Since entering the cannabis space in 2013, Leslie Bocskor and his Las Vegas-based investment firm, Electrum Partners, have become high-profile oracles, investors, and advisers. It’s not just because Bocskor looks cool. He’s a passionate, demanding, clear-sighted financier who’s grounded the cannabis investment world in old-school virtues like research, market analysis, and due ... Continue Reading
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Italy On Its Way to Making Cannabis a State Controlled Substance
In this post from The Daily Chronic, T J Baker reports that Italy has started on its journey toward legalizing cannabis. Under the proposal, cannabis would become a state controlled substance. Italy took the first step towards legalizing marijuana for recreational use on Wednesday when over 200 lawmakers agreed on provisional text of a proposal to legalize the consumption, ... Continue Reading
The Top Business Women in the Marijuana Industry
In this post from Forbes, Debra Borchardt puts together a list of the top business women in the non-traditional world of the marijuana industry. The non-traditional world of the cannabis industry looks very much like the regular corporate world – all men, but these women are out to change that. If marijuana were legalized for general use nationwide, the industry could grow to ... Continue Reading
New Drug Law Reforms In Force – What Has Changed In Practice?
In this post from Malta Today, Tim Diacono highlights the major changes in drug laws that have been brought about by Malta’s new drug law reforms. Reforms to Malta’s drug laws have come into force today. What will change in practice? Less harsh on simple possession but police still allowed to interrogate The police will prosecute people caught with small quantities of ... Continue Reading