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Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Something shifted last fortnight, and the numbers ...
Should You Stay in the Cannabis Industry—or Should You Leave?
SAN DIEGO -My friend Annie Starr, a Harvard MBA, and ...
Curaleaf Raises Bid to Acquire Aurora Cannabis
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. announced it will file a ...
Grown Rogue Launches Cultivation Ops in Minnesota
MEDFORD – Grown Rogue International Inc. officially began cultivation operations at its Fridley, Minnesota facility, nine months after first securing the location in December 2025. Phase I puts roughly 8,000 sq. feet of flowering canopy ...
Cannabis Workers Win Biggest Strike in U.S. History
BARRY – Employees at Ascend Wellness's Cannabis cultivation facility in Barry, Illinois, ratified their first union contract on July 30, ending a 30-day unfair labor practice strike that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters says was ...
Village Farms Launches Cultivation at Its Second Dutch Facility
GRONINGEN – Village Farms International, Inc. recently announced the commencement of cultivation at its Phase II cultivation and processing facility in Groningen, the Netherlands, after receiving all required regulatory approvals. The Groningen facility aims to ...
Vireo Growth Completes Purchase of Leased NY Cannabis Facility
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. has completed the acquisition of its Johnstown, New York Cannabis production facility from Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc., paying $88.5 million for the 389,000-square-foot cultivation and production site previously held under ...
Trulieve Secures Exclusive Master Licensing Agreement with Connected
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced a master licensing agreement giving the multi-state Cannabis operator exclusive rights to cultivate, manufacture, and sell Alien Labs and Connected-branded products in both Florida and Texas. The agreement is ...
Organigram Pulls Sanity Group Into a Single Global Structure
TORONTO – Organigram Global Inc. did not wait out the calendar. Roughly four months after the April 2026 closing of its acquisition of Sanity Group GmbH, the Canadian Cannabis producer announced an accelerated integration of ...
Tyson 2.0 Teams Up with Reborn Roots for a Heavyweight Touchdown in Rhode Island
LOS ANGELES – Celebrity Cannabis brands have tested markets from the Pacific Northwest to the Caribbean and one of the sector's most recognized names is now pushing into New England. Tyson 2.0 Inc. announced an ...
BLAZE Rolls Out AI Connector for Cannabis Dispensaries
ANAHEIM – Cannabis retail software provider BLAZE has introduced a new tool that links common AI assistants directly to its platform data. The release aims to let operators query inventory, adjust promotions and manage other ...
Canna Cabana Takes the Widest Lead Yet in Canadian Cannabis Retail
CALGARY – A Retailer Insights Report compiled by Rebel & Thorn, a media and marketing consultancy, shows Canna Cabana extending its position across Canadian Cannabis retail in Q3 2026. The findings span brand awareness, primary ...
Cresco Labs Closes Pennsylvania Dispensary Deal
CHICAGO – Cresco Labs Inc. announced the closing of its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity interests in PharmaCann Penn, LLC for an aggregate consideration of $50 million. The deal covers nine operational retail ...
CSP C-Store Cannabis Board Teams with Element Training on Hemp and Cannabis Certified Education
CHICAGO – The CSP C-Store Cannabis Board has formalized a partnership with Element Training to deliver structured Hemp and Cannabis Education to convenience store operators and their staff. The program covers product knowledge, age verification, ...
RIOCOCO Opens Its Largest Single Production Site in Sri Lanka
KATUPOTHA – RIOCOCO, one of the world's leading manufacturers of coconut coir growing substrates, has opened the largest single coco coir production facility in Sri Lanka, built at its existing base in Katupotha and operational ...
Colder BHO Extractions Yield Cleaner Cannabis Concentrates, Abstrax Study Finds
LOS ANGELES – Researchers at Abstrax Tech have found that colder extraction temperatures during butane hash oil (BHO) processing significantly reduce the carryover of plant-derived wax compounds into finished concentrates, without meaningfully affecting cannabinoid potency ...
Planet 13 Secures Florida Approval for BHO Extraction Lab
LAS VEGAS – Planet 13 Holdings Inc. announced that it has received approval from the Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) for its butane hash oil (BHO) extraction facility in the state. The approval ...
ACT LAB Enters NJ Cannabis Market with Sriven Labs Acquisition
TRENTON – ACT LAB, a Cannabis and hemp testing and compliance laboratory network, announced its entry into New Jersey through the acquisition of Sriven Labs (SV Labs – NJ), a licensed and ISO-accredited testing laboratory ...
Tikun olam-Cannbit continues to expand its footprint in the pharmaceutical arena
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Tikun-Olam Cannbit (TASE:TKUN) reported the first and exclusive partnership of its kind with Wavelength, an Israeli company that develops, manufactures, and exports active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for the pharmaceutical industry, to over 280 pharmaceutical companies ...
What Is Live Resin?
When it comes to cannabis concentrates, there are seemingly endless options. From shatter to rosin, dabbing fans have plenty of products from which to choose. One extremely popular variety is called live resin extract. Available ...
Germany Breaks Ground with EU’s First Psilocybin Compassionate Use Approval
BERLIN – Germany has become the first European Union nation to authorize the compassionate use of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Under this program, approved by the ...
Single Psilocybin Dose Shows Promise in Easing OCD Symptoms, Study Finds
LOS ANGELES – In a pioneering study, researchers from the University of Hertfordshire and Imperial College have uncovered the potential of psilocybin to alleviate symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Published in Comprehensive Psychiatry on July ...
Curaleaf Secures Australian Approval for Medical Cannabis Inhaler, Lists in New Zealand
LONDON – Curaleaf International, part of Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., in partnership with Jupiter Research LLC, announced that its Que Medical Inhalation Device (QMID) has been registered by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as a Class ...
Canopy Growth Powers European Expansion with UK Entry
SMITHS FALLS – Canopy Growth Corp. announced that it will supply four Canadian-grown medical Cannabis flower strains for distribution in the United Kingdom, expanding its international Cannabis business into another European market. The products will ...
Aurora Reaffirms Growth Outlook on European Strength
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. issued a business update, reaffirming guidance for sequential growth in net revenue and adjusted EBITDA in fiscal Q2 2027. The company cited the integration of Safari Flower Company and continued ...
