Year: 2022

Photo Credit: Shamsuddin Muhammad / CC by 2.0Diddy drops $185 million to acquire multiple cannabis operations in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois.Sean “Diddy” Combs is purchasing licensed cannabis operations in three states for up to $185 million in a merger of Cresco Labs and Columbia Care. Diddy says he wants to increase Black participation in…

Being a jack of various trades can be one’s ace in the hole that affords ample opportunities to scatter seeds across fertile ground. Just ask DJ Whoo Kid, who has built a kingdom so vast, it rivals the towering project buildings that stand guard over his native Queens, New York stomping grounds. Obsessive Hip-Hop historians…

Rap mogul Diddy has been a successful businessman outside of his music career. Now, his latest move could help him own the largest Black-owned cannabis company. 457 Views Bad Boy CEO Diddy is adding to his many business ventures as he steps into the cannabis industry in a big way. He is set to become…

The largest ever haul of cannabis has been seized by police in Spain. A total of 32 tonnes of packaged marijuana with a street value of at least €64m (£56m) was discovered. Spain's Civil Guard said it was the largest amount ever found in the country or internationally. Image: Pic: Guardia Civil Police raided a…

The deal will help the hip-hop mogul foster more Black and Brown entrepreneurs in the industry. The Right Puff: With the $185 million purchase of cannabis operations in three states, Sean 'Diddy' Combs has added to a business portfolio that includes fashion, spirits and entertainment.Paras Griffin/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs, the Harlem-born hip-hop mogul and…

Diddy is planning to plant his foot into the cannabis field and purchase operations in New York, Massachusetts, and Illinois for $185 million. If the deal goes through, Puff Daddy will have created the largest Black-owned and licensed cannabis company in the United Kingdom. The Revolt TV founder’s goal is to use the business to…

Pam Staples-Wilkinson has never consumed cannabis in her life.Yet, in March 2021, the New Brunswick woman found herself trying to convince a Fredericton police officer she was not high when she got into a car accident near Regent Mall just minutes earlier.Const. Garret Fancy didn't believe her. He hand-cuffed her and took her to the station on Queen Street.She would…

Two Canadians have been arrested in Manitoba for handing out cannabis candy on Halloween, while a child in a similar incident in Vancouver ended up in hospital, police said. The two adults, a 63-year-old man and 53-year-old woman, allegedly gave gummy candies laced with THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis, to more than a dozen…

Police are warning Winnipeg parents to check their children's Halloween treats after at least half a dozen reports of highly potent cannabis edibles in brightly coloured packing being handed out to kids on Monday.The cannabis edibles were discovered in children's Halloween bags after trick-or-treating in the Tuxedo neighbourhood, and were packaged to look like the popular…

Physical safety is also a concern that fintech startups are trying to address. The more banks that go online and enter the space, the safer the people involved in the industry will be. With Mastercard and Visa out of the game, newer software startups have stepped in to ensure that small and large cannabis retailers…