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Ascend Wellness Partners with Cannabis Advocate for New Dispensary in New Jersey
NEW YORK – Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc. disclosed a partnership ...
Thai PM Renews Drug Crackdown Vow as Cannabis Sector Awaits Policy Clarity
BANGKOK – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who once spearheaded Thailand's ...
Ohio Governor Enacts Halt on Sales of Hemp-Derived THC Products
COLUMBUS – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued an executive order ...
Pennsylvania Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Legalize Recreational Cannabis
LOS ANGELES- Pennsylvania lawmakers today announced the introduction of two parallel bipartisan bills aimed at legalizing adult-use recreational cannabis. The effort builds on mounting momentum amid state budget pressures and growing public support. In the ...
DaySavers Introduces ‘Higher Potential’ Scholarship with Over $25,000 in Cannabis Education Awards
LOS ANGELES- DaySavers, the pre‑roll accessories brand under Custom Cones USA, has launched its inaugural Higher Potential Cannabis Education Scholarship—a collective effort backed by industry partners, offering more than $25,000 in financial support for current ...
California Farmworker Dies Following Greenhouse Fall During Chaotic ICE Raid
LOS ANGELES- A 57‑year‑old farmworker, identified as Jaime Alanis Garcia, has died from injuries sustained after falling approximately 30 feet from a greenhouse roof during a July 10 ICE-led raid at a Glass House Farms ...
Minnesota Legislature Advances Cannabis Market Framework to Governor
LOS ANGELES- Minnesota lawmakers have passed a comprehensive bill aimed at refining the state's adult-use cannabis program, forwarding it to Governor Tim Walz for approval. The legislation, known as SF 2370, seeks to address regulatory ...
Cannabis in Psychedelic Therapy: Potential and Precautions
LOS ANGELES- The integration of cannabis into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy is gaining attention as a potential treatment for various mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety. This approach involves administering cannabis in ...
Cybin Partners with Thermo Fisher for U.S. Manufacturing
LOS ANGELES- Cybin Inc. a neuropsychiatry company, has announced a collaboration with Thermo Fisher Scientific to support the Phase 3 clinical supply and potential commercial manufacturing of CYB003, its proprietary deuterated psilocin analog, for the ...
Rubicon Organics Appoints Glen Ibbott as Interim CFO
LOS ANGELES- Rubicon Organics Inc. a Canadian producer of certified organic cannabis products, has appointed Glen Ibbott as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective May 15, 2025. This leadership change follows the departure of Janis Risbin ...
Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose Federal Cannabis Prohibition
LOS ANGELES- A recent survey by the Pew Research Center reveals that just 12 percent of U.S. adults support a federal prohibition on cannabis, with the remaining 88 percent favoring legalization in some form—either solely ...
Republican Lawmakers Move to Block Cannabis Rescheduling, Undermining Federal Reform Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C.. Just as the Biden administration’s long-awaited cannabis rescheduling effort appeared to be gaining traction, Republicans in the House Appropriations Committee have moved to shut it down—using their control of a key budget bill ...
MariMed Expands Access to Betty’s Eddies Chews to Medical Market in Maine
LOS ANGELES- MariMed Inc. has entered into a licensing agreement with The Stoned Moose, LLC, to distribute its full-spectrum Betty’s Eddies fruit chews in both adult-use and medical cannabis channels across Maine. Previously restricted to ...
Left Coast Financial – The Provider of Dispensary Business Banking Solutions for Cannabis Industry
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 7, 2022 Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Left Coast Financial Solutions is a neo-bank offering an online payment platform bridging cannabis and banking. As a provider of dispensary business banking solutions for the cannabis ...
Curaleaf Celebrates Opening of Scottsdale, Arizona Dispensary
WAKEFIELD, Mass., Oct. 7, 2022 Curaleaf Holdings, Inc, today announced the opening of its Scottsdale dispensary, located at 16277 N Greenway Hayden Loop, Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Curaleaf Scottsdale is one of its 16 dispensaries in the Grand Canyon State. Located across ...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Names First Internal Cannabis Advisor
NEW YORK- According to an internal memo from earlier this week that an FDA spokesperson provided to the financial publication, MarketWatch, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed Norman Birenbaum, the former director of ...
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 ...
