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How should we legalize cannabis?
The cannabis industry has to be careful what we wish for. The words “federal legalization” gets thrown around a lot, however, how do we actually get there, and what happens when we do get there? The 3 Options To sum it up, there are three main ways to achieve federal legalization in the U.S.: Remove…
Read MoreBitcoin’s Growing Pains
CRYPTO Bitcoin’s Growing Pains Bitcoin 2022 has been happening all week in Miami. I’m still trying to decide if I have FOMO or not for missing it (the current state of NYC weather is swaying me closer to yes). Outside of news drops like Cash App letting users invest their paychecks into Bitcoin and Miami Mayor Suarez thinking a Bitcoin Bull makes…
Read MoreJust Raised- 04/05/2022
3 BIG STORIES 1. A Fast Collapse This past week, The Information released multiple pieces on Fast, the one-click checkout company, with some wild details. The first piece reported that the company is looking to raise another $100M @ a $450M valuation vs. the $500M valuation at its last $102M raise (led by Stripe). They’re also telling new investors that they’re…
Read MoreAnother quarter, another IPCC release
Firstly, if you’re a bit confused about all the different IPCC reports, you’re not alone. There was a highly covered IPCC report release last year. And another earlier this year already. And now there’s a third one! Aren’t IPCC reports released on a 6-7 year cycle? Why have there been three in the past year? The…
Read MoreTreinta Raises Largest Series A in Colombia 💸
LATIN AMERICA Treinta Raises Largest Series A in Colombia 💸 Treinta, a fintech startup providing e-commerce services for SMBs, just raised $46M Series A —marking the largest one for a Colombian startup and one of the largest in Latin America. The fintech is focused on the digitalization and financial inclusion of microbusinesses, a sector that has…
Read MoreA World Without Alcohol
Imagine a world in which more people consume cannabis vs alcohol. What would this world look like? What are the medical implications of such a sharp shift in the substances we consume? Would we be better off from such a change? Where To Begin Before we begin, we want to emphasize that we do not…
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