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Psychedelic Pharmacists Foundation Launches to Advance Education and Research
PORTLAND – The Psychedelic Pharmacists Association (PPA) has launched the ...
Tilray Brands Reports Fiscal Q1 2026 Earnings
NEW YORK – Tilray Brands Inc. swung to a profit ...
Cannabis Debt Yields Show Wide Gaps Among Top Operators, Viridian Analysis Finds
LOS ANGELES – A fresh assessment of credit profiles among ...
Texas Republicans Approve Total Ban on Hemp-Derived THC Products
DALLAS-In a sweeping move that could reshape Texas' booming hemp industry, the state House of Representatives has passed an amended version of Senate Bill 3 that bans all hemp products containing any form or amount ...
Analysis: Germany Legalized Cannabis. Now the Real Work Begins.
BERLIN-On April 1, 2024, Germany made history by legalizing adult-use cannabis. But legalization was only the first step. More than a year later, the rollout has exposed the complexities of implementing cannabis reform in a ...
Silo Pharma’s SP-26 Ketamine Implant Meets All Endpoints in Preclinical Fibromyalgia Study
LOS ANGELES- Silo Pharma Inc. a developmental-stage biopharmaceutical company, announced that its investigational ketamine implant, SP-26, met all primary endpoints in a preclinical study targeting fibromyalgia. The study, conducted in minipigs, assessed the implant's safety, ...
Massachusetts Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Reach Record $1.64 Billion in 2024
LOS ANGELES- In 2024, Massachusetts' adult-use cannabis industry achieved a record $1.64 billion in gross sales, marking a significant milestone since the state's first recreational dispensaries opened in November 2018. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission ...
Nebraska Medical Cannabis Bills Propose Vertical Integration with License Caps
LOS ANGELES- Nebraska lawmakers have introduced legislative proposals to implement the state's recently approved medical cannabis laws. The proposed regulations include provisions for vertical integration and impose caps on the number of licenses issued. Under ...
European Citizens Launch Initiative to Promote Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies
LOS ANGELES- A coalition of healthcare professionals, academics, and advocates has initiated the PsychedeliCare European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), aiming to enhance access to psychedelic-assisted therapies across the European Union. The campaign seeks to collect one ...
New York’s Cannabis Tax Revenue Surges Amid Market Expansion
LOS ANGELES- New York State is experiencing a significant increase in tax revenue from legal cannabis sales. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, the state anticipates collecting $161.8 million, a fourfold increase from ...
Glass House Brands Proposes Long-Term Incentive Plan Tied to Share Price Performance
LOS ANGELES- Glass House Brands Inc. a vertically integrated cannabis company, has announced the mailing of its management information circular to shareholders ahead of its annual and special meeting scheduled for June 20, 2025. At ...
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 ...
Former Eaze CEO Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy to Commit Bank Fraud
LOS ANGELES – Well-known Cannabis delivery platform, Eaze, became a household name due to their bright billboards placed on California roads and highways. The "Uber of pot," delivery service was launched in 2014 and was ...
Sundial and Indiva Announce Closing of $22 Million Strategic Investment
CALGARY – Sundial Growers Inc. ("Sundial") (NASDAQ: SNDL), a Canadian licensed producer of recreational cannabis and Indiva Limited ("Indiva") (TSXV:NDVA) (OTCQX:NDVAF), a leading Canadian producer of cannabis edibles, are pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced $22,000,000 ...
Exploring Cannabis Funding Around the World — Europe – Part 1
HCN Investigates – Part 1: Industry Background Despite the fact that this continent comprises 44 separate nations, the approximately 750 million people currently living in Europe are largely united by a shared economic market. This ...
Exploring Cannabis Funding Around the World — Europe – Part 2
HCN Investigates — Funding within the European cannabis industry. Generally speaking, the fledgling European cannabis industry relies on funding models similar to those used in the Canadian recreational and medical marijuana markets. While large investments ...
Will Corporate Interest in Cannabis Help or Hurt the Industry?
OAKLAND – There’s no question cannabis is a booming business with plenty of people seeking their slice of the pie. In a capitalist society such as ours, it’s to be expected that the world’s top ...
New Jersey Governor Murphy Signs Bills Legalizing Cannabis
TRENTON – Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills today that together legalize cannabis in New Jersey and put an end to thousands of arrests. Finally, New Jersey’s legal cannabis marketplace will be launched and the ...
Colombia Authorizes Cannabis Flower Exports For Commercial Purposes
BOGOTA – The Colombian government will authorize the export of dried cannabis flower for commercial purposes. Currently, Cannabis flower exports from Colombia have been authorized only for scientific purposes. Superintendency of Industry and Commerce (SIC) ...
Exploring Cannabis Funding Around the World – Latin America – Part 1
HCN Investigates – In 2013, Uruguay became the first country to legalize recreational cannabis. Recreational cannabis is now widely available in this nation, but other countries in Latin America have been slow to follow suit. ...
Exploring Cannabis Funding Around the World – Latin America – Part 2
HCN Investigates – Cannabis Funding Details in Latam. With the notable exceptions of Uruguay and Colombia, the Latin American cannabis industry remains in its infancy. While Latin American cannabis will likely be worth more than ...
CBD and Psoriasis: What Does the Research Say?
According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, more than 125 million people around the globe suffer from this immune condition, making psoriasis one of the world’s most widespread diseases. Psoriasis didn’t become this prevalent because it’s ...
HCN Investigates: What Will the Cannabinoid Market Look Like in 2025?
If you had known ahead of time that the domestic CBD market would explode in 2017, what would you have done differently? There’s no need to wonder—a new opportunity is now arising that could completely ...
California Sets In Motion Decriminalization of Psilocybin
SACRAMENTO – Democrat State Senator Scott Wiener, of San Francisco, introduced a bill for California lawmakers on Thursday that would decriminalize substances such as psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, DMT and mescaline in that state. California ...
Domestic Cannabis Industry Has Reached 321,000 Full-Time Jobs
The cannabis industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the country. It is helping to invigorate local and state economies across the nation and has proven itself to be an essential service as deemed ...
HEXO to acquire Zenabis in $235M all-stock deal
OTTAWA and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 16, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HEXO Corp. ("HEXO") (TSX: HEXO; NYSE: HEXO) and Zenabis Global Inc. ("Zenabis") (TSX: ZENA) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a ...
Humboldt Bans Hemp to Protect Cannabis Crops From X Pollination
HUMBOLDT, California. The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on ban last week to protect cannabis cultivation, taxation. Their ban the growing of low-THC hemp plants went into effect Monday, creating one of the ...
Quick Guide: Everything You Need To Know About Hemp Biomass
Everything You Need to Know About Hemp Biomass Mature, female Cannabis sativa plants consist of many different constituent parts, and not all of these parts are needed to make popular, cannabinoid-rich bulk products like hemp ...
Global Cannabis Market Projected To Reach $90.4 billion In 5 Years
The cannabis industry is booming yet again and new data confirms it. A new report forecasts the global marijuana market to reach a value of $90.4 billion by 2026. The same report puts the current ...
Mile High State Consumed $10 Billion Dollars Of Cannabis
DENVER – Colorado cannabis businesses have cumulatively sold $10 billion of cannabis since 2014, according to new data released by the Colorado Department of Revenue (CDOR) on Tuesday. As of January, the state has collected ...
Roy Bingham Steps Down After 6 Years At BDSA
BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BDSA is pleased to announce Pete Karabas of KEY Investment Partners as chairman of the board as Co-Founder, Roy Bingham, steps down from the chairman role six years after founding the ...
Silo Wellness Hosts First Wellness Retreat in Jamaica
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica — On the back of their successful capital raise of CA$4.9 million, Silo Wellness will operate it first wellness retreat in Jamaica.This expands Silo Wellness psychedelic retreats in both Jamaica and Oregon, ...
Another Former Politician, Kathleen Sebelius, Joins Cannabis Industry
National Cannabis Roundtable (NCR) has welcomed yet another politician in its ranks. Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services secretary under former President Barack Obama, has joined the group to serve as an ...
Ice Cube Joins Celebrity Brand Rush In Cannabis
LOS ANGELES – The trail-blazing Compton rapper, Ice Cube, famous for talking about cannabis in his music, launched his own cannabis line called Fryday Kush, inspired by his iconic movie Friday. “Fryday Kush is made ...
MedMen Set To Report Sales and Forward Plans in 2Q Financials
MedMen Enterprises Inc. ("MedMen" or the "Company") (CSE: MMEN) (OTCQX: MMNFF), a cannabis retailer with operations across the United States, confirmed that it will release its financial results for the second quarter fiscal 2021 ended ...
Top Cannabis Companies And Advocacy Groups Unite To Form The U.S. Cannabis Council
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Top cannabis businesses, associations, and advocacy organizations in the United States today launched the U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC), a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization that strategically aligns and unifies its members’ collective voices to advance cannabis ...
