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Aurora vs Curaleaf: M&A Clash Reaches Shareholder Decision Point
EDMONTON - STAMFORD – Aurora Cannabis Inc. filed its directors' ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Some weeks move the needle. The past ...
ATB Cormark Conference: Cannabis Operators Focus on Debt and Cash Flow
NEW YORK – Senior executives from major MSOs, including Green ...
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 ...
Ascend Wellness Shuts Down Lansing Cultivation Facility
LANSING – In a move that reflects ongoing adjustments in Michigan’s Cannabis sector, Ascend Wellness Holdings is shutting down operations at its Lansing cultivation site. The decision comes after a fire late last year and ...
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 ...
Curaleaf States Intention to Bid for Aurora Cannabis
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. has publicly outlined plans to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc., moving the proposal directly to shareholders after earlier private outreach. The announcement ...
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, ...
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 ...
The Real Operational Cost of Cash Discrepancies in High-Volume Dispensaries
LOS ANGELES – Cannabis dispensaries occupy a distinctive position in American retail. They are among the highest-grossing single-location stores in the country, processing thousands of transactions per day, yet the majority remain locked out of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Canada Is Now the World’s Largest Cannabis Market
OTTAWA – Supported by 3,420 licensed stores and roughly 7.1 million past-year consumers, Canada's legal industry generated C$5.42 billion (approx. US$3.98 billion) in retail sales in 2025, making it the world's largest federally-legal Cannabis market ...
Portugal Medical Cannabis Outpaces 2025 Export Run Rate
LISBON – Portugal's medicines regulator, Infarmed, has confirmed that the country exported 66,305 kilograms of medical Cannabis between January and June 2026, equivalent to more than 80% of everything it shipped in all of 2025. ...
Aurora Takes Ownership of UK Patient Supply Chain with Birmingham Acquisitions
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has acquired two licensed UK pharmaceutical entities, consolidating vertical control of its distribution network in one of Europe's most active medical Cannabis markets. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Aurora announced ...
