Case Studies
Four Ways to Raise Capital in Cannabis. Only One Comes With a Wedding Registry.
By Peter Ingersoll, CEO of Safe Harbor Equity Inc., for ...
Nepal Greenlights Regulated Cannabis Cultivation
KATHMANDU – Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to ...
Barney’s Farm Brings Cannabis Clones to U.S. Growers
WATSONVILLE – Barney's Farm announced that it has launched its ...
Curaleaf Reports Q3 2026 Financial and Operational Results
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. posted third-quarter 2026 net revenue of $352.7 million with gains across both its domestic and international segments. Revenue grew 11% YoY and roughly 4% sequentially, extending three straight quarters of ...
Analysis: Higher THC Potency Doesn’t Always Correspond with More Pronounced Mood-Altering Effects
Melbourne, Australia: Doubling THC potency doesn’t necessarily lead to a corresponding increase in cannabis’ mood-altering effects, according to a review of 40 human studies published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. Researchers from Australia, ...
Big Alcohol. Big Tobacco. What About Big Marijuana?
By Mark Collins | HCN Opinion When Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico identified Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco as beneficiaries of restrictions on hemp-derived THC, he raised an important question: Who profits when ...
Jushi Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
BOCA RATON – Jushi Holdings Inc. released its third-quarter 2026 financial results, reporting $70.5 million in revenue, a 7% YoY gain driven by record wholesale volume and retail growth across several key states, even as ...
Verano Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
CHICAGO – Verano Holdings Corp. reported $212.4 million in third-quarter revenue, a 5% increase YoY. The figure came in modestly below analyst estimates of $216.4 million and trailed the $217.9 million posted last quarter, but ...
How to Survive MJBizCon: Parties, Meetings and Making It Worth the Trip
LAS VEGAS- An HCN guide to better connections, good parties and making the trip pay off long after Vegas Every year, sensible cannabis professionals travel to Las Vegas carrying three business objectives, two phone chargers ...
Could California Become Germany’s Next Recognizable Cannabis Origin?
LOS ANGELES- California’s products and ideas have been crossing the Atlantic for decades. Germans watch Hollywood films, listen to West Coast hip-hop, drink Californian wine and use technology developed in Silicon Valley. The cultural connection ...
Curaleaf Reports Q3 2026 Financial and Operational Results
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. posted third-quarter 2026 net revenue of $352.7 million with gains across both its domestic and international segments. Revenue grew 11% YoY and roughly 4% sequentially, extending three straight quarters of ...
Analysis: Higher THC Potency Doesn’t Always Correspond with More Pronounced Mood-Altering Effects
Melbourne, Australia: Doubling THC potency doesn’t necessarily lead to a corresponding increase in cannabis’ mood-altering effects, according to a review of 40 human studies published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. Researchers from Australia, ...
Big Alcohol. Big Tobacco. What About Big Marijuana?
By Mark Collins | HCN Opinion When Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico identified Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco as beneficiaries of restrictions on hemp-derived THC, he raised an important question: Who profits when ...
Virginia Governor and Lawmakers Announce Agreement on Legal Cannabis Sales
RICHMOND – Governor Abigail Spanberger, State Senator Lashrecse Aird (D), and Delegate Paul Krizek (D), announced they had reached a compromise to establish a legal, regulated retail cannabis market. This marks the culmination of a ...
Splash Beverage Group Completes Strategic Investment in Avicanna, Transforms into Cannabinoid Healthcare
FORT LAUDERDALE – Splash Beverage Group Inc. announced the completion of a CDN$300,000 (~USD$217,479) minority investment in Avicanna Inc., a commercial-stage international biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The transaction involved Splash acquiring 2,000,000 common ...
Canopy Growth Reports Q4 and FY 2026 Financial Results
SMITHS FALLS – Canopy Growth Corp. reported consolidated net revenue of $71.2 million for the quarter, up 10% from the prior year. For the full fiscal year, net revenue reached $284.6 million, a 6% increase ...
High Tide Secures C$40M Credit Approval, Expands Ontario Footprint with Northern Helm Acquisition
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. continues to build its position as a major player in Canadian Сannabis retail. The company, which operates the Canna Cabana chain, signed a definitive agreement to acquire four Ontario retail ...
Vireo Growth to Acquire Nevada-Based C21 Investments
MINNEAPOLIS – In a move that underscores ongoing efforts by larger players to strengthen their positions in key state markets, Vireo Growth Inc. and C21 Investments Inc. have entered into a definitive arrangement agreement. The ...
Viridian Reports a Substantial Increase in Cannabis M&A Deals
LOS ANGELES – Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the legal Cannabis sector posted a notable year-over-year increase in Q1 2026, according to the Q1 2026 Cannabis Deal Tracker Report published by Viridian Capital Advisors, ...
Cannabis B2B Gets a Credit Layer: FundCanna Plugs BNPL Into Apex Trading
SAN DIEGO – FundCanna, the largest dedicated provider of working capital to operators in the regulated Cannabis industry, announced a strategic partnership with Apex Trading, one of the fastest-growing B2B marketplaces in Cannabis. The deal ...
Aurora Cannabis Reports FY and Fiscal Q4 2026 Financial Results
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. reported its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. For the full fiscal year, net revenue rose 11% to CA$321 million, exceeding ...
Optimi Ships Psilocybin to the UK for Phase 2 Trial
VANCOUVER – Optimi Health Corp. announced it has completed its first export of naturally derived psilocybin to the United Kingdom, with the material earmarked for a planned Phase 2 clinical trial whose partner and therapeutic ...
Glass House Brands Opens New Equity Window With $100M ATM Program
LONG BEACHㆍTORONTO – Glass House Brands filed a new short form base shelf prospectus with securities regulators across all Canadian provinces and territories, replacing an earlier version that was due to expire on June 17. ...
Global CBD Isolate Market Set to Nearly Triple by 2033
LEWES – The global market for CBD isolate, the purified form of cannabidiol that contains no THC or other cannabinoids, stands out for its versatility in product formulation. According to the latest analysis by Verified ...
Seed Junky Genetics Enters European Medical Cannabis Markets
LOS ANGELES – Seed Junky Genetics, the Cannabis genetics and intellectual property (IP) company, announced a licensing partnership with Green Success Group to enter the European medical Cannabis market, with a coordinated launch across Germany ...
Trulieve Announces Share Buyback Program
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program, allowing the company to buy back up to the lesser of $50 million in aggregate value or 8,495,038 ...
Michigan Cannabis Wholesale Tax Falls Short of Early Expectations
LANSING – State officials hoped the 24% wholesale tax on adult-use Cannabis, which took effect January 1, would deliver steady money for road repairs. Initial collections tell a different story. The tax generated nearly $34 ...
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 ...
Cresco Labs Secures $50M Revolving Credit Facility
CHICAGO – Cresco Labs Inc. announced the closing of a credit agreement with Needham Bank, giving the company access to a $50 million revolving credit facility. The facility carries a fixed interest rate of 7.99% ...
FundCanna: Institutional Money (Finally) Finds Cannabis
LOS ANGELES – For years, Cannabis operators have built real businesses without access to the financial infrastructure that real businesses normally rely on. That may finally be starting to change. A San Diego-based Cannabis lender ...
Cross-Border Deals Now Define Cannabis M&A
LOS ANGELES – The global Cannabis industry has entered a new phase, one where the most influential deals are no longer being struck in North America, but across continents. The month of June kicked off ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Highly Capitalized Network-HCN tracked meaningful steps in operational strengthening, capital readiness, and program performance across the Cannabis and Psychedelics sectors during the past two weeks. The capital markets finally spoke, and they ...
Trulieve Approved to Uplist to NYSE in Historic Milestone for U.S. Cannabis Industry
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — June 5, 2026 — In a landmark moment for the U.S. Cannabis industry, Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced today that it has received approval to list its subordinate voting shares on the New ...
Psilocybin Shows Promise in Treating Cocaine Addiction
BIRMINGHAM – For the first time, a peer-reviewed, randomized clinical trial showed that psilocybin significantly reduced cocaine use when combined with structured psychotherapy. The findings, published in JAMA Network Open by researchers at the University ...
Lawmakers Press IRS for Clear Tax Rules on State-Legal Cannabis Operations
WASHINGTON – Rep. Steven Horsford (D) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D) led a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and IRS Chief Executive Officer Frank Bisignano, urging the administration to provide clear, timely guidance for ...
FundCanna Launches Free Dispensary Inventory Calculator
SAN DIEGO – Cash flow has always been the structural fault line running beneath Cannabis retail. Operators juggle compressed margins, limited banking access, and pricing pressure from a market that hasn't stopped softening. Yet, one ...
Young Japanese Are Turning to Cannabis at Record Rates
TOKYO – The numbers released by Japan's National Police Agency (NPA) are striking by any measure. Japanese police investigated a record 6,832 individuals in Cannabis-related cases in 2025, up 754 from the previous year. The ...
Kentucky Governor Expands Medical Cannabis Eligibility
FRANKFORT – Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order directing the state's Office of Medical Cannabis to issue emergency regulations adding 15 new qualifying conditions to the program, more than doubling the original list ...
