Case Studies
Organigram Strikes Deal to Acquire Sanity Group
TORONTO-BERLIN – Organigram Global Inc. has signed a definitive agreement ...
Czech Republic Approves Psilocybin Therapy Guidelines for 2026
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic has taken a measured step ...
MSOS ETF Rally Hints at Bigger Gains Ahead, Zuanic Report Finds
LOS ANGELES – A recent report from equity research firm ...
Cannabis MSOs Face Manageable 2026 Debt Maturities, Viridian Analysis Shows
LOS ANGELES – Major Cannabis operators are navigating a once-daunting wave of debt due in 2026 with greater ease than anticipated, according to a recent chart from Viridian Capital Advisors. The analysis examines cash sources ...
The Scrappy Cannabis Retailer’s Playbook
LOS ANGELES- A Practical Guide to Building a Smarter Marketing System by Tim Naughton. The Cannabis retail landscape is competitive, taxed heavily, and increasingly crowded by new entrants including Hemp and THCA brands selling direct ...
NY OCM Shifts to Metrc for Inventory Tracking
NEW YORK – New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has decided to replace BioTrack and announced transition to Metrc as the state's official seed-to-sale tracking system, following a review prompted by a corporate deal ...
Canadian Court Sides with Psychedelic Therapy Advocates in Psilocybin Exemption Case
LOS ANGELES- A Canadian federal court has ordered Health Canada to revisit its denial of psilocybin exemptions for health-care professionals, marking a significant development in the country’s evolving drug policy landscape. The ruling stems from ...
Dallas Halts Enforcement of Voter‑Approved Cannabis Depenalization Charter
LOS ANGELES- Dallas city officials have suspended the enforcement of a charter amendment approved by 67 percent of voters in November, which decriminalized possession of up to four ounces of cannabis and prohibited arrests based solely ...
Würk Integrates DailyPay’s On‑Demand Pay into Payroll Platform
LOS ANGELES- Würk, a provider of payroll, human resources, and compliance software for highly regulated industries—including cannabis and gaming—has integrated DailyPay’s on‑demand pay service into its existing payroll platform. The integration enables Würk’s clients to ...
9 in 10 Americans Favor Cannabis Legalization, Pew Research Center Poll Reveals
LOS ANGELES – A groundbreaking Pew Research Center survey conducted from January 27 to February 2, 2025, shows that 87% of Americans support legalizing cannabis, reflecting a seismic shift in public sentiment. The poll results, ...
Cannabis MSOs Face Manageable 2026 Debt Maturities, Viridian Analysis Shows
LOS ANGELES – Major Cannabis operators are navigating a once-daunting wave of debt due in 2026 with greater ease than anticipated, according to a recent chart from Viridian Capital Advisors. The analysis examines cash sources ...
The Scrappy Cannabis Retailer’s Playbook
LOS ANGELES- A Practical Guide to Building a Smarter Marketing System by Tim Naughton. The Cannabis retail landscape is competitive, taxed heavily, and increasingly crowded by new entrants including Hemp and THCA brands selling direct ...
NY OCM Shifts to Metrc for Inventory Tracking
NEW YORK – New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has decided to replace BioTrack and announced transition to Metrc as the state's official seed-to-sale tracking system, following a review prompted by a corporate deal ...
Left Coast Financial – The Provider of Dispensary Business Banking Solutions for Cannabis Industry
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 7, 2022 Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Left Coast Financial Solutions is a neo-bank offering an online payment platform bridging cannabis and banking. As a provider of dispensary business banking solutions for the cannabis ...
Curaleaf Celebrates Opening of Scottsdale, Arizona Dispensary
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Oct. 7, 2022 Curaleaf Holdings, Inc, today announced the opening of its Scottsdale dispensary, located at 16277 N Greenway Hayden Loop, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Curaleaf Scottsdale is one of its 16 dispensaries in the Grand Canyon State. Located across ...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Names First Internal Cannabis Advisor
NEW YORK- According to an internal memo from earlier this week that an FDA spokesperson provided to the financial publication, MarketWatch, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed Norman Birenbaum, the former director of ...
Aurora Cannabis Repurchases US$23 Million Principal Amount of Convertible Notes
EDMONTON, AB - Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian company defining the future of cannabinoids worldwide, today announced that it has repurchased an aggregate of approximately $31.3 million (US$23.0 million) principal amount ...
Sanctuary Medicinals Opens Twelfth Location in Florida
APOPKA, Fla., Oct. 6, 2022. Sanctuary Medicinals today announced the opening of its twelfth medical cannabis dispensary in Florida. Located just six miles west of the original Sanctuary Boca Raton opened in July 2022, Sanctuary's second ...
Cannabis Stocks Surge as Biden Overhauls U.S. Cannabis Policy
NEW YORK - Following President Joe Biden's executive decision to change U.S. policy on cannabis, the White House today announced it is pardoning all prior federal offenses for simple cannabis possession. Consequently, shares of cannabis ...
Global Legal Cannabis Market Report 2022-2030
Dublin, Oct 6, 2022: The "Legal Cannabis Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Source (Marijuana, Hemp), by Derivative (CBD, THC), by End Use (Medical Use, Recreational Use, Industrial Use), by Region, and Segment ...
Ayr Wellness Brings Concentrates Brand HAZE to Florida
MIAMI - Ayr Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF), a U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, is announcing the rollout of its premium live resin concentrates and vapes brand HAZE in Florida. Having recently celebrated surpassing 50 ...
Green Thumb Industries Announces Changes to Board of Directors
CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a national cannabis consumer packaged goods (CPG) company and owner of RISE Dispensaries, today announced that Richard Drexler, a proven financial ...
Cannabis Businesses Increasingly Challenged to Address Industry’s Environmental Impact
DENVER - Energy and water use, packaging, bio waste, social equity, and access to affordable medicine are all issues currently under scrutiny as a maturing cannabis industry grapples with the consequences of its rapid growth. ...
Alberta Government Must Engage With Psychedelics Industry for Regulatory Success
TORONTO - PsyCan, the trade association for the legal Canadian psychedelic medicine and therapy sector, is cautiously optimistic about recently announced rules governing the use of psychedelic drugs for people in therapy by the government ...
Biden Announces Plan to Erase Federal Possession of Cannabis Convictions
WASHINGTON, D.C.– President Joe Biden is beginning the process of decriminalizing cannabis and fulfilling a campaign promise to overturn earlier federal possession convictions. He is also beginning to relax the drug's official categorization. Senior administration ...
Super Critical Brands Appoint Dmitry Ostrovtsev as New Managing Partner & President
LOS ANGELES–Super Critical Brands Group, the global CPG marketing agency for the cannabis and psychedelic industries, announced today the appointment of their new President & Managing Partner, Mr. Dmitry Ostrovtsev. Dmitry has been in the ...
IM Cannabis Closes Second Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement of Common Shares
TORONTO and GLIL YAM, Israel, Oct. 5, 2022 IM Cannabis Corp. a medical and adult-use recreational cannabis company with operations in Israel, Canada, and Germany, announce that it has closed the second tranche of its non-brokered private placement, as described in its press ...
Numinus Develops Mushroom Tea for Use in Psychedelic Research
VANCOUVER, B.C, Oct. 5, 2022 Numinus Wellness Inc, a mental health care company today announced that its research division, Numinus Bioscience, has developed a psilocybin-containing tea bag for use in clinical research and, if appropriate regulatory approvals ...
Purpl Scientific and Green Thumb Industries Partner to bring Rapid NIRS Testing to Cannabis Oil Production
LOUIS, Oct. 5, 2022 Purpl Scientific Inc., a division of Nynomic AG which aims to bring near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) testing for Cannabis Extracts and finished products. Preliminary results show that NIRS can compete with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography ...
Curaleaf Completes Acquisition of Tryke Companies
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF), an international provider of consumer products in cannabis, today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Tryke Companies ("Tryke") (dba as Reef Dispensaries), ...
The Global Hemp-Based Foods Market Is Expected to Grow By $ 3.54 BN During 2022-2026
New YorkGlobal Hemp-based Foods Market 2022-2026 The analyst has been monitoring the hemp-based foods market and it is poised to grow by $ 3. 54 bn during 2022-2026, accelerating at a CAGR of 11. 55% ...
Tilray Medical Relaunches Cannabis Oral Solution Across Ireland
LEAMINGTON, Ontario and CANTANHEDE, Portugal - Tilray Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a global cannabis company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced that it has successfully ...
The Future of Cannabis is in Clinical Trials
BOSTON–You may not be surprised by the following statement: The future of the cannabis industry will inevitably involve clinical research. So, what steps is the industry taking to keep up with the upcoming demands of ...
Charlotte’s Web Full Spectrum Hemp CBD Products Launching Nationwide on Gopuff
DENVER - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., the market leader in full-spectrum hemp extract CBD products, today announced a national distribution partnership with GoPuff, the go-to platform for immediate delivery of customers' ...
StateHouse Holdings Announces New Distribution Partnership with Nabis
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO - StateHouse Holdings Inc. (CSE: STHZ) (OTCQX: STHZF), a California-focused cannabis enterprise, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Nabis, California's largest cannabis distributor, under which the Company ...
GreenWave Buzz Podcast Launches on Highly Capitalized
LOS ANGELES–Highly Capitalized announced today the launch of a new capital markets podcast called the GreenWave Buzz podcast. This podcast series, conceived as a timely, thought provoking and unique perspective on matters impacting the cannabis ...
Science and Heritage Come Together to Heal at Doc Brown’s: A New Kind of CBD Company
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 3, 2022 "Providing people with an alternative solution for their symptoms has been the driving force behind our work," explains co-founder and board member Brian Brown, M.D. Brothers Brian and Grant Brown, an anesthesiologist and ...
Ball Family Farms & Highsma Launch collaborative strain “Ricky Baker”
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 03, 2022 Craft brand Ball Family Farms and Ricky Williams' cannabis lifestyle brand Highsman today announced the launch of a collaborative strain, "Ricky Baker." The custom flower targets pain and inflammation and was grown ...
