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LOS ANGELES–Private investment firm The Inception Cos. has launched Inception REIT  with the goal of providing real estate debt and equity capital to medicinal and adult-use cannabis businesses. I-REIT, as the REIT is called, has secured commitments from several real estate investors and executives and expects to raise up to $50 million from institutional and individual accredited investors during its initial offering.

The company maintains it is filling a much-needed void in this space as cannabis-related businesses have limited access to traditional financing sources, with even the most established state-licensed businesses having to sell equity or use short-term hard money loans to raise capital.

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Erika Morphy

Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.