How a complicated regulatory landscape hurting startups selling food, clothes & wellness products made from hempHemp gets a bad rap due to its infamous cousin marijuana. To make matters worse, they look somewhat alike. They both belong to the cannabis...
13 Aug, 2023, 10.20 AM IST
Hemp catches Nithin Kamath's attention, Zerodha founder wants to invest in startups working on the humble cousin of marijuana"Hemp belongs to the Cannabis sativa family — the same as marijuana. They look similar, but hemp is versatile and has multiple uses, includ...
24 Apr, 2023, 04.19 PM IST
DRL's foray into medical cannabis to prompt others' entryIn December, global drug major Pfizer announced its acquisition of Arena Pharma, a medical cannabis company, for $6.7 billion. In May last ...
10 Feb, 2022, 08.25 AM IST
Musk’s vow to sell homes aimed at blunting billionaire barbsMusk has listed two of his California homes for sale, seeking a combined $39.5 mn for the Bel Air properties.
10 May, 2020, 11.18 AM IST
Senior WeWork executive exits after improper office relationshipReeling since its abandoned public offering, WeWork has seen its culture come under scrutiny, stung by claims of discrimination during the ...
25 Feb, 2020, 09.24 AM IST
The cult of the silicon valley founder is fadingOnce celebrated, charismatic founders are hurting the brands they built. What can Indian founders learn from the meteoric rise and fall of ...
16 Nov, 2019, 11.09 AM IST
A brief history of WeWork, the flying startup facing turbulenceSept. 5: WeWork is said to consider a valuation between $20 and $30 billion in its IPO, according to people familiar with the matter.
23 Sep, 2019, 09.25 AM IST
Tesla names close Musk friend Larry Ellison to boardThe move is meant to usher Tesla past months of turbulence following Musk's Aug. 7 tweet that he was considering taking the company private...
29 Dec, 2018, 09.43 AM IST
Weed vaping startup Pax raises $20 million from investorsPax, part of a rising tide of marijuana device companies, makes internet-connected vaporizers that allow users to control how high they get...
23 Oct, 2018, 10.05 AM IST
Vice Media plots expansion across Asia for TV shows, web videosVice will expand its subscription video-on-demand service into at least six new markets, including India and Thailand, according to a state...
08 Nov, 2017, 10.44 AM IST
Dating is finally becoming an open and accepted pre-matrimony platform in India: Lightbox's Sandeep MurthySub-cultures lurk at the edge before overtaking the mainstream in society.
24 Nov, 2016, 10.12 AM IST
Silicon Valley investors are finally getting marijuana religionThe stigma surrounding the $7.2 billion marijuana industry is evaporating as Americans grow increasingly comfortable with the concept.
08 Jul, 2016, 11.23 AM IST
Hemp cultivation: Uttarakhand's plan to hand out licences to grow the plant is a welcome step for farmers' livelihoodResearchers have shown hemp fibre can be an alternative to graphene as a supercapacitor, which stores electrical energy like a battery but ...
20 Dec, 2015, 07.22 AM IST
Bombay Hemp Company makes products from hitherto ‘unrecognised’ fibreTouted to be a billion-dollar industry in the West, hemp so far has received little recognition in India because it is often confused with ...
06 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
10 things in tech you need to know todayTech enthusiast alert! Here's the tech news you need to know this Monday.
26 Aug, 2015, 01.16 PM IST
Dum Maro Dum: A look at booming marijuana startupsMarijuana is probably a $4-billion annual business. As of 2014, it’s also legal to grow, own, and use recreationally in some US states.
22 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Kerala, one of the highest consumers of alcohol, to bid goodbye to boozeKerala State Beverages Corporation (Bevco) will close down 10 % of its outlets every year. Bevco has 338 outlets while the Consumerfed has ...
22 Aug, 2014, 01.15 AM IST