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LOS ANGELES–Elegance Brands, Inc, a beverage company with a focus on innovation, announced today the launch of its own self-distribution company – aptly named "Elegance Distribution Company" – to distribute Elegance Brands products throughout Los Angeles and San Bernardino county. The Elegance Distribution Company will serve over 1,400 retailers throughout Los Angeles and San Bernardino. Long time sales ...

SAN FRANCISCO–Simpson Foundation, Inc, which operates, and partners with university research centers across the United States, is pleased to announce their lab tested, A-grade formula of Rick Simpson Oil (RSO). Famously favored California Rick Simpson Oil cannabis consumers, the company expands its reach with newly leased farmland throughout the Midwest. The latest research looks at ...

DENVER–GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), a chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, today announced the launch of GrowGeneration.com. The company's newly redesigned e-commerce platform now includes the option to Buy Online Pickup in Store. The BOPIS service will be available at select GrowGen locations. GrowGeneration.com is a one-stop e-commerce destination for commercial and craft growers, ...

BOULDER–Front Range Biosciences, a cannabis and hemp genetics platform company, announced today plans to begin a partnership with Colorado's leading medical and adult use cannabis operator, Native Roots Cannabis Co. Under the agreement, Native Roots will establish a new tissue culture program at their flagship Denver facility leveraging FRB's proprietary Clean Stock® platform. Since 2010, ...

VANCOUVER, B.C., Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CSE: OILS) (OTCQB: OILFF), an innovative cannabis extractor, provided shareholders with the following commercial update and comments on its second-quarter results: Nextleaf Provides Commercial Update Nextleaf announced that subsequent to the quarter-end it completed the second wholesale order from its recently announced customer, a NASDAQ-listed global cannabis company. The Company's ...

CHICAGO–Budtenders at Modern Cannabis (MOCA) in the River North neighborhood of Chicago have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 777 – the first group of cannabis workers to do so. "Congratulations to our newest members," said Jim Glimco, President of Local 777. "As more and more states legalize recreational cannabis and the industry expands exponentially, workers ...

TORONTO–Cannabis Jacks, Northern Ontario's fastest growing cannabis retail store chain, announced today another 3 new stores have opened in Timmins, North Bay and Val Caron in the city of Greater Sudbury. The stores are located at: 3020 Highway 69 North, Val Caron – The City of Greater Sudbury 1881 Cassells Street, North Bay 1869 Riverside Drive, Timmins Cannabis Jacks has ...

LONGMONT, Colo.,– Hemp seed breeders must collaborate with academic-run, varietal trials to tackle hemp's total THC problem and move the industry forward, says Matt Haddad, CEO of Trilogene Seeds, a hemp seed breeder. "Ninety-five percent of all the hemp grown last year was marijuana. It went hot," Haddad says. "We need to bring more academic analysis ...

DENVER–GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), a chain of specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, today announced its acquisition of The Harvest Company, a northern California-based hydroponic supply center and cultivation design innovator with stores in Redding and Trinity County. The Harvest Company serves growers in Northern California's Emerald Triangle – the largest cannabis-producing region in the ...

VANCOUVER, B.C.–Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CSE: OILS) (OTCQB: OILFF), a cannabis extractor, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted the Company a patent to a method for refining raw cannabis plant material, adding to Nextleaf's already expanding U.S. patent portfolio. Nextleaf's latest U.S. patent covers a method for separating cannabinoid-rich trichomes from ...

SASKATOON–BOLD Growth Inc., a licensed producer based in Saskatchewan is pleased to announce it has been granted a license from Health Canada to sell cannabis oil products, effective May 12, 2021. This license will allow BOLD to continue expanding their craft product offerings into new categories such as vapes, edibles, topicals and extracts. The company ...

ROSH HAA'YIN, Israel–Cannibble FoodTech Ltd an Israeli Foodtech start up, announced that it reached an agreement to develop a new line of CBD infused shakes with one of Canada's leading Cannabis companies. Cannibble will develop for the Canadian company a line of CBD infused shakes with new and unique flavors. Once the product development is ...

ATHENS and TEL AVIV–Panaxia Israel (TASE: PNAX), Israel's leading medical cannabis products manufacturer and Leriva Group, one of Greece's leading distributors of medical equipment, medical supplies and health services, announced today, Wednesday May 19, 2021, a binding agreement of manufacture, commercialization and distribution of medical cannabis finished products, developed by Panaxia for medical cannabis patients ...

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.–Leaf Infusions has begun the construction process of its 15,000 square foot facility in New Westminster, British Columbia. Leaf Infusions provides 'white-label', that is, turn-key cannabis co-packing solely focused upon formulation, testing, manufacturing, packaging and distribution. This facilitates any brand to participate in the cannabis market with minimal exposure to risk. Leaf Infusions ...

ST. LOUIS–MidWest Roots successfully passed its inception inspection and then, upon licensure, will begin production as soon as adequate supplies of raw materials are secured. Midwest Roots has completed the build out of a 65,000 square foot facility to begin the production of wide variety of cannabis concentrates to serve the Missouri medical cannabis patients. ...

DAVIS, Calif., – Arcadia Biosciences (Nasdaq: RKDA), today announced it has acquired the assets of Lief Holdings, LLC and its portfolio of wellness products from The Parent Company, along with select assets of Live Zola, LLC. The acquisition includes leading consumer CBD brands like Soul Spring, the top selling CBD-infused botanical therapy brand in the ...

SACRAMENTO–Research shows the cannabis industry is currently seeing a land rush underway as real estate speculators and cannabis entrepreneurs are getting an early start on securing properties in New Jersey and New York that will potentially meet cannabis business licensing requirements. According to research from cannabis real estate platform 420Property.com, the industry has seen over ...

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.,–ASTM International's cannabis committee (D37) announced a slate of new standards to support cannabis vocations. ASTM also launched a new microsite that will serve as a central resource for all ASTM International cannabis and hemp activities. The new standard guides (soon to be published as D8346, D8348, and D8147) aim to improve the ...

NEW YORK and TORONTO–TerrAscend Corp. (CSE:TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF), a leading North American cannabis operator, today announced the grand opening of its second New Jersey medical cannabis dispensary. The 6,500 square foot dispensary, located at 1865 Springfield Avenue in Maplewood, features interactive product displays and a large "bud bar'' where customers can see and smell flower products ...

SAN DIEGO –Tryp Therapeutics (CSE: TRYP) (OTCQB: TRYPF) (FSE: 8FW) a pharmaceutical company focused on developing clinical-stage compounds for diseases with unmet medical needs, announced today a master service agreement with Fluence to provide design and training for the psychotherapeutic portion of Tryp's clinical trial activities. Fluence is led by researchers and psychotherapists with direct experience ...

O'FALLON, Mo.,–The Terrabis dispensary in O'Fallon will open its doors on May 3rd, just shortly after the state of Missouri released medical marijuana sales data showing nearly $30 million since the market first launched in October. With over 90,000 patients, the state of Missouri is projected to reach $225 million to $300 million in 2021. ...

SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass.,– High Purity Natural Products today announced a warning for consumers and manufacturers about potentially harmful chemicals within Delta-8 THC. Delta-8 THC, derived through a chemical process from hemp, is "said to be legal" in most US states. During the last year, Delta-8 THC (D8) quickly became one of the hottest new products in ...

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Next Green Wave Holdings Inc. (CSE: NGW) (OTCQX: NXGWF), a seed-to-shelf craft cannabis producer, announced operational and financial updates. Dispensary Updates The Company now has placed multiple product lines in approximately 75 dispensaries throughout California, ranging from Sacramento to Palm Springs to San Diego. The dispensary count will continue to grow throughout the ...