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'Investors Look For These Three Things:' CFO Spills The Tea

Briefly: Mark Collins, Grupo Flor CFO and upcoming speaker at the Benzinga Cannabis Market Spotlight: California event, spilled the tea on the financial challenges and opportunities in the cannabis industry.

So Basically: Cannabis investment has changed a lot in the past five years. Collins points out the shift toward more informed and purposeful investment, highlighting the critical elements that attract today’s investors: a competent team, proven revenue, and a distinctive business proposition.

So What? “Investors in both cannabis and other markets all look for three things: the right people, revenue, and uniqueness,” he explains, underlining the evolved investment criteria in the cannabis sphere.

What Next: Read more of Collins’ thoughts here. Or, better yet, hear them in person: Buy your tickets today for the Benzinga Cannabis Market Spotlight.

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ONE FOR THE ROAD

Bill To End Marijuana Stigma In Childcare System Gets Green Light In Virginia

Briefly: Virginia lawmakers took a big step toward normalizing cannabis use in the state.

What Happened: New legislation seeking to protect parents and guardians against any cannabis-related discriminatory actions was unanimously approved by the Virginia Senate on Friday.

What It Does: The legislation states that "a child shall not be considered an abused or neglected child, and no person shall be denied custody or visitation of a child, based only on the fact that the child’s parent possessed or consumed legally authorized substances."

What It Means: In short, the law would prohibit the use of cannabis as sole evidence of child abuse or neglect. Virginia was the first state in the South to legalize recreational use, but has yet to establish a framework for selling it.

What Next: Read the details here.

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