In a press release published last week, the two companies announced they have entered an agreement for Jazz to acquire GW Pharma, the producer of the only FDA-approved CBD medication Epidiolex, for a total of $7.2 billion.
In this three-part series, cannabis lawyer and compliance expert Todd Feldman takes a look at how laws shape California’s supply chain, constrains business practices and affects the cost of doing business. In Part Two, we take a look at how regulation defines vertical integration in California.
Ensuring accountability across the supply chain means selectively choosing partners who share the same values of integrity and professionalism. Compliance affects most everyone in the supply chain and the loss of any operator hurts the entire industry.
Cresco Labs will enter the Florida market with the acquisition of Bluma Wellness (and its subsidiary One Plant Florida) for an equity value of $213 million, expected to be finalized by the second quarter of this year.
In this article, Aaron Green sits down with Bruce Macdonald, Chairman of C21 Investments, Inc. to learn more about the how he got involved with the MSO, the company’s strategy and how C21 delivers competitive advantage in today’s market.
Marguerite Arnold’s new book about the inside story of the German cultivation bid, “Green II: Spreading Like Kudzu,” contains surprises and inside stories you have never heard before – no matter who you are in the industry. Here is an exclusive first look excerpt.
Prospects for the New Year are expected to continue the explosive year-end trend with a backlog of nearly $2 billion in deals heading into 2021. Growth is expected to be led by multi-state operators who have achieved scale, cleaned up their balance sheets and stockpiled dry powder for roll-up acquisitions.
In this excerpt from his book, From Seed to Success: How to Launch a Great Cannabis Cultivation Business in Record Time, Ryan Douglas offers an interesting take on the vertically integrated cannabis business model. He argues vertical integration is not in the best interest of the consumer and that businesses should identify their strengths and seek to specialize in one aspect of the supply chain.
This high-level overview should provide some considerations for license holders to think about as they work with advisors to make entity selection decisions or tax elections. Then we’ll take a look at some of the major advantages and disadvantages for C-corporations and S-corporations.
This article takes a comprehensive look at the overall importance and requirements of designing secure buildings for this high-value, at-risk industry and explores how to design them in a way that will protect not only the material assets within the building, but more importantly provide safety, security, and peace of mind to occupants.
