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Cannabis Vape Pens Are Safer Than Joints, California NORML Study Finds
LOS ANGELES – California NORML has released results from what ...
What Does Cannabis 3.0 Actually Mean?
LOS ANGELES- If Cannabis 1.0 was legalization and survival, and ...
Organigram Strikes Deal to Acquire Sanity Group
TORONTO-BERLIN – Organigram Global Inc. has signed a definitive agreement ...
NORML Calls for MORE Act Support to Transform Federal Cannabis Policy
LOS ANGELES – On August 29, a group of Democratic lawmakers reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 5068). The legislation seeks to remove (deschedule) Cannabis entirely from the Controlled Substances Act ...
SHF Holdings Introduces Banking Solution for Cannabis Businesses and Financial Institutions
DENVER – SHF Holdings, Inc. operating as Safe Harbor Financial, has launched a new Fully Managed Cannabis Banking Program, designed to streamline financial services for banks and credit unions serving the regulated Cannabis industry. Announced ...
Canadian Legal Cannabis Industry Contributes $16 Billion to GDP in 2024, Report Reveals
TORONTO – A new report from Organigram Global Inc., in collaboration with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, details the substantial economic role of Canada's legal Cannabis industry last year. The sector added more than $16 ...
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, ...
Tilray Medical Introduces Good Supply Cannabis Brand to German Market
LOS ANGELES- Tilray Medical, a division of Tilray Brands Inc has launched its Canadian cannabis brand, Good Supply, in Germany. This expansion aims to provide German medical cannabis patients with access to a range of ...
MariMed Reports Q1 2025 Financial Results
LOS ANGELES- MariMed Inc. a multi-state cannabis operator, reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025. Financial Overview Revenue: $38.0 million, a slight increase from $37.9 million in Q1 2024. Gross ...
Why Bob Hoban Is Defending Steve DeAngelo—And What It Reveals About Cannabis Policy
LOS ANGELES- In cannabis industry discourse, facts can be overshadowed by simplified narratives. One such claim—widely circulated in trade circles—is that Steve DeAngelo, founder of Harborside and a prominent figure in the legalization movement, was ...
Cannabis Stocks Rally but Remain Undervalued Relative to Peers, Viridian Report Finds
LOS ANGELES – U.S. Cannabis companies have posted impressive gains this year, yet their valuations still trail those of comparable industries, a new analysis from Viridian Capital Advisors indicates. The Weekly Chart by Viridian plots ...
Week In Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Recent developments in the Cannabis and psychedelics sectors point to a period of cautious optimism, marked by stock gains, legal battles, and innovative expansions. From property value boosts tied to legalization to ...
Case Study: Navigating Cannabis Tax Hikes in California & New Mexico
LOS ANGELES- In July 2025, cannabis operators in California and New Mexico woke up to another line item tightening their margins: higher excise taxes.California’s excise tax jumped from 15% to 19% — a 25% increase. ...
Parallel Expands into Illinois Cannabis Market with Agreement to Acquire Windy City
ATLANTA and WEST PALM BEACH– Parallel, a privately-held multi-state cannabis operator in the United States, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire, in a cash and stock transaction, certain operations of ...
Zenabis Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2020 Financial Results
VANCOUVER, BC – Zenabis Global Inc. (TSX: ZENA) today announced its financial results for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2020. All amounts, unless specified otherwise, are expressed in Canadian dollars. Full Year 2020 Highlighted Financial ...
ManifestSeven Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2020
IRVINE, Calif.– ManifestSeven Holdings Corp. (CSE: MSVN; OTCMKTS: MNFSF), an integrated omnichannel platform for legal cannabis, today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and year ended November 30, 2020. M7's fiscal year 2020 ...
EcoGen Biosciences Announces Plant Now, Pay Later Hemp Seed Program Designed to Support Farmers
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.–EcoGen Biosciences, a leading vertically-integrated manufacturer and supplier of hemp-derived specialty ingredients, proprietary formulations, and private-label finished products in the United States, today introduced the EcoGen "Plant Now, Pay Later" program. The Plant Now, Pay ...
High Tide Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results Featuring a 179% Increase in Revenue and EBITDA of $4.6 Million
CALGARY, AB, – High Tide Inc. (TSXV: HITI) (OTCQB: HITIF) (FRA: 2LY), a retail-focused cannabis corporation enhanced by the manufacturing and distribution of consumption accessories, filed its financial results for the first fiscal quarter of ...
Nextleaf Solutions Secures $3 Million in Convertible Note Financing
Vancouver, British Columbia– Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CSE: OILS) (OTCQB: OILFF) (FSE: L0MA) , an innovative cannabis processor, is pleased to announce that it has closed a private placement with an institutional investor for aggregate gross ...
CannabCo Announces Breakthrough in Cannabis Production with Phoenix 2.0
BRAMPTON, ON– CannabCo Pharmaceutical Corp., a Canadian company located in Brampton, Ontario, announced the latest results of their Phoenix 2.0 system. Working with their technology partners for the enhancement of CannabCo's proprietary grow system, dubbed ...
Inner Spirit Holdings Closes $11.5 Million Equity Financing
CALGARY, AB– Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. (CSE: ISH), a Canadian company that has established a national network of Spiritleaf cannabis retail stores, today announced it has closed its previously announced "bought deal" short form prospectus ...
Spyder Cannabis Acquires Leading Vape Retailer 180 Smoke
Vaughan, Ontario – Spyder Cannabis Inc. (TSXV: SPDR), an established Canadian cannabis and vape retailer, is pleased to announce the closing of its previously announced acquisition on February 23, 2021 of all of the issued ...
Santé Laboratories Independently Submits Novel Foods Application for UK Distribution of its CBD Formulation
AUSTIN– U.S.-based Santé Laboratories is confident it independently met requirements requested by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the United Kingdom (UK) for its water-based cannabidiol (CBD) formulation in time to the eagerly awaited March ...
BLAZE Raises $8 Million in Series A Funding
LOS ANGELES – BLAZE, a growing, enterprise resource planning and point of sale platform for legal cannabis, recently closed its Series A funding round at $8 million. The round was led by Delta Emerald Ventures ...
Study Shows No Liver Toxicity From CBD in More Than 800 Adult Participants
ALMETTO, Fla.– Sun Flora an international CBD brand and creator of SUNMED products sold at Your CBD Store franchise locations, has announced its completion of a seven-month-long ValidCare clinical study. The results display the irrefutable ...
Omura Vaporizer Introduces Another Consumption Method to Cannabis Market
The cannabis landscape is evolving rapidly, with more people exploring the plant than ever before. But rolling a joint or having a dab of oil may not be for everyone, especially for those who need ...
New York Legalizes Recreational Cannabis
NEW YORK – Residents of the Empire State, New York, who are over the age of 21 will be able to legally buy Cannabis as early as next year, in a bill agreed to by ...
Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. Reports 4th Quarter & Full Year 2020 Financial Results
PHOENIX–Harvest Health & Recreation (CSE: HARV, OTCQX: HRVSF), a vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S., today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended 2020. All ...
GrowFlow Insights Launches Providing More Management Data for Retailers and Wholesalers in Cannabis
SEATTLE – Growflow a business management and compliance solution for cannabis wholesalers and retailers, today announced the launch of GrowFlow Insights, a powerful and easy-to-use analytics tool that provides comprehensive and actionable cannabis data and market ...
Fluresh Invests In Next Generation Cannabis With Launch Of ‘Fluresh Accelerator’ Program
GRAND RAPIDS– Fluresh, a Michigan-based cannabis cultivator and processor, is ushering in the next wave of cannabis professionals with the launch of its new business incubator, the Fluresh Accelerator. In an effort to create a ...
CBD of Denver Becomes One of the First CBD Companies to Accept Bitcoin and Other Crypto Currencies
DENVER– CBD of Denver, Inc. (OTC: CBDD), a full-line CBD and Hemp oil company and a producer and distributor of Cannabis and CBD products in Switzerland, Europe, and the US, closed its first deals paid ...
Eighty Six Brand Breaks Down What a Delta-8 THC High Feels Like
SOUTH EL MONTE, Calif., – So you've heard that Delta-8 THC products allow you to get high, legally, nationwide. And as the minor cannabinoid continues to blow up in the country, the questions on everyone's mind ...
Sweet Flower Announces Close of $15 million Series A investment
LOS ANGELES–Investment gives Sweet Flower funding to rapidly expand across California, launch manufacturing and distribution verticals and new retail brand. Sweet Flower, Southern California's leading cannabis retailer announced today that the Company has successfully raised ...
Woman CEO’s Top 3 Tips for Success in the Cannabis and Hemp CBD Industry.
PORTLAND– Rowshan Reordan is the founder and CEO of Green Leaf Lab, one of the nation's top cannabis and hemp CBD testing labs. Established in 2011, Green Leaf Lab is the 1st woman owned cannabis and ...
Horizons ETFs Rebalances Cannabis-Focused Index ETFs
TORONTO–Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. has completed the quarterly rebalances of the constituent holdings of the Horizons Marijuana Life Sciences Index ETF (TSX: HMMJ) and the Horizons US Marijuana Index ETF (NEO: HMUS). HMMJ is ...
CBSA Sets Penalties for Crossing Canadian Border with Cannabis
OTTAWA– On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force, introducing a strict framework for controlling cannabis within Canada. While cannabis was legalized, it does remain illegal to carry cannabis across the border without a valid ...
Germany’s Supreme Court Green Lights Hemp Product Sales
BERLIN – The 6th Criminal Senate of the German Supreme Court (BGH) handed down a judgement that the sale to end consumers of hemp flowers and leaves is not prohibited. This ruling effectively overturned a ...
Willow Biosciences Reports Fourth Quarter and 2020 Year End Results
CALGARY, AB –Willow Biosciences Inc. (TSX: WLLW) (OTCQX: CANSF) is pleased to announce its financial and operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020. Statement from the CEO "We are very pleased with all ...
