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High Tide Tightens Ownership Guardrails with New Two-Part Rights Plan
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. announced that its board of ...
Two in Three Americans Support Legal Home Cannabis Cultivation, The Harris Poll Finds
LOS ANGELES – A new national survey shows that a ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Federal rescheduling under President Trump’s Executive Order sparked widespread state reactions and investor outlooks into early 2026, blending consolidations and expansions with regulatory friction, outright manipulation, and overtures to public opinion. Psychedelics ...
NY Cannabis Retailers Double in Number, Push Total Sales Past $2.5B Mark
NEW YORK – New York state's licensed Cannabis dispensaries grew to 556 outlets by the end of 2025, more than twice the 261 operating a year earlier, as adult-use sales crossed the $2.5 billion threshold ...
Czech Republic Rolls Out Limited Cannabis Reforms, Allowing Home Growing and Possession Caps
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic ushered in the new year with measured changes to its Cannabis policies, legalizing personal cultivation and setting clear possession thresholds for adults. Under the reforms signed into law by President ...
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 ...
Porter’s Five Forces Unpack Cannabis Sector Pressures: Insights for 2025 Investors
LOS ANGELES – The boards of multi-state operators and decision-makers orchestrating Cannabis deals, investors and analysts, the experts behind cultivation ops in emerging markets and the multilevel executives in our industry often turn to a ...
Republican State AGs Challenge Trump’s Cannabis Rescheduling Directive
LOS ANGELES – A coalition of Republican attorneys general from eight states has publicly rejected President Donald Trump's recent Executive Order to reschedule Cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act, citing persistent risks to public safety ...
Banks Still Hesitant on Expanding Services for Cannabis Businesses Post-Trump Rescheduling Order
LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump's Executive Order fast-tracked the move to reschedule Cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act, aiming to ease research barriers and tax deductions for state-legal operators. Yet even as this policy ...
Atai Gains Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Spot
NEW YORK – AtaiBeckley N.V., the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm born from the November merger of atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech, has secured a place in the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI), a move that underscores ...
MariMed Reports First Quarter 2022 Earnings
NORWOOD, Mass. - MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD), a multi-state cannabis operator focused on improving lives every day, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. “I am very pleased with our ...
Curaleaf Reports First Quarter 2022 Results
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF), an international provider of consumer products in cannabis, reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. All financial information ...
Global Cannabis Products Market Report 2022-2030
DUBLIN - The "Cannabis Products Global Market Report 2022: By Product, By Usage, By Compound, By Route" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global cannabis products market is expected to grow from $28.0 ...
Akerna Announces Financial Results for First Quarter 2022
DENVER - Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software company and developer of one of the most comprehensive technology infrastructures, ecosystems, and compliance engines powering the global cannabis industry, today reported its unaudited financial results for ...
Curaleaf Expands Retail Presence in Florida with Three New Dispensaries
WAKEFIELD - Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA / OTCQX: CURLF), an international provider of consumer products in cannabis, announced plans to open three new dispensaries in Florida over the coming weeks. Curaleaf's latest expansion will ...
California Needs to Eliminate Cultivation Tax So Legal Cannabis Can Compete With the Illicit Market
California could increase legal cannabis sales and bring in 123% more in total monthly cannabis-related tax revenue by 2024 by eliminating its cultivation tax, according to a new study by Reason Foundation, Good Farmers Great ...
Verano Opens MÜV Fort Myers Beach, Company’s 46th Florida Location
CHICAGO - Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), a multi-state cannabis company, announced the opening of MÜV Fort Myers Beach, the Company’s 46th Florida location and 97th nationwide, on Friday, May 6. MÜV Fort ...
Cannabis Products Global Market Report 2022
Dublin - The "Cannabis Products Global Market Report 2022: By Product, By Usage, By Compound, By Route" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global cannabis products market is expected to grow from $28.0 ...
Acreage Holdings Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
NEW YORK - Acreage Holdings, Inc. (CSE:ACRG.A.U, ACRG.B.U), (OTCQX: ACRHF, ACRDF), a multi-state operator of cannabis cultivation and retailing facilities in the U.S., today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, ...
Cannabis-Related Tax Revenue Surpasses Alcohol in Legal Cannabis States
Washington, DC: Legal cannabis states generated more revenue from retail cannabis sales than they did from alcohol sales, according to data provided by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). According to ITEP’s analysis, legal states in ...
Calexo Launches Watercolors, a New Line of Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Waters
LOS ANGELES - California lifestyle brand Calexo is delighted to announce the launch of Watercolors, a new collection of cannabis-infused sparkling waters and an accompanying streetwear apparel line. Made with sparkling water, natural flavors, and ...
MariMed Closes Acquisition of Illinois Craft Cannabis License
NORWOOD, Mass. - MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD), a multi-state cannabis operator focused on improving lives every day, today announced it has closed its acquisition of Green Growth Group, Inc. The close of this transaction enables ...
Green Thumb Industries Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Green Thumb Industries Inc. (Green Thumb) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of RISE dispensaries, today reported its financial results for the ...
Legal Cannabis Market to Hit USD 48.3 Billion by 2028
WASHINGTON - Vantage Market Research’s recent analysis of the Global Legal Cannabis Market finds that Growing adoption of cannabis for treatment of chronic pain, increasing awareness about the positive effects of CBD for the treatment ...
Ayr Wellness Announces Brand Launches in Massachusetts and Ohio
MIAMI - Ayr Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A, OTCQX: AYRWF), a U.S. multi-state cannabis operator (MSO), announced it has expanded its extensive product portfolio available in Massachusetts with the addition of its premium flower brand, Kynd, ...
Industrial Hemp Market To Hit Record Revenue of $60,682.8 Million by 2030
NEW YORK - The global industrial hemp market was found to be valued at $4,452.0 million in 2021, which is projected to reach a huge $60,682.8 million by 2030, increasing at a massive CAGR of ...
Why Are Consumer Insights So Important in Marketing Cannabis?
Why do you need consumer insights?...One reason is because with consumer insights, you can shoot down your competition. Understanding your consumer’s needs and wants is essential to ensure your cannabis company is future-proof. Listening empowers ...
New Jersey Cannabis Market: Off To A Strong Start
TRENTON- The unofficial holiday for pot smokers is April 20, but April 21 will be the official day of celebration for New Jersey's legal cannabis sector. Adult-use cannabis sales are now legal in New Jersey ...
Acreage Expands Adult-Use Retail Operations in Maine and Closes Sale of Cultivation and Processing Facility in Oregon
NEW YORK - Acreage Holdings, Inc. (CSE: ACRG.A.U, ACRG.B.U), (OTC: ACRHF, ACRDF), a multi-state operator of cannabis cultivation and retailing facilities in the U.S., announced it has completed the sale of its cultivation and processing ...
HEXO Launches New At-the-Market Offering
GATINEAU, Quebec - HEXO Corp. (TSX: HEXO; NASDAQ: HEXO) announced that it has established an at-the-market equity program that allows the Company to issue and sell up to US$40,000,000 (or its CAD dollar equivalent) of ...
Verano Receives Permission to File U.S. GAAP Financials on SEDAR and Withdraws MCTO Application
CHICAGO - Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF), a multi-state cannabis company, announced it has received a decision from the Alberta Securities Commission and Ontario Securities Commission permitting the Company to file on the ...
Green Thumb Industries Announces Internet Availability of Proxy Materials for its 2022 Meeting of Shareholders
Green Thumb Industries Inc. (Green Thumb) (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of RISE dispensaries, today announced the internet availability of proxy materials for its 2022 Annual General ...
Curaleaf’s Select Brand Expands CBD Offerings With Launch of Select CBD Bites
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA / OTCQX: CURLF), an international provider of consumer products in cannabis, today announced the expansion of Select's CBD line with the launch of Select CBD Bites. Available across the U.S. ...
Curaleaf Opens Two New Florida Dispensaries in Pembroke Park and Englewood
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA / OTCQX: CURLF), an international provider of consumer products in cannabis, announced plans to open two new dispensaries in Florida. Curaleaf Pembroke Park (2900 Country Club Ln.) ...
Harborside Inc. Announces Conversion of US$5.87 Million Promissory Note to Equity
OAKLAND, Calif. and TORONTO - Harborside Inc. (CSE: HBOR) (OTCQX: HBORF), a California-focused, cannabis enterprise, announced that a promissory note in the amount of US$6.23 million, which includes principal, interest and fees, has been repaid ...
