Breaking News HHS Recommendation for Rescheduling of Cannabis

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a full, un-redacted letter recommending the rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III. This recommendation, made in response to a review ordered by President Biden, could bring significant benefits, including the removal of 280e tax restrictions and potential implications for uplisting to major exchanges. […]

November 2023 – KEY Insights for 2024 + More Movement on Legalization

KEY Investment Partners provides an overview of current conditions in the industry as well as insight on investment opportunities in the white paper, “The Evolving Cannabis Market: Insights on the State of the Industry.”   Hot Off The Press! Ohio Votes to become 24th State to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Ohio voters have approved a ballot […]

Newsletter Fall 2023 – Movement on the Federal Level and KEY in the News

KEY Investment Partners Portfolio Company Katalys Raises $5.4mn in Seed Round Katalys a versatile commerce media platform, operating at the intersection of content, commerce, and performance marketing technology raised a $5.4mn seed round by lead investors KEY Investment Partners, WGD Capital, and GreenAXS Capital. The round will be used by Katalys to introduce additional product […]

Newsletter August 2023 – KEY’s Latest Investment is an Exciting One!

KEY Investment Partners Portfolio Company BDSA Forges A New Strategic Partnership Founded in 2015, BDSA is the premier source of market research and analytics for the cannabis industry. BDSA has recently entered into a partnership with Management Science Associates, Inc. (MSA), a provider of innovative analytics and data-driven solutions for Fortune 500 companies. The strategic […]

Newsletter May 2023 – KEY is Leading Series B Funding for this Exciting Brand

KEY Funding Announcement KEY Investment Partners Leads Botanica’s Series B Round! Founded in 2014, Botanica is a house of cannabis brands including Mr. Moxey, Journey Man, and Spot. Botanica is primarily based on the west coast with licensed operations in Washington and Oregon. The company leverages an asset light licensing model in three other states […]

Newsletter – April 2023

KEY Funding Announcement KEY Investment Partners has invested in LeafLink, which recently closed a $100M round of fundraising! Since its founding in 2016, LeafLink has become a significant partner to the wholesale cannabis industry helping thousands of brands and retailers standardize and manage their operations. LeafLink serves approximately 50% of the U.S. wholesale cannabis industry […]

Newsletter January 2023 – Why 2023 is Shaping up to be a Big Year in Cannabis

Just like that, 2022 is behind us and a new year is here! While the capital markets have certainly been tight, we’ve seen this as an opportunity to deploy capital with valuations at historic lows. Warren Buffett once said that it is wise for investors to be “fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when […]

Newsletter – November 2022 The Latest Strides in Cannabis Reform are Bigger and Better

In case you missed it, KEY’s latest white paper “Cannabis 2.0: Investing in Today’s Regulated Industry” is available for download here: Download KEY’s Latest White Paper  Due to continued developments in the cannabis industry, the KEY team believes that the industry TAM is set to meaningfully expand in the near future. We believe the key […]

Newsletter – October 2022 Biden pardons cannabis charges supporting KEY’s latest white paper

Talk about timely… Following Biden’s pardoning of prior federal charges on simple cannabis possession and the ordering of the review of federal cannabis laws, we thought it would be prudent to share with you our recently published white paper, “Cannabis 2.0: Investing opportunities in today’s regulated industry”. In this white paper, we analyze the rapid […]

Newsletter – September 2022 Promising Legislative Trends

We hope everyone enjoyed their summer and is ready for some change as we transition into Fall. We have exciting news around some of KEY’s portfolio companies along with promising legislative trends to share with you in this newsletter. We will also highlight our growing presence in the community, as we continue to share our […]