ETF Funds for Cannabis Investing
Jason Wilson brings his 20+ years of experience in asset management to ETFMG, a one-stop-shop for cannabis investing. It provides investors exposure to the top companies in global and U.S. cannabis. ETFMG has the first actively managed ETF to fully utilize artificial intelligence as a method of stock selection. They also have ETFs for US cannabis companies, silver mining exploration & production and, biotech companies is disease treatment and research. Today there are enough cannabis companies with enough liquidity to create a cannabis investment portfolio. Launching a federally regulated investment fund that trades on the New York Stock exchange required a lot of work to get regulators comfortable with the project. But ETFMG overcame the obstacles to build a large and liquid investment vehicle to support significant investment capital with cannabis companies. Jason reveals how they did it.
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Hemp Feed Cattle
Michael Kleinhenz DVM, PhD is the Assistant Professor/Beef Production Medicine at Kansas State University. Dr. Kleinhenz published study that he conducted was on the use of cannabis in agriculture and animals. The research group was interested in hemp as an agricultural feed for cattle. The USDA free up industrial hemp production for cannabinoids, and the research group explored using it for cattle analgesia. They went on to study hemp as feed for cattle. The shafts left over after seeds and leaves are removed proved to be a viable feed source. Nutrient analysis proved good as it proved another viable use of one of the most versatile plants in the world. Catch the details in this interview.
https://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/2020-09/industrial-hemp-cattle-feed.html
W420 Lifestyle Radio Correspondent Rich Walcoff in the field Special Report:
Pre-Rolled Joint Technology
Dean Arbit is the CEO at Bud.com, the leading pre-rolled producer. Mr. Arbit tells us about the fined process of mechanically pre-rolled joints and the technology involved. They made a format that works with or without filters. They built a platform that starts at the grind, which is where you loose the terpenes and moisture. With a different technology that doesn’t use a vibratory method, Bud developed a better way of getting the weed into a well-packed joint. Hear about this and the many other things that this innovative company has done, and offers to the public.
Bud.com
Know the Tax Laws!
Nick Richards ESQ is a former IRS attorney who is now a Partner in the Tax practice group at Greenspoon Marder LLP. Tax laws have become a concern to anyone entering the cannabis business. Mr. Richards tells us about the 8300 tax form that came out of the Bank Secrecy Act which hold the federal anti-money laundering statutes. Dispensaries, like all business, must file the form when they receive more than $10,000 in cash. It is the same for bank deposits. The form 8300 requires personal information from a larger purchase buyer to be given to the government. If the cultivator does not file the form, and this information is not reported, then penalties can be severe. On top of that, cannabis businesses get audited a lot. Listen in for what you need to know.
DillAndDill.com
Cody Walker – Bayride Extracts