With all due respect to Easter and Passover — and we do hope you all had lovely holidays — April’s most inclusive holiday is clearly 4/20. And if there’s one thing cannaseurs know about holiday gift-giving, it’s that it should be as stress-free as Seth Rogen at a potter’s wheel. With that in mind, here… read more
Back in 1971, a group of hippie high schoolers in Marin County, California came up with the term “4:20” for weed. The story of how this codeword came to be and how April 20th became a worldwide celebration for all things marijuana, is the stuff of legend. The high school click called themselves The Waldos and… read more
Did you forget Earth Day wasn’t the only green-centric holiday on the calendar this week? That’s right, it’s April 20, which means it’s time to celebrate 4/20!… read more
One year ago, in the earliest days of the pandemic, the world was going into a global lockdown while people everywhere adjusted to coronavirus quarantines, toilet paper shortages, and n95 masks. Worry gripped the nation, and hope for a better day seemed a far-off, distant aspiration that could only come following months of fear and… read more
Newsteam at Highly Capitalized are some of the most experienced writers in cannabis and psychedelics business & finance. We cover capital markets, finance, branding, marketing and everything important in between. Most of all, we follow the money.… read more
For years, mainstream brands like Ben and Jerry’s and Taco Bell have been capitalizing on 4/20 with creative product launches. The cannabis industry has been slow to catch up, but this year our most mature market is pulling out the stops. Here’s a look at some of the Colorado companies that are going the extra… read more
In what was a monumental week in weed history, three more states moved to legalize adult-use cannabis as March turned to April. Last Wednesday, New York became the 16th state to make recreational cannabis legal for adults 21 and over, while Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam called for lawmakers to amend legislation to expedite legalization and… read more
The cannabis cultivator and processor turns to Executive Chef Marc London and Kitchen Manager Emily Rollo for line of chocolates, gummies, honey and infused beverages.… read more
Two Colorado based cannabis companies have recently partnered with the University of Colorado Boulder to launch a mobile pharmacology laboratory with a team dedicated to cannabis research. It’s not a caravan, it’s a Canna-van. In this episode recorded on 03/24/2021, RJ Balde talked to Joe Hodas, Chief Marketing Officer at the Cannabis edible company Wana… read more
If you look closely at a package of Wana Brands fast-acting cannabis gummies, you’re likely to notice that the product is certified as kosher. In fact, all of Wana’s products that are manufactured in Colorado have been certified by Whole Kosher Services, a company based in Houston.… read more
