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Canada’s Legal Cannabis Market Forecasted to Reach $5.79 Billion by 2030
LOS ANGELES- Canada's legal cannabis industry is projected to expand ...
Psilocybin Law Reforms Gain Momentum Across the United States
LOS ANGELES- Efforts to reform psilocybin laws are accelerating nationwide, ...
Florida Appeals Court Reduces Drug-Trafficking Conviction to Possession
LOS ANGELES- A Florida appeals court has overturned a drug-trafficking ...
New York’s Cannabis Tax Revenue Surges Amid Market Expansion
LOS ANGELES- New York State is experiencing a significant increase in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, the state anticipates collecting $161.8 million, a fourfold increase from ...
Regulatory Challenges for Hemp Beverages in the USA
LOS ANGELES - The hemp beverage industry in the United States is growing rapidly, driven by consumer demand for wellness-focused and sustainable alternatives to traditional drinks. According to Fortune Business Insights, the U.S. cannabis beverage ...
The Rise of Cannabis Beverages: Trends and Market Insights for 2025
LOS ANGELES - Cannabis beverages are gaining traction in the health and wellness industry as a new way to deliver cannabinoid benefits. As 2025 approaches, this market is projected to grow significantly, evolving consumer preferences ...
Psychedelic Drugs Market Poised for Growth: From $0.7B in 2022 to $2.6B by 2032
The global psychedelic drugs market is projected to expand from $0.7 billion in 2022 to $2.6 billion by 2032, reflecting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.4%.According to Allied Market Research This growth is ...
Oklahoma to Launch State-Run Cannabis Testing Lab for Industry Oversight by February 2025
LOS ANGELES- Oklahoma is preparing to launch a state-operated cannabis testing laboratory in February 2025, aiming to enhance the accuracy and reliability of product assessments within the state's medical cannabis industry. This initiative addresses longstanding ...
Climate First Bank Introduces Cannabis-Focused Financial Services in Florida
LOS ANGELES- Climate First Bank, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, has introduced specialized banking services tailored for the cannabis industry. This initiative aims to address the financial challenges faced by cannabis businesses, particularly in accessing traditional ...
Florida’s Cannabis Legalization Measure Fails Despite Majority Support
LOS ANGELES- In the recent election, Florida's Amendment 3, which proposed the legalization of recreational cannabis for adults aged 21 and over, received 56% voter support. However, it fell short of the 60% supermajority required ...
Pallas Capital Advisors LLC Increases Investment in Tilray Inc.
LOS ANGELES- Pallas Capital Advisors LLC has significantly increased its investment in Tilray Inc, a company in the cannabis industry. According to the firm's latest 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Pallas Capital ...
Ascend Wellness Secures $15 Million in Private Placement to Bolster Growth Initiatives
LOS ANGELES- Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. a multi-state, vertically integrated cannabis operator, has successfully completed a $15 million private placement of its 12.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2029. These notes were issued at 97% of ...
President Trump’s Role in Cannabis Rescheduling and Federal Reform
LOS ANGELES- President Donald Trump is poised to significantly influence the trajectory of federal cannabis policy, particularly concerning the rescheduling of marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The rescheduling process, initiated under the previous ...
Aurora Cannabis Repurchases US$23 Million Principal Amount of Convertible Notes
EDMONTON, AB - Aurora Cannabis Inc. (NASDAQ: ACB) (TSX: ACB), the Canadian company defining the future of cannabinoids worldwide, today announced that it has repurchased an aggregate of approximately $31.3 million (US$23.0 million) principal amount ...
Sanctuary Medicinals Opens Twelfth Location in Florida
APOPKA, Fla., Oct. 6, 2022. Sanctuary Medicinals today announced the opening of its twelfth medical cannabis dispensary in Florida. Located just six miles west of the original Sanctuary Boca Raton opened in July 2022, Sanctuary's second ...
Cannabis Stocks Surge as Biden Overhauls U.S. Cannabis Policy
NEW YORK - Following President Joe Biden's executive decision to change U.S. policy on cannabis, the White House today announced it is pardoning all prior federal offenses for simple cannabis possession. Consequently, shares of cannabis ...
Global Legal Cannabis Market Report 2022-2030
Dublin, Oct 6, 2022: The "Legal Cannabis Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Source (Marijuana, Hemp), by Derivative (CBD, THC), by End Use (Medical Use, Recreational Use, Industrial Use), by Region, and Segment ...
Ayr Wellness Brings Concentrates Brand HAZE to Florida
MIAMI - Ayr Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF), a U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, is announcing the rollout of its premium live resin concentrates and vapes brand HAZE in Florida. Having recently celebrated surpassing 50 ...
Green Thumb Industries Announces Changes to Board of Directors
CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a national cannabis consumer packaged goods (CPG) company and owner of RISE Dispensaries, today announced that Richard Drexler, a proven financial ...
Cannabis Businesses Increasingly Challenged to Address Industry’s Environmental Impact
DENVER - Energy and water use, packaging, bio waste, social equity, and access to affordable medicine are all issues currently under scrutiny as a maturing cannabis industry grapples with the consequences of its rapid growth. ...
Alberta Government Must Engage With Psychedelics Industry for Regulatory Success
TORONTO - PsyCan, the trade association for the legal Canadian psychedelic medicine and therapy sector, is cautiously optimistic about recently announced rules governing the use of psychedelic drugs for people in therapy by the government ...
Biden Announces Plan to Erase Federal Possession of Cannabis Convictions
WASHINGTON, D.C.– President Joe Biden is beginning the process of decriminalizing cannabis and fulfilling a campaign promise to overturn earlier federal possession convictions. He is also beginning to relax the drug's official categorization. Senior administration ...
Super Critical Brands Appoint Dmitry Ostrovtsev as New Managing Partner & President
LOS ANGELES–Super Critical Brands Group, the global CPG marketing agency for the cannabis and psychedelic industries, announced today the appointment of their new President & Managing Partner, Mr. Dmitry Ostrovtsev. Dmitry has been in the ...
IM Cannabis Closes Second Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement of Common Shares
TORONTO and GLIL YAM, Israel, Oct. 5, 2022 IM Cannabis Corp. a medical and adult-use recreational cannabis company with operations in Israel, Canada, and Germany, announce that it has closed the second tranche of its non-brokered private placement, as described in its press ...
Numinus Develops Mushroom Tea for Use in Psychedelic Research
VANCOUVER, B.C, Oct. 5, 2022 Numinus Wellness Inc, a mental health care company today announced that its research division, Numinus Bioscience, has developed a psilocybin-containing tea bag for use in clinical research and, if appropriate regulatory approvals ...
Purpl Scientific and Green Thumb Industries Partner to bring Rapid NIRS Testing to Cannabis Oil Production
LOUIS, Oct. 5, 2022 Purpl Scientific Inc., a division of Nynomic AG which aims to bring near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) testing for Cannabis Extracts and finished products. Preliminary results show that NIRS can compete with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography ...
Curaleaf Completes Acquisition of Tryke Companies
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF), an international provider of consumer products in cannabis, today announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Tryke Companies ("Tryke") (dba as Reef Dispensaries), ...
The Global Hemp-Based Foods Market Is Expected to Grow By $ 3.54 BN During 2022-2026
New YorkGlobal Hemp-based Foods Market 2022-2026 The analyst has been monitoring the hemp-based foods market and it is poised to grow by $ 3. 54 bn during 2022-2026, accelerating at a CAGR of 11. 55% ...
Tilray Medical Relaunches Cannabis Oral Solution Across Ireland
LEAMINGTON, Ontario and CANTANHEDE, Portugal - Tilray Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a global cannabis company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced that it has successfully ...
The Future of Cannabis is in Clinical Trials
BOSTON–You may not be surprised by the following statement: The future of the cannabis industry will inevitably involve clinical research. So, what steps is the industry taking to keep up with the upcoming demands of ...
Charlotte’s Web Full Spectrum Hemp CBD Products Launching Nationwide on Gopuff
DENVER - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., the market leader in full-spectrum hemp extract CBD products, today announced a national distribution partnership with GoPuff, the go-to platform for immediate delivery of customers' ...
StateHouse Holdings Announces New Distribution Partnership with Nabis
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO - StateHouse Holdings Inc. (CSE: STHZ) (OTCQX: STHZF), a California-focused cannabis enterprise, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Nabis, California's largest cannabis distributor, under which the Company ...
GreenWave Buzz Podcast Launches on Highly Capitalized
LOS ANGELES–Highly Capitalized announced today the launch of a new capital markets podcast called the GreenWave Buzz podcast. This podcast series, conceived as a timely, thought provoking and unique perspective on matters impacting the cannabis ...
Science and Heritage Come Together to Heal at Doc Brown’s: A New Kind of CBD Company
LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 3, 2022 "Providing people with an alternative solution for their symptoms has been the driving force behind our work," explains co-founder and board member Brian Brown, M.D. Brothers Brian and Grant Brown, an anesthesiologist and ...
Ball Family Farms & Highsma Launch collaborative strain “Ricky Baker”
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 03, 2022 Craft brand Ball Family Farms and Ricky Williams' cannabis lifestyle brand Highsman today announced the launch of a collaborative strain, "Ricky Baker." The custom flower targets pain and inflammation and was grown ...
The Parent Company to Begin Trading in Canadian Dollars on the NEO Stock Exchange
SAN JOSE, Calif.- TPCO Holding Corp. (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF), a consumer-focused California cannabis company, announced that the Company intends to begin trading on the NEO Stock Exchange in Canadian dollars starting on October 7, ...
Akerna Corp. Announces Pricing of $5.0 Million Private Placement of Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
Akerna Corp. (Nasdaq: KERN) announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain institutional investors. DENVER, Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akerna Corp. (Nasdaq: KERN) (“Akerna” or the “Company”), a leading ...
Global Medical Marijuana Market Report 2022-2030
Dublin - The global medical marijuana market size is expected to reach USD 65.8 billion by 2030 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 21.6% The major factors attributed to the industry growth ...