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VANCOUVER, BC- PODA LIFESTYLE AND WELLNESS LTD.  (CSE: PODA)(FSE: 99L)(OTC: PODAF) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a change of the Company's name from "Poda Lifestyle & Wellness Ltd." to "Poda Holdings, Inc." to better reflect the Company's current and future business interests. The proposed name change remains subject to the approval of ...

LOS ANGELES - This is a round up of the latest news developments in the business of Hemp. Hemp is one of the fastest growing industries in the world, and this update covers North America and the World.   FDA and CDC Warn Consumers About Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC Products The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

LOS ANGELES–On September 8, 2021, California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) gave notice of new emergency rules intended to eliminate duplicative language, clear up areas of industry confusion, and make consistent licensing and enforcement requirements for cannabis businesses. DCC filed the emergency rules with the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) on September 15, 2021. Proposed ...

NORFOLK COUNTY, ON -- Target Group Inc. (OTCQB: CBDY) reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canary Rx Inc.  has received its Health Canada sales license. Under its Sales License, Canary RX announced that is now authorized to manufacture and sell Cannabis product's directly to provincial distributors and other authorized Canadian retail supply channels, permitting the organization to execute ...

VANCOUVER, BC, - Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF) (TSX: VFF) today unveiled new corporate branding and launched its new corporate website at www.villagefarms.com. Village Farms' new corporate branding embodies the Company's evolution over the last four years to a vertically integrated plant-based consumer products company, targeting high-growth, large-market opportunities in North America and around ...

CALGARY, AB - High Tide Inc. (TSXV: HITI) (Nasdaq: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a retail-focused cannabis corporation enhanced by the manufacturing and distribution of consumption accessories, announced today that its META Cannabis retail store located at 366 Main Street in Selkirk, Manitoba, has begun selling recreational cannabis products for adult use. This opening represents High Tide's ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Abrigo, the leader of compliance, credit risk, and lending solutions for financial institutions, today announced its partnership with Green Check Verified (GCV), the top provider of cannabis banking solutions for financial institutions. The partnership will ensure community financial institutions have end-to-end support for banking cannabis-related businesses (CRBs) and maintaining compliance. Cannabis is ...

PICKERING, ON - Ayurcann Holdings Corp. (CSE: AYUR) (FSE: 3ZQ0) a Canadian cannabis extraction company specializing in the processing of cannabis and hemp for the production of oils and various derivative products, is pleased to provide details on a wholesale distribution and supply agreement that it previously entered into with National Cannabis Distribution, a wholly- ...

DENVER -  The global consortium Gateway Proven Strategies (GPS.Global) announced the acquisition of the Global Cannabis Network Collective (GCNC), an elite network for cannabis executives building and transforming the international cannabis trade. The agreement brings Chris Day and Jillian Reddish, co-founders of GCNC, into ownership and executive positions at GPS.Global. The duo continues to operate ...

NEW YORK - The National Underwriter Company, an ALM business, is launching one of the first certifications for insurance agents and brokers, risk managers and other professionals who advise cannabis-related businesses: Cannabis Insurance Coverage Specialist (CICS). Created with the learning needs of insurance producers, agents, risk managers, and those in various areas of the cannabis ...

PHOENIX - Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (CSE: HARV, OTCQX: HRVSF), a cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S., today announced the opening of a new medical dispensary in Jacksonville, Florida. Harvest of South Jacksonville is located at 10339 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville, Florida and is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 am to ...

IRVINE, Calif.–WM Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPS), a leading technology and software infrastructure provider to the cannabis industry, announced today that it has acquired Sprout, a leading, cloud-based CRM & marketing platform for the cannabis industry. WM Technology’s acquisition of Sprout reinforces the company’s end-to-end operating system as one of the most comprehensive software solutions available ...

DENVER — Vicente Sederberg LLP (VS), a leading national cannabis law firm, announced Wednesday it has formed an environmental, health, and safety (EHS) practice led by environmental attorneys with extensive public and private sector experience in the field. The new practice group will focus on helping marijuana and hemp businesses maintain compliance with state and local EHS rules, ...

LONDON - Materia today announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary Materia Malta Operating Ltd.  has received its Licence for the Production of Cannabis for Medicinal and Research Purposes  from the Malta Medicines Authority. The receipt of the Licence is the final requirement for Materia Malta to begin commercial production and export of medical cannabis. Materia Malta's ...

DENVER - Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software, technology provider, and developer of the cannabis industry's first seed-to-sale enterprise resource planning (ERP) software technology (MJ Platform®), announced it has signed an agreement to acquire 365 Cannabis, a cannabis business management software system built on Microsoft's Dynamics 365 Business Central in a $17 million deal at ...

CALGARY, AB - High Tide Inc. (TSXV: HITI) (Nasdaq: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a retail-focused cannabis corporation, announced today two white label partnerships with Heritage Cannabis Holdings (Heritage) (CSE: CANN) (OTCQX: HERTF), an industry-leading and vertically-integrated cannabis provider, and Loosh Inc. dba Loosh Brands, a privately held, next generation cannabis edibles and finished goods manufacturer. As ...

SHENZHEN, China  -- "Transpring is committed to providing high-quality, performance-driven, reliable products manufactured in our ISO and GMP compliant facilities. Consumer safety and satisfaction have been, and will always be, our priorities. By applying these values to everything we do, we can deliver on our purpose to make great products for our customers that create ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. - FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary - Consumers are shifting their preference from soft drinks to wellness drinks leading to the increasing sale of cannabis beverages. Low sugar content in drinks is the major driving factor for the growth of the market. Also, consumers prefer these beverages as an alternative to cannabis smoking and ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. (CSE: GDNS; OTCQX: GDNSF), a physician-led, science-focused cannabis company and IP incubator, announced that it is hosting a free cannabis expungement clinic on Saturday, September 11 at its Green Goods® cannabis patient center in Minneapolis. The event will be the first cannabis expungement clinic to be held in Minnesota. ...

VANCOUVER, BC - Kiaro Holdings Corp. (TSXV: KO) , a national omni-channel cannabis retailer and wholesale distributor, announced the results of voting at its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held Thursday, September 9, 2021. Shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of all items put forward by the board of directors of the Company and ...

LOS ANGELES-- Wonderbrett, the West Coast cannabis brand best known for genetics, exotic terpene profiles and pioneering cultivation techniques, announced today a  cultivation partnership with Cloud Cannabis Co., a Michigan cannabis company on a mission to destigmatize and demystify the cannabis shopping experience. Cloud Cannabis Co. is among the fastest-growing cannabis retailers in Michigan, with four operating stores, 19 ...

LANGLEY, BC, -- Adastra Holdings Ltd. (formerly Phyto Extractions Inc.) (CSE: XTRX) (Frankfurt: D2EP), a leader in innovative ethnobotanical and cannabis science products, is pleased to announce that its retail brand, Phyto Extractions, has received a product listing from the Ontario Cannabis Store for its submitted innovative new product – the Santa Cruz Haze Shatter ...