Upcoming events; Feds put pot pause on Michigan banker; Dutchie buying spree
News and nuggets for cannabis industry practitioners in the Midwest and beyond.
Chicago’s pot success paradox
As chief executive of Illinois, Pritzker’s administration has made possible the Windy City’s bizarro emergence as a global legal cannabis capital.
Chicago Ventures makes first cannabis deal leading AeroPay’s $5 million venture round
The move puts Chicago’s most prolific seed-stage venture capital firm in the weed business.
Cookies debut in Kalamazoo; Verano’s Archos on “operational bandwidth”; Educational resources for Illinois social equity entrepreneurs
News and nuggets for cannabis industry practitioners in the Midwest and beyond.
Missouri cannabis advocate Karin Spinks Chester plans 2021 expo as a “bookend of the plague”
Karin Spinks Chester’s May Midwest Canna Expo may be just the antidote for Missouri’s medical marijuana entrepreneurs looking to reconvene after Covid.
High Times for M&A and IPOs starring RWB, Verano, GTI, AWH, Choice, Cresco, Parallel and more
Each month Grown In reports significant Midwestern cannabis fundraising transactions. Have a news tip on a private pot transaction? Email brad@grownin.com.
Former Detroit news anchor Anqunette Sarfoh hosts virtual tea parties for cannabis consumption education
Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Sarfoh left news reporting to become a cannabis entrepreneur and advocate.
Amor Montes de Oca’s journey from “victim of propaganda” to pot industry promoter
Growing up as an immigrant to the United States during the war on drugs, Amor Montes de Oca stayed away from cannabis.
Cresco and Green Thumb founders raise $150 million for cannabis buying spree
A new Chicago-based cannabis startup led by Cresco co-founder Joe Caltabiano and Green Thumb Industries co-founder Pete Kadens announced the closing of a $150 million initial public offering on the Toronto-based NEO Stock Exchange.
Chris Webber’s $100 million fund; Cresco expands in Ohio; High quality chocolates coming to Kansas City
News and nuggets for cannabis industry practitioners in the Midwest and beyond.
