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SAN JOSE - TPCO Holding Corp. (The Parent Company) (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF), a consumer-focused California cannabis company, announced that it has acquired the remaining 15% equity of its Calma Weho LLC dispensary following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals. Located in the Los Angeles metropolitan region, the 3,250-square-foot dispensary is one of only eleven ...

TORONTO, Sept. 22, 2022 Unfortunately due to the rise of cannabis store closures on the horizon in the Ontario cannabis marketplace, Leafythings has discovered the lack of an efficient orderly closure program existing for struggling retailers and is proposing a retailer support program Leafythings discovered that the wind-down process for an authorized retailer takes approximately ...

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: According to research published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, acute psychotic episodes are only sporadically brought on by cannabis use in patients who do not already have a psychiatric disorder. A multidisciplinary group of researchers from Australia, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom assessed the lifetime occurrences of "cannabis-associated psychotic symptoms" (CAPS) requiring hospitalization ...

TEL AVIV–(NORML) According to findings published in Pediatric Neurology, long-term treatment with plant-derived CBD extracts is effective for children with refractory epilepsy. Israeli researchers evaluated the efficacy and safety of artisanal CBD-rich extracts in a group of young people with types of epilepsy that are resistant to therapy. 51 percent of patients who received extracts ...

NEW YORK – Following the implementation of regulations by state officials, qualified patients and their designated caregivers can start growing cannabis at home the following month. The state now permits registered patients and caregivers to grow a limited amount of marijuana on their own private premises. No more than three mature plants and three immature ...

TOCANCIPÁ, Colombia - Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVR, CLVRW), a leading multinational operator and licensed producer of pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids, announced a partnership today with U.S. cannabis-branded genetic innovation company, House of Kush, to be the exclusive grower and distributor of proprietary genetics globally. Clever Leaves will be the exclusive producer of various genetics for ...

NEW YORK– Years sans-conference and you miss the energy to reconnect, session, and hang with peers, so it’s time to jump back in!  The revery and positive vibes, seeing old friends, industry peers, the experience of meeting new like-minded people, it’s a feeling for sure.   Personally, my favorite part is knowing I might meet someone ...

NEW YORK– Years sans-conference and you miss the energy to reconnect, session, and hang with peers, so it’s time to jump back in!  The revery and positive vibes, seeing old friends, industry peers, the experience of meeting new like-minded people, it’s a feeling for sure.   Personally, my favorite part is knowing I might meet someone ...

SAN DIEGO-- Skye Bioscience, Inc. (OTCQB: SKYE), a pharmaceutical company developing a proprietary, synthetic cannabinoid derivative to treat glaucoma, has been advised by its contract manufacturer that it has completed the production of SBI-100 Ophthalmic Emulsion for Skye’s Phase 1 clinical trial. The final drug product will be released and available for clinical use in ...

LAS VEGAS - MJ Unpacked, the first national event created exclusively for cannabis CPG brands, retail executives and accredited investors actively investing in cannabis, announced the speaker lineup and event programming for Sept. 28-30 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. MJUnpacked exhibition floor: Over the course of three days, guests will have the opportunity ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass., Sept. 19, 2022  Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. a provider of consumer products in cannabis, today announced the completion of its agreement to acquire a 55% stake in Four 20 Pharma GmbH, a fully EU-GMP & GDP licensed German producer and distributor of medical cannabis. Boris Jordan, Executive Chairman of Curaleaf, stated, "We are pleased ...

NEW YORK–Despite the current downturn in cannabis in 2022, the cannabis industry has been flourishing over the last few years. A measure of this is the number of cannabis businesses starting-up has been growing 30% annually from 2016 through to 2021. Wages, employment and many company revenues have been growing exponentially. But it hasn't been ...

TORONTO–Mike Tyson's cannabis edibles brand Mike Bites, will reportedly not be sold in Quebec or Alberta by Canadian Cannabis LP, Hexo. According to reporting by the journalist Matt Lamers, in MJBiz Daily, two Canadian regional governments have apparently cited federal regulations prohibiting celebrities from promoting cannabis in deciding whether to permit Hexo Corp. to provide ...

DENVER - Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software company and the developer of one of the most comprehensive technology infrastructures, ecosystems, and compliance engine powering the global cannabis industry, notes that consumer cannabis spending over Labor Day weekend was roughly flat over the same time period last year, with this year showing a total of ...

MIAMI and HARTFORD, Conn. - Ayr Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF, a U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, announced that Connecticut Cultivation Solutions, an entity co-owned by Tiana Hercules Esq., a Hartford City Councilwoman, and Ayr, has been awarded a provisional Disproportionately Impacted Area cultivator license in Connecticut. Ayr has partnered with Attorney Hercules to bring ...

MIAMI- Abner Kurtin, the CEO of Ascend Wellness (CSE: AAWH), was arrested in Miami-Dade County. He was then charged with violence and freed yesterday after posting a $1,500 bond. A "stay away order" was issued, although conditional victim contact prior to trial was permitted. The corporation had to respond to this development yesterday night in ...

NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 – MJ Unpacked, the first cannabis CPG trade event designed to both drive commerce and integrate access to capital, has announced its return to Las Vegas on September 28-30, 2022 at the MGM Grand. Additionally, MJ Unpacked Las Vegas is partnering with Clio to host the Clio Cannabis Awards show on September 29. On the heels of its ...

TORONTO-Dan Bilzerian is under investigation by investigators from the US and Canadian governments. With more than 30 million followers on Instagram alone, Dan is regarded as the ''King of Instagram,'' but with the latest news, he may never become the ''King of Cannabis.''  Dan launched Ignite Ltd in a blaze of "bling" and bikini-clad-models (with ...

BERLIN - Tilray Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), global cannabis and consumer packaged goods company, today announced that the Company has initiated a policy roundtable with German regulators on adult-use cannabis legalization in Germany. In this meeting, the German Drug Commissioner, Burkhard Blienert, presented the plan for adult-use cannabis legalization and repeated the German ...

TORONTO - Fire & Flower US Holdings Inc. (formerly American Acres Managers), announced that it has completed a non-brokered private placement of unsecured convertible debentures in the principal amount of approximately $5,000,000 to the existing shareholders of the Company. The net proceeds from the Offering will be used for acquisition capital, capital expenditures, and general ...

EDMONTON, AB - Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian company defining the future of cannabinoids worldwide, is pleased to announce today that a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company has acquired a controlling interest in Bevo Agtech Inc., the sole parent of Bevo Farms Ltd., one of the largest suppliers of propagated vegetables ...

SYDNEY, Australia - Tilray Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced that its medical cannabis division, Tilray Medical, has received approval and verification from The Natural Health Science Foundation of its flagship product, Tilray ...