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Supply Bottlenecks Stall Minnesota’s Adult-Use Cannabis Launch
MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota's adult-use Cannabis sector kicked off with fanfare, ...
AYR Wellness Exits Massachusetts in Broad Financial Restructuring
LOS ANGELES – AYR Wellness, a Miami-based multi-state Cannabis operator, ...
Canopy Growth Expands its Presence in Australia
OTTAWA – Canopy Growth Corporation has introduced its Canadian-grown 7ACRES ...
Proposed New York Cannabis Legislation May Introduce Regulatory Challenges
LOS ANGELES- New York State legislators are considering a bill that could modify existing restrictions on intoxicating hemp products, potentially impacting the state's legal cannabis market. The proposed legislation aims to ease limitations on certain ...
Tilray Brands Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2025 Financial Results
LOS ANGELES--Tilray Brands, Inc. reported net revenue of $185.8 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, ending February 28. This represents a 1.4% decrease from the $188.3 million reported in the same quarter ...
Virginia General Assembly Upholds Governor’s Vetoes on Cannabis Legislation
LOS ANGELES-The Virginia General Assembly recently convened to address Governor Glenn Youngkin's vetoes and amendments on various legislative measures, including those pertaining to cannabis regulation. Despite efforts by Democratic lawmakers to overturn the vetoes, the ...
Vireo Growth Completes $81 Million Equity Offering
LOS ANGELES- Vireo Growth Inc., a Minneapolis-based cannabis multistate operator, has successfully concluded an oversubscribed private placement, raising approximately $81 million. Initially targeting $75 million, the company issued 129,536,874 subordinate voting shares at $0.625 per ...
Biden Commutes Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Nonviolent Drug Offenders
LOS ANGELES- President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of approximately 2,500 individuals convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, marking a significant use of executive clemency. This action aims to address past disparities in drug-related sentencing, ...
New York Supreme Court Halts Warrantless Raids on Licensed Hemp Retailers
LOS ANGELES- In a recent decision, New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle issued an injunction against the New York State Cannabis Control Board (CCB), the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), and the New ...
Indiana Legislators Introduce Cannabis Legalization and Psilocybin Research Bills
LOS ANGELES- Indiana lawmakers have initiated efforts to reform the state's drug policies in the 2025 legislative session, introducing several bills aimed at legalizing cannabis and funding psilocybin research. Cannabis Legalization Proposals Senate Bill 113, ...
AYR Wellness Announces Leadership Changes
LOS ANGELES- AYR Wellness Inc., a U.S.-based multi-state cannabis operator, has announced recent adjustments to its executive team. Effective April 4, 2025, Steven M. Cohen stepped down as Interim Chief Executive Officer, a position he ...
Tariffs Expected to Increase Costs for U.S. Cannabis Consumers
LOS ANGELES- Recent tariff measures introduced by the U.S. administration are projected to raise the prices of cannabis products nationwide. The cannabis industry, which relies significantly on imports for various components, is poised to experience ...
Ireland Could Make Great Cannabis Policy: Examining the Past to Look Forward
LOS ANGELES - Access to safe and controlled cannabis for the Irish people is being decided upon in 2025. Watching a country make cannabis history is fascinating; Ireland and Europe at large are grappling with ...
Cannabis E-Commerce Company Dutchie Doubles Valuation Raising $350M In New Funding Round
LOS ANGELES–Dutchie a Cannabis e-commerce platform announced on Thursday that it has doubled its valuation and has raised $350 million in its latest funding round that valued the company at $3.75 billion. This funding round ...
GreenBroz Inc. To Showcase New Cannabis Post-Harvest Processing Technology at MJBizCon
LAS VEGAS, Oct. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenBroz Inc., the leading-edge developer of cannabis post-harvest processing automation technology, today announced they will kick off MJBizCon 2021 with an all-new exhibit in the Central Hall at booth C6238, highlighting next-gen product ...
Triminator Introduces New Breed of Cannabis Trimmer
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. - Triminator, a manufacturer of hemp and cannabis processing equipment, today introduced a new type of cannabis trimmer — and a new paradigm for trimming cannabis. The Triminator Hybrid enables cultivators to ...
Introducing Happi: Cannabis-Infused Sparkling Water
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. - Meet Happi, Michigan's cannabis-infused sparkling water. With all-natural, vegan ingredients and a microdose of 2.5mg of THC per can, Happi is redefining happy hour with a better-for-you alcohol alternative. Happi believes that ...
Canopy Growth Announces Plan to Acquire America’s Wana Brands for $298 Million
SMITHS FALLS, ON and BOULDER, Colo. - Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC) and Mountain High Products, LLC, Wana Wellness, LLC and The Cima Group, LLC announced that they have entered into definitive agreements ...
Trulieve Brings Medical Cannabis to Cutler Bay, Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF), the multi-state operator (MSO) in the United States, announced the opening of a new dispensary in Cutler Bay, Florida. Cutler Bay will be Trulieve's 97th ...
Roach Enters Michigan Market With Innovative Pocket-Size Vape
CHESANING, Mich. - Six Labs, a licensed cultivator in the state of Michigan, has announced a licensing deal with Los Angeles-based Roach, the disposable live-resin vaporizer, to produce and provide Roach products in Michigan. The ...
Custom Cones USA Debuts Fully Automated Infused Pre-Roll Machine
KENT, Wash. - Custom Cones USA launched the development of the machine that automatically produces infused pre-rolls. Capable of accurately infusing a pre-roll every 4.5 seconds, this automated pre-roll machine can infuse up to 800 ...
Debt Financing: The Lynchpin Enabling Cannabis Companies to Outpace Competition, Manage Long-term Expenses
LOS ANGELES–Bespoke Financial, the nation’s first cannabis-focused fintech lender, has also become the first to provide cannabis operators with an inventory revolving line of credit, allowing companies to achieve a competitive advantage by better managing ...
Curaleaf’s Select Brand Diversifies Edible Offerings with New Select Snooze Bites
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) , a provider of consumer products in cannabis, has expanded its suite of innovative products with the addition of Select Snooze Bites, which are rolling ...
TerrAscend Issues Special Meeting Materials in Connection with Gage Cannabis Acquisition
NEW YORK and TORONTO - TerrAscend Corp. (CSE:TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF), a leading North American cannabis operator, announced that it has commenced mailing of materials to shareholders of TerrAscend, including the management information circular of the ...
Trulieve Announced Week of Dispensary Reopenings Across Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF), operator (MSO) in the United States, announced the reopening of four dispensaries formerly branded as Harvest House of Cannabis in Jacksonville, Gainesville, Kissimmee, and West ...
PURA Features Hemp Blue Jeans as Validation of Farmersville Hemp Brand Opportunity
DALLAS - Puration, Inc. (USOTC: PURA) is building hemp processing and cultivation partnerships with the intention of establishing an industrial hemp brand cooperative under the Farmersville Hemp Brand name. In the fashion that Sun-Maid Raisins ...
Charlotte’s Web Achieves Organic Certification
DENVER - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., the market leader in full spectrum hemp extract products, announced that its corporate farm acreage, and its 137,000 sq. ft. Louisville, Colo.-based manufacturing and R&D ...
REPORT: Media Insider Shares Cannabis Industry Trends and Maps out Ecosystem
LOS ANGELES– Cannabis has been around and enjoyed by people since the earliest days of civilization, yet it’s been the last few years where we’ve seen and participated in what feels like the greatest leaps ...
Las Vegas Braces For Cannabis Week: October 18th-23rd
LOS ANGELES–The competing MJBizCon and MJ Unpacked conferences & expos make Las Vegas the center of the world for cannabis businesses for one week. “Cannabis Week” runs from October 18th to 23rd, and is expected ...
PharmaCann and LivWell Enlightened Health Announce Planned Merger
CHICAGO & DENVER--PharmaCann, the largest privately held, vertically integrated cannabis company in the United States, and LivWell Enlightened Health, a multi-state cannabis cultivation and retail leader based in Colorado, today announced that they have entered ...
Snoop’s VC Casa Verde Targets Booming European Cannabis Industry
LISBON–US rap artist Snoop Dogg is the co-founder of Casa Verde, a vulture capital (VC) fund based in Los Angeles that focuses on the cannabis industry. He's now turning his attention to Europe. Casa Verde ...
Azuca Introduces Innovation for Infused Chocolate
NEW YORK - Azuca announced its new solution for edibles manufacturers, Azuca Chocolate Activator™ powered by TiME INFUSION™. The patent-pending infusion process is designed to alleviate the challenges of making an infused chocolate for manufacturers, ...
Ayurcann Holdings Corp. Rolls Out Medical Cannabis Strategy
PICKERING, ON - Ayurcann Holdings Corp. (CSE: AYUR) (FSE: 3ZQ0) a Canadian cannabis extraction company focus in the processing of cannabis and hemp for the production of oils and various derivative products, announced that it ...
AceCann Closes $15M in Seed Financing to Produce Organic Flower and Extracts for Europe
LISBON, PORTUGAL - European medical cannabis company AceCann announced the closing of a $15M (USD) round of Seed financing. The funding round was led by venture firm Casa Verde with participation from Portuguese venture capital ...
Treez Enters Colorado Cannabis Market with the Go-Live Implementation of its Cloud Retail Commerce Platform
SAN FRANCISCO - Treez (www.treez.io), a private company and provider of an enterprise cloud platform that streamlines end-to-end commerce in the cannabis market, announced entry into the state of Colorado with the completed implementation of ...
Harborside Announced Planned Commercial-Scale Renewable Energy Microgrid Project
OAKLAND, Calif. - Harborside Inc. (CSE: HBOR), (OTCQX: HBORF) a California-focused, cannabis enterprise, announced plans to install an onsite renewable energy microgrid that is expected to include 4.9 MW of solar panels and 6 MWh ...
Cannabis Brand House TREC Brands to Acquire Licensed Producer Agripharm Corp.
TORONTO - Socially-conscious cannabis brand house TREC Brands announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Agripharm Corp., a licensed producer of consumer cannabis products with existing provincial supply agreements covering 75% of ...
Sana Botanicals, LLC Announced the Launch of FORCE™ 3000mg Full-Spectrum 30ml CBD Tincture at $29.99
JOELTON, Tenn. - Sana Botanicals, LLC's founding member and product marketing specialist, Will Daugherty, announced that Sana Botanicals is releasing their most powerful, full-spectrum CBD tincture at $29.99 retail pricing. After five years of making ...
