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Here, in A LIFE IN A DAY, a person shares with Highly Capitalized, what life’s like for them outside their busy working week.  This week’s Life In A Day features Omar Bitar. Omar Bitar is the founder of cannabis retailer, Grupo Flor and currently is President at Grupo Flor. Before cannabis, Omar has a successful ...

Here, in A LIFE IN A DAY, a person shares with Highly Capitalized, what life’s like for them outside their busy working week. This week's Life In A Day features Wendy Campbell. Wendy is the Vice President of Sales for Jage Media.  Jage Media is the producer of the popular conference, MJ Unpacked, which features ...

Here, in A LIFE IN A DAY, a person shares with Highly Capitalized, what life’s like for them outside their busy working week. This week's Life In A Day features Wendy Campbell. Wendy is the Vice President of Sales for Jage Media.  Jage Media is the producer of the popular conference, MJ Unpacked, which features ...

JERUSALEM- Raphael Mechoulam, widely regarded as the father of cannabis research, passed away on September 27th, 2021, at the age of 92. Born in Bulgaria in 1930, Mechoulam was a brilliant Israeli chemist who dedicated his life to unlocking the secrets of the cannabis plant. Mechoulam first became interested in cannabis in the 1960s, during ...

“A Life In A Day” is one of the most popular articles on Highly Capitalized. Life In A Day is a series of articles where we highlight personalities & leaders in the cannabis & psychedelics industries. In Life in a Day, you don’t talk about your work—but share a journal of your day. Maybe it’s ...

As a dynamic and socially-conscious entrepreneur, Patrick uses creativity and a passion for human connectivity to unite individuals across social and corporate spectrums. His superpower is making solid introductions that create meaningful outcomes and amplify impact. He’s currently President at Microdose Psychedelic Insights, developing the industry's premier events and media platform alongside a highly motivated ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 17, 2022) – Veteran cannabis industry executive and entrepreneurial VC / investment expert Deborah Johnson will take the reins of CFCR as Interim Executive Director as Sarah Chase transitions to a new leadership position. Chase helped guide the organization from infancy to its position today where the Council for Federal Cannabis Regulation (CFCR) is recognized as a leading voice with ...

VANCOUVER, BC– Delic Holdings Corp (CSE: DELC) (OTCQB: DELCF) (FRA: 6X0), today shared details regarding two executive appointments. Matt Stang, co-founder and CEO of Delic, has been appointed to the role of Executive Chairman. Kevin Nicholson, COO of Delic, will transition into the role of Chief Executive Officer in addition to joining the company's Board ...

DNIPRO, Ukraine – Everyone was surprised when the war in Ukraine started. In the weeks before February 24th, many people thought Putin was simply playing hard-ball and his massive military build-ups and war maneuvers were only a bluff.  War isn’t new for Ukraine. Ukraine was the site of many bloody battles against Fascism in WWII. ...

SAN FRANCISCO Ann Shulgin, who co-authored two influential books on the topic and, along with her late husband Alexander Shulgin, pioneered the use of psychedelic chemicals in psychotherapy, has passed away at the age of 91. According to Wendy Tucker, Shulgin's daughter, the condition known as chronic obstructive lung disease had made her ill. In ...

By Jessica Reilly –All eyes are on the New York cannabis market. It’s been over a year since cannabis was legalized in New York, but the state has been slow to get things up and running. This is thanks to a combination of political roadblocks, and plant advocates who stress the importance of getting the ...

By Conor MacCleod- SCOTLAND, UK–A fourteen-year-old boy stands waiting on a front doorstep. His friend, Mark, waits at the end of the path, anxious to see what happens. The boy reaches out, hand shaking, ‘knock, knock, knock’. The door opens to a woman in her fifties, wearing a pink bathrobe, hair wet, smoking a cigarette. ...

By Matthew Dean–Have you ever been on a cruise? The second time I went on a cruise I was lucky enough to be connected to a group of stoners sourcing their DNA from the Dam, twice a year. At the time, I was slinging some of the funkiest shit in Palm Beach County – no ...

LOS ANGELES--Several cannabis industry organizations today announced they have joined forces to create “BudforBlood,” a public health education campaign designed to increase awareness of the critical blood shortage in the U.S. and inspire a new generation to become blood donors.  In addition to consumer education, the campaign is asking the cannabis industry and their customers ...

By Dan Russell- I can’t help chuckling when I see a rolling tray emblazoned with Rick and Morty graphics, some psychedelic paisley pattern, or an astronaut smoking a blunt. Cannabis might be legal, and no one is going to give you the side-eye when they see a rolling tray in your back seat, but that’s no ...

By Nigel Despinasse --“No weed is legal.” My high school disciplinarian delivered these words to us in detention one afternoon, following a debate about Colorado's decision to legalize the plant for recreational use. His disdain was mirrored by his actions, as he had just expelled or put on probation many of my friends for their ...