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Planet 13 Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
LAS VEGAS – Planet 13 Holdings Inc. reported substantially narrower ...
The Dreamer and the Skeptic: Why a Sound Business Plan Needs Both
By Peter Ingersoll, CCIM, CEO of Safe Harbor Equity Inc., ...
Four Ways to Raise Capital in Cannabis. Only One Comes With a Wedding Registry.
By Peter Ingersoll, CEO of Safe Harbor Equity Inc., for ...
Vireo Completes FLUENT Acquisition
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. has closed its acquisition of FLUENT Corp., absorbing the vertically integrated multi-state Cannabis operator through a court-approved arrangement. Under the final terms, Vireo acquired all issued and outstanding common shares ...
Village Farms Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – Village Farms International Inc. reported record Cannabis revenue of $55 million for the third quarter, up 3% from a year earlier. The company generated consolidated sales of $66.9 million for the three months ...
Cresco Labs Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
CHICAGO – Cresco Labs Inc. announced third-quarter net revenue of $173 million, a 5% increase from the $165 million recorded during the same period last year and roughly unchanged from the second quarter. Retail sales ...
Cronos Group Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
TORONTO – Cronos Group Inc. reported record net revenue of $63.5 million, up 75% from a year earlier and 73% on an organic, constant-currency basis. Gross profit rose 76% to $32.3 million, a 50.9% margin. ...
Trulieve Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. reported third-quarter revenue of $230.2 million, down 20% from a year earlier and 15% from the second quarter. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $0.9 million, compared with a ...
Aurora Shares Hit Ten-Month Highs on Organigram Bid
LOS ANGELES – Shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB) surged more than 20% on both the NASDAQ and TSX, after Organigram Global Inc. (OGI) announced a definitive agreement to acquire the company for CA$7.80 per ...
RYTHM Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
ROLLING MEADOWS – RYTHM, Inc. posted Q3 2026 revenue of $23.9 million, up 4% from the prior quarter and nearly six times its Q3 2025 figure. The company recorded a net loss of $533,000 alongside ...
Cronos Group Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
TORONTO – Cronos Group Inc. reported record net revenue of $63.5 million, up 75% from a year earlier and 73% on an organic, constant-currency basis. Gross profit rose 76% to $32.3 million, a 50.9% margin. ...
Trulieve Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. reported third-quarter revenue of $230.2 million, down 20% from a year earlier and 15% from the second quarter. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $0.9 million, compared with a ...
Aurora Shares Hit Ten-Month Highs on Organigram Bid
LOS ANGELES – Shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACB) surged more than 20% on both the NASDAQ and TSX, after Organigram Global Inc. (OGI) announced a definitive agreement to acquire the company for CA$7.80 per ...
Aurora and Curaleaf Trade Statements in Ongoing Bid Dispute
EDMONTON - STAMFORD – Aurora Cannabis and Curaleaf Holdings continued their public exchange over Curaleaf’s unsolicited takeover offer for the Canadian medical Cannabis company. Aurora issued a statement responding to Curaleaf’s regulatory filing, while Curaleaf ...
Definium Achieves Second Positive Phase 3 for GAD
NEW YORK – Definium Therapeutics Inc. released topline data from its second pivotal Phase 3 trial (Panorama study) of DT120 in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), adding to earlier positive findings in the same indication and ...
High Tide Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. posted revenue of $198.8 million for the three months ended July 31, 2026, a 33% increase from the same period last year and the fifth consecutive quarterly record. Gross profit ...
Curaleaf Escalates Aurora Fight, Asks Alberta Regulator to Freeze Share Sales
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. submitted a formal application to the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), seeking to halt Aurora Cannabis's at-the-market share issuance program while Curaleaf's offer to acquire all outstanding Aurora shares remains outstanding. ...
Dutch Cannabis Supply Pilot Delivers Lower Prices and a Fuller Shelf
AMSTERDAM – A report published by the Trimbos Institute, RAND Europe, and Breuer&Intraval compared ten municipalities where coffeeshops sell exclusively licensed-grown Сannabis against ten operating under the country's traditional tolerance policy. The program launched April ...
Cannara Secures Upgraded $80M Credit Line
MONTREAL – Cannara Biotech Inc. announced that its operating subsidiary has entered into an amended and restated syndicated credit agreement with Bank of Montreal (BMO) and The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), establishing $80 million in committed ...
Virginia Unveils Draft Rules for Adult-Use Cannabis Market
RICHMOND – The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) released an 80-plus-page draft regulatory framework for the state's forthcoming adult-use market – the first detailed set of proposed rules since the General Assembly authorized commercial sales ...
Metrc Rolls Out Compliance Events for New York Cannabis Operators
NEW YORK – Track-and-trace provider Metrc announced a pair of statewide User Exchange events in New York, one in New York City on September 14 and another in Syracuse on September 16, designed to help ...
Eli Lilly Completes Acquisition of AtaiBeckley
INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly & Co. has closed its acquisition of AtaiBeckley Inc., the New York-based biopharmaceutical company developing psychedelic-derived therapies for treatment-resistant mental health conditions. The transaction cleared its final U.S. regulatory checkpoint when ...
Curaleaf Fires Back at Aurora Claims with Detailed Fact Sheet
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. released a 14-point public fact sheet taking direct aim at what it described as misleading statements Aurora Cannabis Inc. has circulated in opposition to Curaleaf's unsolicited bid to acquire the ...
Cannaflex Opens European Export Route
RABAT – Moroccan operator Cannaflex has secured EU-GMP compliance verification for the commercial export of medical Cannabis starting materials to Switzerland and broader European markets, marking an operational milestone for the Kingdom's legal framework. Working ...
Opus Consulting Appointed Receiver for PharmaCann Maryland Assets
BALTIMORE – Business advisory firm Opus Consulting, acting through President Jacques Santucci, has been appointed court receiver for the Maryland assets of PharmaCann, initiating a court-approved structured bidding process to sell the company’s state-issued licenses ...
Grown Rogue Launches Cultivation Ops in Minnesota
MEDFORD – Grown Rogue International Inc. officially began cultivation operations at its Fridley, Minnesota facility, nine months after first securing the location in December 2025. Phase I puts roughly 8,000 sq. feet of flowering canopy ...
NEWS: Psilocybin Could Help Prevent Debilitating Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy
AUSTIN – A new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in certain mushrooms, could eventually help prevent one of chemotherapy’s most painful and persistent side ...
Elixinol Offloads Its US Hemp Business to Ananda Health
SYDNEY – Australian Elixinol Wellness Limited has entered into a binding asset purchase agreement with Ananda Health to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elixinol LLC, effectively exiting the United States hemp market. Under the transaction terms, ...
ARPA-H Launches ASCENT-IBO Initiative for Ibogaine Clinical Research
WASHINGTON – The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has launched a federal research opportunity aimed at accelerating clinical evaluations of ibogaine for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Titled ASCENT-IBO, short for Accelerating Safe Clinical ...
cbdMD Moves to Acquire Twinlab
CHARLOTTE – cbdMD, Inc. entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement to acquire the operating assets and brands of Twinlab, including Twinlab, Reserveage, Metabolife and Alvita Tea. The transaction is structured through an assignment for ...
Trump Signs Hemp THC Ban Delay
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, pushing back sweeping federal restrictions on hemp-derived THC products from November 12 to December 11, 2026. Embedded in a must-pass ...
Aurora vs Curaleaf: M&A Clash Reaches Shareholder Decision Point
EDMONTON - STAMFORD – Aurora Cannabis Inc. filed its Directors' Circular, unanimously urging shareholders to REJECT the unsolicited takeover bid from Curaleaf Holdings Inc., calling the offer inadequate and warning it puts long-term shareholder value ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Some weeks move the needle. The past fortnight moved the whole dial. A Phase 3 breakthrough, a nine-figure pharma bet, a federal price tag on legalization, hemp THC ban delay, and a ...
ATB Cormark Conference: Cannabis Operators Focus on Debt and Cash Flow
NEW YORK – Senior executives from major MSOs, including Green Thumb Industries, Trulieve Cannabis, Verano Holdings, Curaleaf and Vireo Growth are scheduled to hold private meetings with institutional fund managers in Manhattan next week at ...
Cresco Labs Closes Pennsylvania Dispensary Deal
CHICAGO – Cresco Labs Inc. announced the closing of its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity interests in PharmaCann Penn, LLC for an aggregate consideration of $50 million. The deal covers nine operational retail ...
Grön Scatters Pearls Over Four States at Once
PORTLAND – Grön officially announced that its flagship Pearls line is now available in California, Colorado, Michigan, and Nevada – the company's largest simultaneous multi-state rollout to date. The expansion places Grön inside some of ...
Headset Settles Federal PPP Loan Claims
SEATTLE – Headset Inc. agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle claims that it improperly received a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan in February 2021, according to an announcement from First ...
Oregon Consolidates Psilocybin and Medical Cannabis Under One Regulator
PORTLAND – The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) officially completes its administrative consolidation of Oregon Psilocybin Services (OPS) and the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program (OMMP), giving rise to a unified oversight body formally called the Oregon ...
