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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 ...

TORONTO - RIV Capital Inc. (CSE: RIV) (OTC: CNPOF), a cannabis packaged goods company with a focus on establishing one of the strongest portfolios of brands in key strategic U.S. markets, acting through its wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, RIV Capital US Real Estate LLC, and Etain, LLC announced that RIV Capital has entered into a lease ...

LEAMINGTON, Ontario and CANTANHEDE, Portugal - 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 to commercialize its Tilray branded medical cannabis products in Poland ...

NORWOOD, Mass. - MariMed, Inc. (CSE: MRMD), (OTCQX: MRMD), a multi-state cannabis operator, announced its Nature’s Heritage brand of craft flower and concentrates is a Presenting Sponsor of Cultivators Cup, the leading cannabis industry festival and awards competition in Massachusetts. A celebration of cannabis culture and the best cannabis products produced in the state, Cultivators ...

MIAMI - Ayr Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF), a multi-state cannabis operator, announced that the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC” or the “Commission”) has granted a final license for adult-use cannabis at its Sira Naturals dispensary in Somerville. The Company also received approval to open the first phase of its cultivation expansion in Milford, ...

WAKEFIELD, Mass.- Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. announced that Curaleaf International Holdings Limited, the company's European holding company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 55% stake in Four 20 Pharma GmbH, a EU-GMP & GDP licensed German producer and distributor of medical cannabis with its own product line. The unique partnership creates a strategic pathway ...

DENVER - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., is expanding in the central United States in partnership with Hanson Faso Sales and Marketing Inc., brokers in the sales and marketing of specialty, natural, confection and perishable foods. Hanson Faso accesses thousands of retail customer locations across specialty, grocery, natural, mass merchants, drug accounts, ...

BOCA RATON, Fla., - Jushi Holdings Inc. (CSE: JUSH) (OTCQX: JUSHF), a multi-state cannabis operator, announced that it entered into a confidential settlement agreement with Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. and with Jushi’s former Chief Financial Officer, Edward Kremer, to resolve claims Jushi asserted in a lawsuit filed on July 15, 2022, including a claim asserted against ...