Christopher S Harrison unpicks the myriad laws and regulations that impact British investments into overseas cannabis businesses, and sets out why investors are in a legal grey area when they engage in this burgeoning global market.
Managing partner Codie Sanchez says LPs in the firm’s second vehicle include managers from large private equity and venture capital firms committing their own capital.
The global beer giant and the cannabis company are looking into non-alcoholic drinks containing THC and CBD through the tie-up, which is limited to Canada.
The IPO will help allay fears among private equity and institutional investors that the lack of legal consensus on cannabis creates financial risk, president George Allen tells Agri Investor.
The US firm has decided to back a company closer to direct cannabis flower production than any of its previous investments. Managing director Michael Gruber tells us why.
Thomas Mazarakis tells Agri Investor that changes in public opinion and cannabis investments by multinationals have helped remove the stigma deterring financial professionals.