Courting Crapo: Today’s Senate Banking Hearing Was All for One Man The struggle to provide basic banking services to America’s legal cannabis companies got its first full airing before a US Senate committee this morning, and it proved to be a short and oddly lopsided affair. Sen. Crapo made no secret of his distaste for cannabis.... more →

US Senate banking panel chair indicates openness to cannabis banking reform The Republican chair of a key U.S. Senate panel signaled Tuesday that he’s receptive to marijuana banking reform but does have some concerns. “I think a case has been made pretty strongly here about the need to get the banking industry... more →

Canada’s Cannabis Industry Turns The Corner A recent article in The Globe & Mail will be encouraging for cannabis investors with Canadian holdings.  As The Seed Investor has noted in previous coverage, Canada’s cannabis industry has been impaired by a retail bottleneck. Provincial... more →

Cannabis Does NOT Make You Stupid For many years, one myth was consistently peddled by the anti-cannabis zealots in government and the mainstream media. Cannabis makes you stupid. No, it doesn’t. This anti-cannabis myth appeared to receive some validation with a 2012 study published... more →

Aurora Cannabis: Sole Winner in Italian Cannabis Tender Secures Two-Year Contract to Continue to Supply Italy with high-quality medical cannabis  NYSE: ACB  TSX:ACB EDMONTON, July 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ – Aurora Cannabis Inc. (“Aurora” or the “Company”) (NYSE: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian company defining... more →

Why Mood-Based Cannabis Products Are About to Blowup If we take a brief look back at history it’s clear that cannabis has survived several societal reputations. What was once known as “Devil’s Lettuce,” went on to be a pop culture symbol of Bob Marley. Today, the shift of the plant’s... more →

Sign Of Coming Cannabis Stock Rally?: Why Flowr Corp Shares Are Soaring Today Flowr Corp (CAN:FLWR / US:FLWPF) shares are flying today. They rocketed up 20% within minutes of the start of the trading day. But the reason why might surprise a lot of investors. It wasn’t exactly good news that sent shares soaring. It’s that the... more →

This Week in Cannabis Investing July 19th It was another very active week in the cannabis sector. In the U.S., Congress continues its hearings aimed at legalizing cannabis in the U.S. at the national level. Parallel to this, the FDA is signaling it’s ready to move toward opening up the... more →

How to Identify and Shop for High-Quality Cannabis Oil Cannabis oil, or concentrated cannabis extracts, can be consumed in many different ways: you can puff on a vape oil pen, flash vaporize extracts using a dab rig, or simply sprinkle wax onto your next bowl for added potency. And those are just a few of the many ways to enjoy... more →