Consumer Research
Curaleaf Reports Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results
NEW YORK – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. released its earnings for ...
DOJ Urges SCOTUS to Ban Cannabis Consumers from Owning Guns
WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Department of Justice is strongly urging ...
Malta Raises Stock Limits for Cannabis Associations
VALLETTA – Maltese regulators have raised the amounts of Cannabis that non-profit associations can keep on hand, responding to supply challenges faced by the country's Cannabis clubs. The updates, introduced through a legal notice, replace ...
California Cannabis Awards 2026 Opens Submission Window for Its Fifth Edition
SACRAMENTO – Organizers of the California Cannabis Awards have announced they are accepting entries for the 2026 competition. This will be the 5th edition of the state-sanctioned program that recognizes quality across licensed Cannabis products, ...
Prohibition Partners Released Poland Medical Cannabis Market Review
WARSAW – Prohibition Partners has published its Poland Medical Cannabis Market Review 2026, a detailed examination of pharmacy-level sales data through the full year 2025 along with projections for 2026 and 2027. The report, prepared ...
Innovative Industrial Properties Reports Q4 FY2025 Financial Results
SAN DIEGO – Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc., the real estate investment trust specializing in properties leased to Cannabis operators, reported its fourth-quarter and full-year results for the period ended December 31, 2025. For the full ...
LRS Publishes First Cannabis Industry Retirement Report
SEATTLE – The Cannabis industry has taken a notable step toward standardizing employee benefits with the release of its first dedicated retirement report, shedding light on a benefit long limited by federal restrictions. Leading Retirement ...
Gotham NYC Launches Accelerator for Black-Owned Cannabis Brands
NEW YORK – Gotham NYC, the city's first Cannabis concept store known for blending retail with art, design and culture, has rolled out a new business accelerator aimed at supporting growth-stage Cannabis consumer-product companies owned ...
New York Bills Advance Low-THC Drinks in Liquor Stores
NEW YORK – A fresh legislative push in New York could soon let customers pick up low-dose Cannabis beverages at their neighborhood liquor store, blending two longstanding retail worlds under tight rules. State Senator Jeremy ...
New York Bills Advance Low-THC Drinks in Liquor Stores
NEW YORK – A fresh legislative push in New York could soon let customers pick up low-dose Cannabis beverages at their neighborhood liquor store, blending two longstanding retail worlds under tight rules. State Senator Jeremy ...
Rubicon Completes First Harvest at New Cascadia Facility in British Columbia
VANCOUVER, BC – Rubicon Organics Inc. has reached a key operational step with the completion of its first harvest at the newly acquired Cascadia facility in Hope, British Columbia. The company announced this milestone the ...
GTI Secures $50M Credit Boost
CHICAGO – Green Thumb Industries Inc. has increased its syndicated credit facility by $50 million, raising the total borrowing capacity to $189 million. This incremental draw carries the same market-competitive terms as the original September ...
Abandoned Fighter Jet Test Site Under Review for Cannabis Cultivation Facility
NEW YORK – A long-vacant former Grumman Aerospace complex in Calverton, NY, has become the subject of a preliminary proposal to repurpose its buildings for indoor Cannabis grow. The 20-acre property, which includes three office ...
Bioxyne Lands Initial Orders for GMP-Compliant Psilocybin Capsules
SYDNEY – Bioxyne Limited, an Australian life sciences and wellness products company, has received its first commercial orders for GMP-manufactured psilocybin capsules through its subsidiary Breathe Life Sciences (BLS). The capsules, branded BLSPSIL25, are intended ...
ANNOUNCING: ‘Future of Cannabis’ with Guy Rocourt Returns With Fresh Conversations on the Next Chapter of Cannabis
The fortnightly series brings a product-first, market-realistic lens to cannabis, covering regulation, capital, quality standards, and what real scale looks like as the industry matures. LOS ANGELES — February 12, 2026 — Highly Capitalized Network ...
Virginia Moves Closer to Cannabis Sales Launch
RICHMOND – Virginia's General Assembly moved forward with key Cannabis legislation, as committees approved measures to establish a regulated adult-use retail market and create a process for resentencing individuals convicted under older Cannabis laws. The ...
Former Navy SEAL Teams Up with THC-Infused Beverage Company
NEW YORK – Robert J. O'Neill, the retired Navy SEAL widely recognized for his role in the 2011 Operation Neptune Spear, has entered a partnership with hi Seltzer, a brand offering hemp-derived, THC-infused beverages with ...
Cannabis Tax Deduction Ban Bill Gains 15th Sponsor in Congress
WASHINGTON – A federal proposal to preserve strict tax restrictions on Cannabis businesses has picked up additional support in Congress. The bill that would block state-legal Cannabis businesses from claiming standard federal tax deductions, regardless ...
Lüt Partners with Frankenmuth Credit Union to Process Cannabis Payments in Michigan
FRANKENMUTH – Lüt, a fintech company focused on closed-loop digital payments in Cannabis, has entered a partnership with Frankenmuth Credit Union to broaden access to compliant, cashless transaction options for licensed Cannabis operators in Michigan. ...
PGP Farmer Secures €3M for EU-GMP Medical Cannabis Hub in France
PARIS – French biotech company PGP Farmer announced the completion of a €3 million funding round from private investors. The capital obtained will help advance the company's plans to establish a large-scale, EU-GMP compliant production ...
Cultural Fluency Is Cannabis’ New Growth Lever—How Brands Like Spiritual Plants Speak the Language
The Rise of the Meaning-Led Buyer Consumers aren’t just choosing what works. They’re choosing what aligns. Across categories—from food to fitness to finance—people are opting for brands that reflect their identity, not just their needs. ...
Enter the Garden: Inside Spiritual Plants’ Routine-Friendly Path to Plant Medicine
Cannabis marketing has settled into two scripts: clinical wellness copy that flirts with medical territory, and recreational branding that leads with strength and speed. Neither speaks well to consumers who want something quieter—products they can ...
ANNOUNCING: New Podcast Show ‘Spiritual Plants with Craig Rose’ Brings Culture, Plant Medicine, Market Reality Into One Conversation
Produced by Highly Capitalized Network and sponsored by Spiritual Plants, the new series is hosted by Craig Rose, Co-Founder and Chief Spiritual Creative of Spiritual Plants LOS ANGELES — February 10, 2026 — Highly Capitalized ...
Organigram Reports Q1 Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
TORONTO – Organigram Global Inc. delivered a notable performance in its first quarter of fiscal 2026, posting substantial revenue increases and a return to profitability as the Canadian Cannabis producer continues to integrate recent acquisitions ...
Curaleaf Locks In $500M Refinancing for Maturing Notes
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. announced that it has obtained commitments for a $500 million private placement of senior secured notes with an interest rate of 11.5%, maturing on February 1, 2029. The company plans ...
Ohio AG Sues Nine Cannabis MSOs for Anti-Competitive Conduct
COLUMBUS - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has filed an antitrust lawsuit against nine major multistate Cannabis operators, accusing them of coordinated anti-competitive practices that limit product variety and sustain higher prices in the state's ...
Cannabist Closes $130M Sale of Virginia Assets
CHELMSFORD – The Cannabist Co. Holdings Inc. completed the sale of its Virginia Cannabis business to an affiliate of Millstreet Credit Fund LP, generating total consideration of $130 million. The deal involves the transfer of ...
Canopy Growth Reports Q3 Fiscal 2026 Financial Results
SMITHS FALLS, ON – Canopy Growth Corp. reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended December 31, 2025, showing progress in cost control and Canadian operations despite flat overall revenue. Consolidated ...
NY Cannabis Hits First $500M Quarter
NEW YORK – New York's legal Cannabis market set a new record by closing 2025 with its first quarter exceeding $500 million in sales, positioning the state for continued strong performance into 2026. The Office ...
Dutchie Launches Round Up the Change for Cannabis Justice
BOSTON – Dutchie, the Cannabis e-commerce and point-of-sale platform, has rolled out Round Up the Change, a straightforward new feature that lets customers turn pocket change into support for Cannabis justice reform and legalization. The ...
Gelato Cannabis Unifies Multi-State Structure
SAN DIEGO – Gelato Cannabis announced that it has completed the acquisition of its California operations, integrating them under a single ownership and leadership framework that now spans California, Michigan, and Arizona. The move brings ...
Aurora Cannabis Reports Q3 FY 2026 Financial Results
EDMONTON, AB – Aurora Cannabis Inc. posted total net revenue of $94.2 million for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2025, a 7% increase from $88.2 million in the comparable period a year earlier. ...
Clearmind Featured in Bipartisan Veterans Therapy Bill
WASHINGTON D.C. – The recent introduction of bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives has drawn attention to Clearmind Medicine Inc.'s proprietary compound MEAI as part of efforts to broaden veterans' access to certain ...
Beverage Emulsion Market Projected to Reach $3.3B by 2035
LOS ANGELES – The beverage emulsion market, a key ingredient sector for flavor stability and cloud effects in drinks, continues to show steady expansion according to recent industry data. Towards FnB, a market research firm ...
Law Firm Warns of Bankruptcy Cliff for Hemp Sector
LOS ANGELES – A warning from a Cannabis law firm has drawn attention to a potential deadline facing parts of the hemp sector: businesses heavily involved in products that could become federally illegal after November ...
A LIFE IN A DAY: Craig Rose: Co-Founder & Chief Spiritual Creative: Spiritual Plants
In this edition of A LIFE IN A DAY, we catch up with Craig Rose, a founder and storyteller with a knack for walking straight into the conversations most people avoid—and in the pages that ...
The Garden Returns: Spiritual Plants Launches a New Category of Plant Medicine Rooted in Ritual, Not Recreation
LOS ANGELES, CA — Spiritual Plants today announced its formal market entry as a belief-driven plant medicine platform built around ritual, intention, and repeatable practice—not recreational hype or potency escalation. Founded by cultural strategist and ...
