatment for opioid dependence and withdrawal.

Blowing smoke: 5 pervasive pot myths debunked

Finfeed Archived Nov 16, 2018

There’s a glut of misinformation out there about weed. In fact, misconceptions have trailed the cannabis plant across the history of prohibition, underpinning policy itself and anti-marijuana propaganda. Here, we dispel some of the most common myths about pot to clear the haze.

The US$11B global vape market is ablaze with innovation

Finfeed Archived Nov 12, 2018

One of the fastest growing segments in the cannabis industry is the seemingly humble vaporiser, which in turn is helping to create new markets for legalised weed. According to a report by BIS Research, the global recreational and medicinal vapor market was estimated at US$11.43 billion in 2016 and is expected to grow over US$86.43 billion by 2025.

These Australian entrepreneurs have crafted the world’s first pot-infused gin

Finfeed Archived Nov 09, 2018

Melbourne-based startup, The Cannabis Company, has launched the beverage you never realised you were thirsting for — what it says is the world’s first cannabis-infused gin distilled with terpenes.

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