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Trulieve Raises $60M in Senior Secured Notes
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced the completion of the ...
Verano Pushes Digital Voting as Postal Strike Disrupts Shareholder Materials
CHICAGO – Verano Holdings Corp. is telling investors to submit ...
Psilocybin Review Points to Rapid Relief for Treatment-Resistant Depression
LOS ANGELES – A new systematic review of clinical studies ...
Canopy Growth Introduces Targeted Product Expansion for Canadian Market
LOS ANGELES- Canopy Growth Corporation has announced a strategic expansion of its product portfolio, focusing on four high-demand segments within Canada's adult-use cannabis market: vapes, high-THC flower, pre-rolls, and edibles. This initiative is part of ...
U.S. Legal Cannabis Sales Surpass $30 Billion in 2024
LOS ANGELES- In 2024, legal cannabis sales in the United States reached $30.1 billion, marking a 4.5% increase from the previous year. This growth occurred despite a 3.4% reduction in industry employment, equating to approximately ...
iAnthus Capital Holdings Reports Q1 2025 Financial Results
LOS ANGELES- iAnthus Capital Holdings, Inc. a multi-state operator in the U.S. regulated cannabis industry, released its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Financial Highlights Revenue: $38.1 million, a decrease from ...
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, ...
Colorado Considers Psilocybin Prescription Legislation
LOS ANGELES- Colorado lawmakers have introduced House Bill 25-1063, a bipartisan proposal that would permit the prescription of crystalline polymorph psilocybin—a synthetic form of the psychedelic compound—contingent upon approval by the U.S. Food and Drug ...
atai Life Sciences Initiates Phase 2 Trial of EMP-01 for Social Anxiety Disorder
LOS ANGELES- atai Life Sciences has commenced a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating EMP-01, an oral formulation of R-3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (R-MDMA), for the treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD). The first patient has been dosed in ...
Village Farms International Reports Q1 2025
LOS ANGELES- Village Farms International Inc. has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, highlighting a strategic pivot towards its cannabis operations and the privatization of certain fresh produce assets. For the ...
Legalization Significantly Reduces Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market
LOS ANGELES- Recent analyses indicate that Canada's legalization of non-medical cannabis in 2018 has substantially shifted consumer spending from illicit to legal markets. Studies report that within five years of legalization, approximately 75% of cannabis ...
How to Introduce a Friend to Herb
It seems like there are over a million and one ways to consume cannabis nowadays. From dainty dabs to delicious dried fruit edibles, dosing THC, CBD, or one of the other lesser-known cannabinoids is a ...
How to Use a Bong
It seems like there are over a million and one ways to consume cannabis nowadays. From dainty dabs to delicious dried fruit edibles, dosing THC, CBD, or one of the other lesser-known cannabinoids is a ...
The Different Ways to Consume Cannabis
The advent of legal cannabis has brought about big developments in the ways we get high. Long gone are the days when smoking a joint or hitting a bong were the only ways to feel ...
Top Cannabis Jewelry Makers
Cannabis has definitely gone mainstream, especially in the world of high fashion (no pun intended). Long gone are the days where pot smokers have to hide in the shallows, shunned from society. Nowadays, cultured cannasseurs ...
5 Best CBD Vape Cartridges
Vaporizing has become a popular method for people looking to ingest cannabis without the harshness of traditional smoking or the unpredictable nature of edibles. Vape cartridges are pre-filled with cannabis oil and attach to a ...
Best 5 CBD Pet Brands
CBD for pets has become a trending topic, with more and more people wondering, “Can cannabidiol improve the life of my furry friends?” While studies on the efficacy of cannabis are limited, growing amounts of ...
HCN Guide to Growing Cannabis
While cannabis has been cultivated around the world for thousands of years, modernization has made it easier than ever to grow the plant, whether in an outdoor garden bed or an isolated indoor facility. For ...
Growing Basics – Gas Lantern Technique
Grower Essentials: The Gas Lantern Technique Cannabis cultivation - and agriculture in general - go back thousands of years. And while incredible technological advances have been made, even more so recently, there are some tried ...
Topicals For Seniors With Arthritis
Cannabis topicals are having a moment. From A-list celebrities using Lord Jones balms to soothe aching feet at the Golden Globes to professional athletes debuting their own line of muscle rub, transdermal products infused with ...
5 Lesser Known Cannabinoids You Could be Benefiting From
5 Lesser-Known Cannabinoids You Could Be Benefiting From Right Now The cannabis plant contains hundreds of unique compounds that are responsible for everything from aroma to effect to appear. Cannabinoids are active ingredients that bind ...
How Packaging is Ruining Your Cannabis
Did you know the fate of your unsmoked cannabis lies nearly entirely in how you store it? In fact, your Ziplock baggie or mason jar could be ruining your bud right now. Environmental factors are ...
Endocannabinoid System 101
Have you ever wondered how cannabis works? While the plant is made up of hundreds of unique compounds, the cannabinoids found within (such as THC or CBD) are responsible for the majority of its effects. ...
Ganjasana Cannabis Yoga
It seems like there are over a million and one ways to consume cannabis nowadays. From dainty dabs to delicious dried fruit edibles, dosing THC, CBD, or one of the other lesser-known cannabinoids is a ...
Tips for Mellowing Out when Too High
The story is all too familiar. You eat an infused cookie or take one dab too many and all of a sudden are lost in a fog of anxiety, sweat, and fatigue - you’re too ...
