Jessica Billingsley Archives

StaffSeptember 8, 2021

Akerna, the parent company to MJ Platform, announced a new offering, Akerna Connect, this month. Akerna Connect is a mobile marketing platform for cannabis retailers that provides marketers with a suite of tools that are both effective and easy to use. Akerna Connect empowers operators with responsive online menus, mobile ordering, and loyalty rewards and […]

StaffAugust 4, 2021

Jessica Billingsley, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Akerna, was announced as the Chair of the newly formed US Cannabis Council, a coalition of organizations, businesses, and individuals seeking to end federal prohibition of cannabis and create an equitable, values-driven cannabis industry in the United States. The USCC aims to raise ethical standards within the […]

StaffMarch 18, 2021

Drop Delivery, a technology company that offers cannabis businesses all-in-one delivery solutions, today launched the formation of its advisory board and announced Jessica Billingsley, Kristin Jordan and Cynthia Salarizadeh as its co-founding members. All three are well-known in the cannabis space for creating some of the biggest companies and brands in the space, including MJ […]

StaffSeptember 22, 2020

The CBD market is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. In 2017, U.S. CBD sales topped out at around $190 million. Three years later, the U.S. CBD market is a billion-dollar industry that is poised to reach $16 billion in annual sales by 2025. Enabling this rapid market expansion was the […]

StaffMarch 6, 2020

In honor of International Women’s Day, we are releasing our annual “Most Important Women in Weed” list for 2020. This list includes women in the industry that have collectively moved the industry forward with all of their hard work, continuous dedication and effort. This year we opened up the list for nominations and received almost […]

StaffJuly 12, 2019

Jessica Billingsley is a technology pioneer, solutions creator and industry leader, providing proven compliance software solutions to the cannabis market. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Akerna—the first cannabis compliance technology company to be traded on Nasdaq—making her the first CEO from this market space to bring a company to a major U.S. exchange. […]

Cynthia SalarizadehJune 17, 2019

Today MTech Acquisition Corp. and MJ Freeway LLC announced the completion of their merger to form the Akerna Corp. MTech Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MTEC), the first US-listed Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) focused on acquiring a business ancillary to the cannabis industry, and MJ Freeway, a leading seed-to-sale regulatory compliance technology provider and developer of […]

William SumnerNovember 27, 2018

During the massive gathering of cannabis industry leaders at Marijuana Business Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada, the leading women came together to honor the achievements of their peers. The 2nd Annual Industry Power Women Awards, the ceremony aimed to recognize the accomplishments of women in the cannabis industry; from entrepreneurs and investors to […]

StaffNovember 13, 2018

New Name Reflects Potential Accelerated Growth Opportunities and Expanded Acquisition Capabilities of the Combined Organization New York, NY – November 13, 2018 /AxisWire/ MTech Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: MTEC) (“MTech”), the first US-listed Special Purpose Acquisition Company focused on acquiring a business ancillary to the cannabis industry, and MJ Freeway LLC (“MJ Freeway”), a leading seed-to-sale technology provider […]

StaffOctober 11, 2018

Transaction Supported by MJ Freeway Owners, Including Prominent Tech Investor Roger McNamee-Implementing MTech’s Strategy to Provide Investors with Access to Cannabis Technology Sector NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2018 /AxisWire/ MTech Acquisition Corp. MTEC, -0.48%(“MTech”), the first US-listed Special Purpose Acquisition Company focused on acquiring a business ancillary to the cannabis industry, and MJ Freeway LLC […]

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Tag: Jessica Billingsley

New Akerna Connect Allows Cannabis Retailers to Reach Consumers Digitally

Akerna CEO Jessica Billingsley elected as US Cannabis Council Board Chair

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MJ Freeway Becomes First Female-led Cannabis Technology Traded on NASDAQ

The 2nd Annual Industry Power Women Awards Brunch Honored Industry’s Most Impressive Female Forces

MTech Acquisition Corp. and MJ Freeway LLC Decide on “Akerna” as the Proposed Name of Post-Combination Public Company and Announce Participation at MJBizCon 2018 in Las Vegas

MTech Acquisition Corp. and MJ Freeway LLC Announce Merger Agreement

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