In the lead-up to legalization on October 17, 2018, there was enormous political will and momentum to approach legalization through a public-health lens. But almost...

Cronos Group Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Netherlands-based cannabis producer CanAdelaar B.V.

MediPharm Labs Corp. has entered Panama's medical cannabis market with its first commercial shipment to Adeiwa Pharma.

Aurora Cannabis has confirmed it is currently exploring alternatives to Curaleaf's hostile bid for the Canadian cannabis producer.

Purchase history tells dispensaries what customers buy, but understanding how products work for them may be the key to earning repeat business.

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) initiated an investigation into a suspected illegal cannabis grow operation in Greater Napanee...

Investing can be helped by artificial intelligence in many ways, and this can be good for investors. It can also good for the investment profession. A company that we have featured here before, Altruist, which was acquired by Vanguard in August, has been involved in AI for a while, and Vanguard did call out the […]

  Morningstar Launches Direct AI, an Agentic Platform Built on Independent Insights The transformed Morningstar Direct experience includes an all-new interface and purpose-built agents that are designed to help clients answer complex, high-value questions and reach decisions with greater clarity and confidence. CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Morningstar, Inc., a leading provider of independent investment insights, today launched Morningstar […]

I  mentioned eight weeks ago an investment management company using AI technology in what seemed like a good way, and today I am taking a closer look at Range, which is based in McLean, Virginia and has a website matching its name. I pointed out that the company focuses on lowering fees investors who are […]

On one side is the DEA, where the administrative law judge must issue his recommendation. On the other hand, Congress is deciding whether to delay, revise, or replace the hemp restrictions scheduled to take effect later this year.

Medical cannabis companies can look to pharmaceutical packaging standards for guidance on child resistance, tamper evidence and track-and-trace.

This year's event creates a crossover opportunity with the Food Safety Conference and gives cannabis professionals access to institutional expertise, while food safety experts gain a closer look at the unique quality challenges emerging in the cannabis industry.

  Readers may recall the company we called out a decade ago for its aggressive crowdfunding campaign to raise $15 million in 2016. Med-X was then a cannabis-focused company, and it was trying to raise the money for 21% of its ownership through a Regulation A+ offering. 10 years later, the same management team is trying […]

  Pelorus Capital, based in Newport Beach, is an investment manager that is privately held. Its website discusses the company, but it never says why it is named Pelorus, which is a navigational tool for mariners. The “About” page discusses its ratings by Egan-Jones and the number of funded loans (73). It also shares a […]

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  Ridge Capital Systems is a foreign currency software seller. It sells “AI-powered trading strategies for superior market performance.” It offers five different systems, including the R-10 and the R-50, and the R-X5 and the R-X25. The first two of these have 22 sub-systems, and the second two have a dozen. The fifth system, the R-A10, […]