I am a senior writer on the vices beat, covering cannabis, gambling and more. I believe in the many virtues of vices. Previously at Forbes, I covered the world’s richest people as a member of the wealth team. I have been a staff writer at Inc. magazine where I wrote about
This Billionaire Made $360 Million Selling His Psychedelic Company To Eli Lilly
Twelve years ago, Christian Angermayer took a mushroom trip that inspired him to try to create FDA-approved medicines from psychedelic drugs. Now Big Pharma is making a $2.8 billion bet on his vision.
Where Is Cannabis Legal? A Guide To All 50 States
With Georgia becoming the 41st state to allow medical marijuana sales, three more could legalize some form of cannabis sales in 2026.
He Sold His Sports Equipment Company To New Balance. Now He’s Changing The Cannabis Game
Once an elite lacrosse player, David Morrow took what he learned at Warrior Sports and built Lume into the biggest cannabis company in Michigan, with a plan to go national. “They’re not ready for this knife fight.”
America’s Biggest Cannabis Greenhouse Wants To Become ‘The Sunkist Of Weed’
A year after a deadly ICE raid on its massive cannabis farms, Glass House is preparing to trade on the New York Stock Exchange, harvest 1 million pounds of weed and export its product all over the world.
A New York Apple Orchard Bet The Farm On Cannabis. Now Ayrloom Is The State’s Best-Selling Brand
Beak & Skiff has been producing apples for more than a century, but its fifth-generation co-owner saw a lucrative growth opportunity in the $30 billion weed industry.