Case Studies
Xylo Bio Advances Its Lead Into First-In-Human Clinical Trial
BOSTON – Xylo Bio confirmed that the first participants have ...
Aurora and Curaleaf Trade Statements in Ongoing Bid Dispute
EDMONTON - STAMFORD – Aurora Cannabis and Curaleaf Holdings continued ...
Definium Achieves Second Positive Phase 3 for GAD
NEW YORK – Definium Therapeutics Inc. released topline data from ...
High Tide Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. posted revenue of $198.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2026, a 33% increase from the same period last year and the fifth consecutive quarterly record. Gross profit ...
Curaleaf Escalates Aurora Fight, Asks Alberta Regulator to Freeze Share Sales
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. submitted a formal application to the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), seeking to halt Aurora Cannabis's at-the-market share issuance program while Curaleaf's offer to acquire all outstanding Aurora shares remains outstanding. ...
Dutch Cannabis Supply Pilot Delivers Lower Prices and a Fuller Shelf
AMSTERDAM – A report published by the Trimbos Institute, RAND Europe, and Breuer&Intraval compared ten municipalities where coffeeshops sell exclusively licensed-grown Сannabis against ten operating under the country's traditional tolerance policy. The program launched April ...
Cannara Secures Upgraded $80M Credit Line
MONTREAL – Cannara Biotech Inc. announced that its operating subsidiary has entered into an amended and restated syndicated credit agreement with Bank of Montreal (BMO) and The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), establishing $80 million in committed ...
Virginia Unveils Draft Rules for Adult-Use Cannabis Market
RICHMOND – The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) released an 80-plus-page draft regulatory framework for the state's forthcoming adult-use market – the first detailed set of proposed rules since the General Assembly authorized commercial sales ...
Metrc Rolls Out Compliance Events for New York Cannabis Operators
NEW YORK – Track-and-trace provider Metrc announced a pair of statewide User Exchange events in New York, one in New York City on September 14 and another in Syracuse on September 16, designed to help ...
Eli Lilly Completes Acquisition of AtaiBeckley
INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly & Co. has closed its acquisition of AtaiBeckley Inc., the New York-based biopharmaceutical company developing psychedelic-derived therapies for treatment-resistant mental health conditions. The transaction cleared its final U.S. regulatory checkpoint when ...
High Tide Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. posted revenue of $198.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2026, a 33% increase from the same period last year and the fifth consecutive quarterly record. Gross profit ...
Curaleaf Escalates Aurora Fight, Asks Alberta Regulator to Freeze Share Sales
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. submitted a formal application to the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), seeking to halt Aurora Cannabis's at-the-market share issuance program while Curaleaf's offer to acquire all outstanding Aurora shares remains outstanding. ...
Dutch Cannabis Supply Pilot Delivers Lower Prices and a Fuller Shelf
AMSTERDAM – A report published by the Trimbos Institute, RAND Europe, and Breuer&Intraval compared ten municipalities where coffeeshops sell exclusively licensed-grown Сannabis against ten operating under the country's traditional tolerance policy. The program launched April ...
Trulieve Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. released its second-quarter 2026 financial results, reflecting a period that included the deconsolidation of Harvest operations, recognition from TIME magazine, and the company's listing on the New York Stock Exchange. ...
NY Cannabis Market Gains New Outdoor Sales Path
NEW YORK – New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that expands the ways licensed microbusinesses and dispensaries can sell Cannabis products at approved community events. The measure aims to give smaller operators more direct ...
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 ...
LEEF Brands Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – LEEF Brands Inc. posted gross profit up 62% and gross margin that nearly doubled year-over-year, even as top-line revenue fell by 16%. Net revenue reached $7.3 million, down from $8.7 million in Q2 ...
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 ...
Cresco Labs Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
CHICAGO – Cresco Labs Inc. released its second-quarter 2026 financial results, offering a clear look at how the multistate operator performed through the end of June. The company, known for its branded products and Sunnyside ...
Curaleaf Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. posted second-quarter 2026 revenue of $340.1 million, up 10% year-over-year and 5% sequentially; with net income from continuing operations of $12.5 million, or $0.05 per share, reversing a $48.1 million ...
Aurora Cannabis Reports Q1 FY 2027 Financial Results
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. released its first-quarter fiscal 2027 results, covering the period ended June 30, 2026. The Canadian medical Cannabis company highlighted growth in its international segment alongside a smaller overall revenue figure ...
GTI Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
CHCAGO – Green Thumb Industries Inc. reported Q2 2026 revenue of $306.7 million, clearing Wall Street's consensus estimate of $298.99 million by roughly $8 million. The result represented a 4.6% year-over-year gain, driven primarily by ...
Verano Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
CHICAGO – Verano Holdings Corp. posted net revenue of $218 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, up 8% year-over-year from $202 million in Q2 2025, and up 5% sequentially from $208 million ...
RYTHM Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
ROLLING MEADOWS – RHYTHM, Inc. posted revenue from continuing operations of $23 million in the second quarter of 2026, a 73% sequential increase that cleared management's own guidance of 65% growth. For context. Total revenue ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The final days of July and the opening of August delivered a concentrated burst of news that touched labor, capital markets, federal regulation, and cross-border insolvency. A historic labor settlement, a one-company ...
MJBowl Adds Colorado for Its Second Year
LOS ANGELES – The MJBowl, the Cannabis product competition co-presented by MJBizCon and professional review platform Budist, is returning for its second year, with Colorado joining California and New York in the competition pool for ...
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Psychedelic Drug Trials
SILVER SPRING – The FDA published its final guidance titled "Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations" in the Federal Register, finalizing a draft that first appeared in June 2023. Issued by the Center for Drug ...
Vireo Growth Re-Enters Ohio Through Four Concurrent Deals
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced that it has signed four separate Securities Purchase Agreements to acquire all membership interests of FarmaceuticalRx LLC, FarmaceuticalRx 2 LLC, CAOH LLC, and Canoe Hill Ohio, LLC. The four ...
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 ...
Final Bell Exhausts Strategic Options, Files for Bankruptcy in Canada
LOS ANGELES – Final Bell Holdings International Ltd. has made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy under Section 49 of Canada’s Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. A Licensed Insolvency Trustee was appointed, and the Office of the ...
LEEF Brands Secures Processing Facility With $5.2M Preferred Round
VANCOUVER – LEEF Brands, Inc. announced the closing of a $5.2 million preferred share financing. The proceeds will fund the purchase of a Cannabis processing and storage facility that will dry, cure, freeze, and store ...
SNDL Reports Q2 2026 Financial and Operational Results
EDMONTON – SNDL Inc. announced the completion of assets acquisition from Surterra Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, collectively known as Parallel, a vertically integrated Cannabis operator with state-licensed operations in Florida, Texas, and Massachusetts. The ...
OCHBS: From Music to Cannabis: Building Ohio’s Largest Cannabis Conference: Profile: Lenny Berry
Lenny Berry is the Founder and CEO of the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit (OCHBS), one of the Midwest's leading Cannabis conferences. A longtime entrepreneur and former music industry executive, he founded OCHBS in ...
From Music to Cannabis: Building Ohio’s Largest Cannabis Conference: Profile: Lenny Berry
Lenny Berry is the Founder and CEO of the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit (OCHBS), one of the Midwest's leading Cannabis conferences. A longtime entrepreneur and former music industry executive, he founded OCHBS in ...
Jushi Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
BOCA RATON – Jushi Holdings Inc. released its second-quarter 2026 financial results, posting revenue of $71.3 million, a 10% year-over-year gain, with growth spread across both the retail and wholesale channels. The wholesale segment set ...
Vireo Growth Sets Stage for Planet 13 Acquisition
MINNEAPOLIS - LAS VEGAS – Vireo Growth Inc. and Planet 13 Holdings Inc. have agreed to combine operations under a definitive merger agreement. The move brings together two multi-state Cannabis operators and expands retail reach ...
FLUENT Shareholders Approve All-Stock Acquisition by Vireo
TORONTO – FLUENT Corp. reported that holders of its common and proportionate voting shares approved the special resolution for an all-stock plan of arrangement with Vireo Growth Inc. at the annual general and special meeting ...
IRS Pushes Back on Cannabis Tax Refund Claims as the 280E Battle Enters a New Era
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Cannabis industry's long-running battle with Section 280E has entered a pivotal new phase. For years, one of the greatest financial challenges facing state-licensed Cannabis businesses has not been competition or regulation—it has been ...
