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Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Cannabis sector has settled into ...
Curaleaf Debuts in Maine’s Recreational Market
BANGOR – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. launched its recreational customer sales ...
Americans Are Open to Learn More About Psychedelics, Ipsos Poll Finds
WASHINGTON – A fresh survey reveals that a majority of ...
FinCEN Reveals Steady Banking Access for Cannabis Businesses Despite Persistent Federal Barriers
WASHINGTON – A recent report from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network shows that 816 banks and 182 credit unions filed suspicious activity reports (SARs) related to Cannabis businesses through the end of 2024, signaling stable ...
Texas Regulators Set Age Limit on Hemp-Derived THC Sales
AUSTIN – The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to bar liquor-license holders from selling hemp-derived THC products to customers under 21, marking the state's initial response to Governor Greg Abbott's call ...
High Tide Expands Canna Cabana Footprint in Ontario and Alberta
CALGARY – High Tide, Inc. announced plans to open three new Canna Cabana stores in the coming weeks, adding dispensaries in North York and Etobicoke, Ontario, and Fort McMurray, Alberta. The move pushes the company's ...
ICE Raids California Cannabis Farms as Budget Swells and Allegations Mount
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — In a sweeping operation that has stirred legal, political, and cultural tensions across California, federal immigration authorities executed high-profile raids on two cannabis farms operated by Glass House Brands, one of the ...
Legal Status of Cannabis in Europe
LOS ANGELES- A growing number of European countries now permit the use, cultivation or sale of cannabis under regulated conditions, driven by evolving public policy and emerging economic opportunity. Germany legalized limited recreational use on ...
New Lawsuit Challenges Lottery Process for Kentucky Medical Cannabis Licenses
LOS ANGELES- A group of Kentucky-based applicants has filed a lawsuit arguing that the state’s lottery system for awarding medical cannabis licenses is unconstitutional and unfairly structured. The suit, filed on June 27 in Jefferson ...
Organigram Expands U.S. Market Through Collective Project Direct to Consumer Launch and THC Beverage Portfolio Expansion
LOS ANGELES- Organigram Global Inc. Canada’s largest cannabis producer by market share, has entered a significant new phase in its U.S. strategy. Through its recently acquired subsidiary, Collective Project, the company has launched a direct-to-consumer ...
Winners and Losers in Cannabis: The Efficiency Divide
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Cannabis industry is evolving—but not in the way headlines suggest. Yes, national retail sales remain strong at a $32 billion annualized pace. And yes, states like New York and Ohio ...
Highly Capitalized Network Launches “Battle of the Brands” — A New Show Redefining Cannabis Marketing Conversations
LOS ANGELES— Highly Capitalized Network (HCN), a leading business and financial media platform for Cannabis, today announced the launch of its newest original series: Battle of the Brands. This new podcast series brings together some ...
Curaleaf Gains Entry to S&P/TSX Composite Index, Today Officially
TORONTO – Today, Curaleaf Holdings Inc. officially joined the S&P/TSX Composite Index, becoming the first U.S.-based Cannabis company to achieve this status. The addition, effective before the market open and following a two-week set period, ...
Hoodie Delivers Cannabis Industry’s First Next-Day Market Insights, Closes Inaugural Funding
CHICAGO—Hoodie Analytics (Hoodie), a U.S. based cannabis data and technology firm delivering insights into market performance and competitive intelligence, announced today the close of its inaugural round of fundraising at an undisclosed amount, along with ...
DEA Acknowledged Cannabis Seeds, Tissue Cultures, and Genetic Material Do Not Fall Under the Controlled Substances Act
LOS ANGLES–The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has agreed that cannabis seeds are considered hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill if they don't exceed the 0.3 percent THC standard. This came from a response to a ...
First Phase-Dependent Water-Soluble Powders Set to Disrupt the Commercial Cannabis Market
LOS ANGELES - Advanced Nutrients' innovation enables commercial growers to maximize economies of scale while improving the ROI of every run. It's called the Sensi Professional Series, the only water-soluble powder base nutrient system that ...
TerrAscend & Cookies Partner to Open Third Cookies Dispensary in Michigan
TORONTO - TerrAscend Corp. (CSE: TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF), a North American cannabis operator, announced that its subsidiary, Gage Cannabis Co., will open a Cookies dispensary in Ann Arbor and host a grand opening celebration on ...
After Officials Relaxed Laws 6 Canadian Terminal Cancer Patients Received Psilocybin
TORONTO - Under new guidelines governing access to psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component found in "magic" mushrooms, six terminally ill cancer patients in Canada got the country's first legally produced psilocybin. Over the weekend, the patients ...
MariMed Files Preliminary Non-Offering Prospectus And Applies For Dual Listing on Canadian Securities Exchange
NORWOOD, Mass. - MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD), a multi-state cannabis operator focused on improving lives every day, today announced that it has filed a preliminary non-offering long form prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in ...
Charlotte’s Web Celebrates CBD Industry’s 1st Decade With its New “Charlotte Figi Family Grant Program”
DENVER - This week represents one decade since the seven Stanley brothers helped launch the CBD industry from Colorado. Per proclamation by Governor Jared Polis in 2020, following the unfortunate passing of Charlotte Figi, today ...
Akerna’s MJ Freeway Consulting Team Adds New Jersey to Its List of Clean Sweep States
Akerna's consulting team has a 100% success track record in assisting clients on licensing applications in four states, with additional wins in more than a dozen other states DENVER, April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Akerna ...
Enveric Biosciences Reports Full-Year 2021 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
NAPLES, Fla.,- Enveric Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: ENVB) a neuroscience-focused biotechnology company developing next-generation, psychedelic-inspired mental health medicines, today reported its financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2021, and provided a business update. "2021 was a foundational ...
Open Book Extracts Raises Series C Funding Round
ROXBORO, N.C. -- Open Book Extracts (OBX), providing high quality cannabinoid ingredients, concept-to-market formulation services, and finished goods manufacturing for the industry's leading brands, announced the first close of a Series C equity financing round. This ...
Tilray Brands, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Results
LEAMINGTON, Ontario and NEW YORK - Tilray Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today reported ...
Akerna Corp. Issues Letter to Shareholders
DENVER- Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), a cannabis enterprise software company and developer of one of the most comprehensive technology infrastructures, ecosystems, and compliance engine powering the global cannabis industry, today announced the following letter from its ...
Canopy Growth Unveils Behind the Scenes Look at 7ACRES’ Premium Flower Production
SMITHS FALLS, ON - Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ:CGC), a hemp, and cannabis device company, is unveiling its 7ACRES Know the Grow content series, providing Canadians with an inside look at the talent, genetics ...
4Front Brings Interactive Art Exhibition to Chicagoans Ahead of 4/20, Cannabis’ Cultural Holiday
PHOENIX - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF), a multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced it will bring a new interactive art exhibition to Chicagoans ahead of 4/20, cannabis' cultural holiday. The Company collaborated ...
Cresco Announces Filing of Early Warning Report Regarding Harborside INC.
DALLAS, Texas - Capital Partners II, LLC announced that he has filed an early warning report under National Instrument 62-103 – The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues for the ...
A Psychedelics Deep Dive: Capital Flow in the Psychedelics Industry: Part 4 of 4
TORONTO– Some people are surprised to learn about the very existence of a publicly traded psychedelics market. We’ve been conditioned for generations, after all, to conflate benign psychedelic substances with dangerous narcotic drugs. Regardless of ...
The global laboratory proficiency testing market is projected to reach USD 1.4 billion by 2026 from USD 1.0 billion in 2021
New York - Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Laboratory Proficiency Testing Market by Industry, by Technology - Global Forecast to 2026" - PT forms an essential precondition for operational excellence and accreditation in ...
Harborside Inc. Completes Acquisition of Loudpack to Form One of Cannabis Enterprises in California
OAKLAND, Calif., and TORONTO - Harborside Inc. (CSE: HBOR), (OTCQX: HBORF), a California-focused, cannabis enterprise, announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of LPF JV Corporation, a leading manufacturer, cultivator and distributor of ...
New Type of Pot Extract Is Carbonated Just Like Champagne
ASHLAND, Ore. - An advancement in the field of marijuana extracts involving the carbonation of the resin containing attributes new to the field of Cannabis extraction. This technique combines the carbonating effect of CO2, used ...
Navigating The Cannabis License Application Process in Connecticut
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT– It was sometime in January of 2021 when Governor Ned Lamont announced that cannabis consumption and sales would become legal in the Constitution State. White Oak Apothecary, back then formed by just my ...
House Lawmakers Approve Legislation to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition
LOS ANGELES - A majority of the US House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, or H.R. 3617, in a floor vote on Friday. The MORE Act removes cannabis from ...
Verano Welcomes Ohio Medical Cannabis Patients at Prime New Location for Zen Leaf Canton Dispensary
CHICAGO - Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), a multi-state cannabis company, announced the reopening of Zen Leaf Canton in its new location at 3224 Cleveland Ave NW on Monday, April 4th at 10 ...
Clever Leaves Ready to Export Dried Flower From Colombia
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVR, CLVRW), a multinational operator and licensed producer of pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids, announced that after the issuance of Joint Resolution 539 of 2022 by the Colombian Government, ...
Verano Opening Marco Island Cannabis Dispensary, MÜV Marco Island
CHICAGO - Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), a multi-state cannabis company, announced the opening of Marco Island cannabis dispensary, MÜV Marco Island, the Company’s 44th location statewide. MÜV Marco Island, located at 695 ...
Ayr Wellness Announces New Launches for Secret Orchard, LEVIA, STiX Preroll Co., and Origyn Extracts
MIAMI - Ayr Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF), a U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, today announced several milestones in its branded-CPG portfolio, which include new launches for Secret Orchard, LEVIA, STiX Preroll Co., and Origyn ...
