Winners of the second annual Benzinga Cannabis Awards were announced at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference underway in Chicago on September 27-28.
This coveted recognition highlights the cannabis industry's luminaries, from trailblazers and innovators to advocates who are helping to advance all facets of the industry, including media, technology, research and more.
And the winners are…
Brett Roper Award for Lifetime Achievement
Ed Perlmutter (Former US Rep)
Best Social Equity Award Success Story
40Tons
Bob Fireman Award For Entrepreneurship
Shanel Lindsay, founder of Ardent Life
Cannabis Advocate of the Year
Weldon Angelos, president & co-founder of Mission Green
Most Impactful Cannabis Executive of the Year
Amber Senter, Supernova Women
Most Innovative Cannabis Brand
Grön
Best Cannabis Accounting Firm
PKF O'Connor Davies
Best Cannabis Credit Fund
Sweet Leaf Madison Capital
Best Cannabis Industry Analyst
Aaron Grey, AGP
Best Cannabis Law Firm
Clark Hill
Best Business Matchmaker
Greenlife Business Group
Best Cannabis REIT
MJ Reit via Rainbow Realty Group
Best Retail Expansion Strategy
TerrAscend TRSSF
Best Canadian Cannabis Company
Village Farms VFF
Most Innovative Cannabis Small Business
It's All About Choices
Best End-User Technology
iSpire Technology ISPR
Best Research & Data
Headset
Best Tech Platform: B2B
Green Check Verified
Best Tech Platform: B2C
Leafly Holdings LFLY
Best cannabis M&A Deal
Leaf Trade and Sweed
And congratulations to:
Best African Cannabis Company - Southern Sky
Best European Cannabis Company - Bloomwell Group
Best Latin American Cannabis Company - Prich Biotech
US State With Biggest Growth Potential - Maryland
Cannabis Business Reporter - Will Yakowicz, Forbes
Cannabis Lifestyle Reporter - Jackie Bryant, San Diego Magazine
Most Effective Celebrity Cannabis Brands - Hempacco, Snoop Dogg, Cheech & Chong, Rick Ross
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