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BREAKING: DOJ Signs Cannabis into Schedule III
WASHINGTON – Today, the federal government took its most consequential ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The Cannabis and Psychedelics sectors received a ...

UN Approves WHO Recommendation On Rescheduling Medical Cannabis
In a move that could have a massive impact on marijuana reform efforts worldwide, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has accepted a recommendation put forth by the World Health Organization (WHO) to ...
FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation to Vertanical Cannabis-Based Pain Drug
BERLIN – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to VER-01, a Cannabis-derived, non-opioid investigational drug developed by Germany's VERTANICAL for the treatment of chronic low back pain. VER-01 is ...
Apollo Acquires Emerald in $1.5B Deal: What’s Next for MJBizCon?
LOS ANGELES – Apollo Global Management Inc., one of the world's most powerful alternative asset firms, announced that its managed funds have entered into definitive agreements to acquire Emerald Holding, Inc., the owner of MJBizCon ...
Ascend Wellness Shuts Down Lansing Cultivation Facility
LANSING – In a move that reflects ongoing adjustments in Michigan’s Cannabis sector, Ascend Wellness Holdings is shutting down operations at its Lansing cultivation site. The decision comes after a fire late last year and ...


































