International
Elixinol Offloads Its US Hemp Business to Ananda Health
SYDNEY – Australian Elixinol Wellness Limited has entered into a ...
Portugal Medical Cannabis Outpaces 2025 Export Run Rate
LISBON – Portugal's medicines regulator, Infarmed, has confirmed that the ...
Aurora Takes Ownership of UK Patient Supply Chain with Birmingham Acquisitions
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has acquired two licensed UK ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
High Tide Closes BMO Credit Facility, Issues Q3 Guidance
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. closed its C$40 million senior secured credit facilities with Bank of Montreal (BMO), replacing an existing arrangement with ConnectFirst Credit Union and substantially lowering the company's cost of capital. The ...
Organigram Highlights Early Sanity Results While Holding Canadian Market Lead
TORONTO – Three months after closing its largest international acquisition to date, Organigram Global Inc. has delivered the first combined business update covering Sanity Group's early performance alongside the company's ongoing Canadian market position. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
Bioxyne to Manufacture Medical Cannabis Products for Aurora Cannabis
SYDNEY – In a development that highlights the growing emphasis on dependable supply chains across the medical Cannabis sector, Bioxyne Limited has secured a manufacturing agreement with Aurora Cannabis Inc. to produce pharmaceutical-grade medicinal Cannabis ...
Innocan Pharma Closes Additional Insider Debenture
HERZLIYA-CALGARY – Innocan Pharma Corp. announced that it had completed the closing of an additional secured debenture with its largest shareholder, Tamar Innovest Ltd., for gross proceeds of $200,000. The financing follows the company’s earlier ...
India Awards First Public Funding for Cannabis Research in More Than 50 Years
NEW DELHI – The Indian government has awarded public funding to a Cannabis genetics project, the first such grant to a private company since the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act took effect in 1985. ...
Tilray Medical Expands Australian Medical Cannabis Offerings
NEW YORK – Tilray Medical, an internal division of Tilray Brands Inc., one of the largest global suppliers of pharmaceutical-grade medical Cannabis operating in 20 countries across five continents, announced expansion of its medical Cannabis ...
Alcohol Sales Slide as Cannabis Brings in $2.5B for Canada
OTTAWA – Federal and provincial governments in Canada collected $2.5 billion from recreational Cannabis in the fiscal year 2025, marking an 11.5% increase from the prior year. This growth in Cannabis-related earnings contrasts with ...
Aurora Ditches Adult-Use Cannabis Market for Medical Focus
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has completed its transition away from Canada's adult-use market to concentrate fully on medical Cannabis, targeting more profitable regulated opportunities overseas. Chief Financial Officer Simona King revealed the strategy during ...
Malta Raises Stock Limits for Cannabis Associations
VALLETTA – Maltese regulators have raised the amounts of Cannabis that non-profit associations can keep on hand, responding to supply challenges faced by the country's Cannabis clubs. The updates, introduced through a legal notice, replace ...
Organigram Strikes Deal to Acquire Sanity Group
TORONTO-BERLIN – Organigram Global Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the remaining shares of Berlin-based Sanity Group GmbH that it does not already hold. The transaction builds on Organigram's earlier minority stake and ...
PGP Farmer Secures €3M for EU-GMP Medical Cannabis Hub in France
PARIS – French biotech company PGP Farmer announced the completion of a €3 million funding round from private investors. The capital obtained will help advance the company's plans to establish a large-scale, EU-GMP compliant production ...
Cronos Introduces Premium Brand to Israeli Medical Cannabis Market
TORONTO – Cronos Group Inc. has launched its premium Cannabis brand in Israel, making five indoor-grown strains available to medical patients through pharmacies across the country. The announcement represents the latest step in Cronos' strategy ...
Village Farms Takes Top Honor at BC Export Awards
VANCOUVER – Village Farms International Inc. secured the 2026 BC Export Award in the Consumer Products category, presented by Business in Vancouver. The recognition highlights the company's sharp rise in international sales, with exports jumping ...
Grenada Decriminalizes Cannabis
ST. GEORGE'S – Grenada's Parliament approved amendments to the nation's drug laws, decriminalizing personal possession of Cannabis for adults while imposing strict limits on use and distribution. The move, part of a broader effort to ...
Aurora Cannabis Secures EU-Wide Rights for Two Proprietary Strains
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has won rights from the European Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) for two homegrown strains, Farm Gas and Sourdough. The decision hands the company sole authority to produce and distribute ...
Czech Republic Rolls Out Limited Cannabis Reforms, Allowing Home Growing and Possession Caps
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic ushered in the new year with measured changes to its Cannabis policies, legalizing personal cultivation and setting clear possession thresholds for adults. Under the reforms signed into law by President ...
Aurora Partners with Leafio to Expand Medical Cannabis Reach in Australia
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. disclosed a new wholesale distribution agreement with Leafio, the supply chain arm of Montu Australia, positioning the Canadian producer to channel more of its medical Cannabis lineup into clinics and ...
High Tide Launches Europe’s First Canna Cabana Store in Berlin
BERLIN – High Tide Inc., the Calgary-based Cannabis retailer known for its discount club model, has cut the ribbon on its inaugural European outpost, a Canna Cabana store in central Berlin that sells accessories and ...
Kenyan MP Advocates for Regulated Cannabis Framework
NAIROBI – Peter Kalerwa Salasya, the outspoken member of Parliament for Kenya's Mumias East constituency, has ignited fresh debate on Сannabis policy by urging the government to pursue legalization under strict controls. Salasya highlighted the ...
New Brunswick Government Bets on Organigram with $2M Grant
MONCTON – Organigram Global Inc. has secured $2 million in provincial funding to support a $9.3 million project aimed at revamping its flagship cultivation site here. The upgrade, which targets lighting systems across 75 grow ...
Jazz Pharmaceuticals: The Medical Cannabis Insider Nearing $1B Milestone
DUBLIN – Jazz Pharmaceuticals reported a 20% jump in Q3 2025 sales for its cannabidiol-based epilepsy drug Epidiolex®, pushing the product's YTD revenue past $772 million and underscoring the company's steady position in the medical ...
Argent BioPharma Secures AU$11M Facility to Finalize AusCann Assets Purchase
SYDNEY – Argent BioPharma Ltd., a developer of cannabinoid-based treatments for neurological disorders, has arranged an AU$11 million convertible debt facility to close its pending acquisition of key assets from the defunct AusCann Group Holdings ...
ANTG Inks Deal with Curaleaf to Supply Medical Cannabis for UK Patients
LONDON – Australian Natural Therapeutics Group, a leading cultivator of pharmaceutical-grade Cannabis, has reached an agreement with Curaleaf Laboratories to bring its products to British patients, marking a cross-continental push into Europe's second-largest medical Cannabis ...
Bioxyne Reports Record Revenue, Yet Cash Outflows Climb on Expansion Push
SYDNEY – Bioxyne Limited, an Australian life sciences and wellness products company, posted its highest quarterly revenue on record for the period ended September 30, with sales reaching A$14.1 million, a 210% jump from the ...
Lebanon Legalizes Cannabis, Forms Oversight Body, Targeting $1B in Annual Revenue
BEIRUT – In a significant step forward in leveraging its Cannabis sector for economic relief, the Lebanese government established a dedicated committee to regulate the cultivation and sales of Cannabis under a long-dormant 2020 law. ...
Germany Boosts Medical Cannabis Import Cap
BERLIN – German health authorities have increased the annual limit on medical Cannabis imports to 192.5 metric tons, in an effort to keep up with the rapid growth in patient demand while the country navigates ...
Manitoba Cannabis Sales Accelerate, Leaving Liquor in the Rearview
WINNIPEG – Cannabis revenues in Manitoba posted double-digit gains, handily surpassing liquor sales and underscoring the steady climb of the province's legal Cannabis trade. Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, the corporation charged with distributing both products, ...
