Chris Webber launches $100 million cannabis fund with JW Asset Management
A 2019 report by industry publication Marijuana Business Daily showed over 80% of cannabis businesses are owned by white people.
“It’s crucial that we diversify leadership within the cannabis industry and level the playing field for people from our communities,” said Webber.
JW Asset Management, a hedge fund with over $2 billion assets under management, has been one of the few actively investing in cannabis companies around the United States, while other institutional investors have stayed on the sidelines because of federal prohibition.