Read my story about the world's first marijuana-derived painkiller, which was just approved in Germany. @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
420 used to be a secret kept by those in the know. Now, it's a mainstream "holiday" celebrated by the cannabis industry and consumers alike. Check out this video we made at @forbes.com years ago about the history of 420. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JKN...
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Kim Rivers, CEO of Florida-based Trulieve, was instrumental in getting President Trump to issue an executive order to reschedule marijuana. Now she is trying to build her $1.2 billion company into the Starbucks of weed. Read my story on @forbes.com
Happy 420, everyone. Ring in the high holiday and check out @forbes.com's 42.0 List, a collection of the most innovative, successful and influential people and companies in America's $30B cannabis industry.
Meet The Cannabis Industry’s Trump Whisperer in @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
This $100 Million Vape Company Is A Pillar Of The Cannabis Industry @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
This $100 Million Vape Company Is A Pillar Of The Cannabis Industry
Alex Kwon’s Active makes hardware for some of America’s biggest weed brands. He now has his sights set on conquering Europe.
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It's time for entrepreneurs to apply to the @forbes.com Cannabis 42.0 List. If you have built a successful, privately-owned company in legal weed, please apply here: forms.gle/6WXxfwvh76ir...
The Last Casino Mogul: Derek Stevens, owner of Circa, Golden Gate and The D, took a big gamble on remaking Downtown Vegas. He now has a portfolio of properties worth more than $1 billion—including the world’s largest sportsbook and Sin City’s biggest pool. @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
Meet Circa's Derek Stevens, The Last Las Vegas Casino Mogul
Derek Stevens, owner of Circa, The Golden Gate and The D, took a big gamble on remaking Downtown Las Vegas. He now has a portfolio of properties worth more than $1 billion—including the world’s larges...
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President Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug under Schedule 3. Read my story @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
White House Says President Trump Has Made ‘No Final Decisions’ Around Marijuana Rescheduling @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
White House Says President Trump Has Made ‘No Final Decisions’ Around Marijuana Rescheduling
A report stating that the administration is close to reclassifying cannabis as a Schedule III drug has the $32 billion industry hotly anticipating reform.
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Good news for Donald Trump today from the New York City casino licenses announcement— His company is expected to receive a $115 million windfall from one of the casinos. @willyakowicz.bsky.social for @forbes.com
Three Casinos Win Multibillion-Dollar Battle For New York City Licenses
The Mets owner’s project with Hard Rock Casino is among the three proposals approved for gaming—with President Donald Trump’s company expected to receive a $115 million windfall from one of the casino...
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$28 Billion Hemp Industry Faces Extinction With Government Re-Opening @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
$28 Billion Hemp Industry Faces Extinction With Government Re-Opening
The cannabis world's thriving sector has enjoyed federal legalization since the 2018 Farm Bill. Now, because of an amendment in the bill to reopen the government, it might go up in smoke.
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Bookie Tied To Ohtani’s Interpreter Says Half Of All Pro Athletes Gamble On Sports @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
Bookie Tied To Ohtani’s Interpreter Says Half Of All Pro Athletes Gamble On Sports
Mathew Bowyer, the illegal bookmaker who took $326 million in wagers from Ippei Mizuhara, is about to serve a year in prison for his crimes. While his operation has been shuttered, he says the $84 bil...
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This Pharma Billionaire Is Developing A Cannabis Painkiller To Replace Dangerous Opioids @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
This Pharma Billionaire Is Developing A Cannabis Painkiller To Replace Dangerous Opioids
Clemens Fischer has never smoked pot in his life, but he believes his new experimental drug could reap billions in sales—and change millions of lives.
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Why Cheech And Chong’s $100 Million Cannabis Empire Is No Joke @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
Why Cheech And Chong’s $100 Million Cannabis Empire Is No Joke
Weed has always paid off for the godfathers of stoner comedy. Now they’ve built a company that sells THC-infused edibles, drinks and of course some tasty bud, all of which brings in some serious green...
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Meet The Ex-NASA Engineer Training Robots To Make Pre-Roll Joints More Potent @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
Meet The Ex-NASA Engineer Training Robots To Make Pre-Roll Joints
Nohtal Partansky’s Sorting Robotics equipment is used by some of the biggest names in the cannabis industry, from Stiiizy to Tilray. Now he’s gearing up for when Big Tobacco is ready to roll.
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With Federal Legalization Stalled, Cannabis Companies Are Finding A New Green Rush In Europe @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
With Federal Legalization Stalled, Cannabis Companies Are Finding A New Green Rush In Europe
Marijuana entrepreneurs in America have high hopes for growth in the EU, which has friendlier regulations and lower taxes. Here’s why it could bloom into a $50 billion market that eclipses the U.S.
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The Irish drone delivery upstart Manna has raised $30 million to fund an ambitious expansion, taking on deep-pocketed competitors like Amazon, Alphabet's Wing and the unicorn Zipline. It's bidding to be the first to scale a mass drone delivery operation. www.forbes.com/sites/jeremy...
This Irish Drone Startup Is Aiming For A Million Deliveries A Year
Manna has raised $30 million to fund an ambitious expansion, taking on well-funded competitors like Amazon, Alphabet and unicorn Zipline. It could be first to scale a mass drone delivery operation.
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Zyn, But With Weed: The Pouch Craze Hits The Cannabis Industry our @forbes.com Daily Briefing (with reporting by @willyakowicz.bsky.social) youtu.be/FCYD8fSvyLE
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The good news: @forbes.com ramped up the number of bargaining sessions in 2025. The bad news: We've seen no change in tone at the bargaining table, just the same old, same old. Very disappointing.
New: El Segundo is getting its own military tech accelerator, with eyes on Y Combinator. a16z, Point72, Lux + others have backed a stream of companies emerging from Disciplus Ventures in the past year (it's led by a 21-yo who has raised his own fund) www.forbes.com/sites/davidj...
Silicon Valley’s ‘Gundo’ Bros Are Building A Y Combinator For Military Tech
Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital and Point72 Ventures are backing military companies emerging from Disciplus Ventures, a startup accelerator in El Segundo.
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Casino Billionaire Phil Ruffin Is Ready To Sell Las Vegas’s Circus Circus @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
Forbes has a scoop on the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni scandal today. Those “It Ends with Us” costars have gotten most of the attention in the escalating dispute, but another defendant in Lively's case—who's preparing to sue her back as soon as today—is the billionaire Steve Sarowitz.
Great story from @simonemelvin.bsky.social: "RxBar cofounder, Peter Rahal, sold his first company to Kellogg's for $600 million in 2017. Now free from a five-year-long non-compete agreement, his new David bar aims to be the ultimate health supplement." www.forbes.com/sites/simone...
This Protein Bar Cofounder Sold His Company For $600 Million. Now He Wants Another Bite Of The Market.
Peter Rahal’s new David bar was designed for the Ozempic generation. A portrait of a hungry entrepreneur.
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I spent Election Day eve with Tucker Carlson. Instead of talking about Trump, who he campaigned for, he was pitching his new business, a nicotine pouch brand named Alp. @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
How Zyn Conquered America @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
How Zyn Conquered America
Philip Morris International is rehabilitating nicotine’s image with its wildly popular flavored pouches. The highly addictive stimulant is making billions, but is it good for anyone other than PMI?
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Honor Thy Father: The Saga of a Drug Smuggler’s Son @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/willya...
Honor Thy Father: The Saga Of A Drug Smuggler’s Son
Brady Cobb founded Sunburn Cannabis as a tribute to his dad, a legendary “saltwater cowboy” who once operated a $300 million ring smuggling Colombian weed into Florida.
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