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North Carolina Voters Overwhelmingly Support Cannabis Legalization
RALEIGH – A SurveyUSA poll found that nearly three-quarters of ...
Pre-Rolls and Multipacks Gain Momentum Across the US, BDSA Finds
LOUISVILLE – According to BDSA's latest retail tracking, U.S. pre-roll ...
Cronos Closes Dutch Cannabis Deal, Claims European Market Lead
TORONTO – Cronos Group Inc. completed the acquisition of CanAdelaar ...
Dutch Medical Cannabis Giant Bedrocan Goes Bankrupt
GRONINGEN – The District Court of Northern Netherlands officially declared Bedrocan bankrupt, after the company sought a suspension of payments in late September, ending a more than two-decade run as the country's sole licensed medical ...
PharmAla Biotech and Rua Bioscience Partner to Supply Medicinal MDMA to New Zealand
TORONTO - TAIRĀWHITI – PharmAla Biotech and Rua Bioscience announced they have signed a distribution and licensing agreement under which Rua will import, distribute, and sell PharmAla’s pharmaceutical-grade LaNeo™ MDMA capsules to authorized prescribers (APs) ...
Decibel Partners with Hilltop Leaf to Scale Medical Cannabis in UK
CALGARY – Decibel Cannabis Co. Inc. announced it has signed a brand licensing agreement with UK-based Hilltop Leaf Ltd., granting the pharmaceutical cannabinoid company a limited license to distribute its General Admission and Standard Issue ...
Cannara and Curaleaf Strengthen Ties Across Global Cannabis Supply Chain
MONTREAL – Cannara Biotech Inc. has broadened its long-term supply agreement with Curaleaf International Limited, raising the contract's potential aggregate value to roughly CA$34 million across its two-year term. The original deal, first disclosed in ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Something shifted last fortnight, and the numbers show it. A cross-border acquisition fight is escalating in public and raising its own price, with hundreds of millions of dollars and an entire European ...
Should You Stay in the Cannabis Industry—or Should You Leave?
SAN DIEGO -My friend Annie Starr, a Harvard MBA, and a marketer I admire, recently left the Cannabis industry, and I thought it was a shame to see someone of her talent go. But as ...
Curaleaf Raises Bid to Acquire Aurora Cannabis
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. announced it will file a notice to increase its acquisition offer for Aurora Cannabis Inc. to US$5.00 per share. Under the enhanced terms, Aurora shareholders would receive 0.4013 Curaleaf shares ...
Trulieve Retires Florida Cultivation Mortgage Ahead of Schedule
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced the full early repayment of mortgage notes secured by a cultivation facility in Jefferson County, Florida, bringing total outstanding debt down to approximately $225 million, according to the company's ...
Cannara and Curaleaf Strengthen Ties Across Global Cannabis Supply Chain
MONTREAL – Cannara Biotech Inc. has broadened its long-term supply agreement with Curaleaf International Limited, raising the contract's potential aggregate value to roughly CA$34 million across its two-year term. The original deal, first disclosed in ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Something shifted last fortnight, and the numbers show it. A cross-border acquisition fight is escalating in public and raising its own price, with hundreds of millions of dollars and an entire European ...
RYTHM Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
ROLLING MEADOWS – RHYTHM, Inc. posted revenue from continuing operations of $23 million in the second quarter of 2026, a 73% sequential increase that cleared management's own guidance of 65% growth. For context. Total revenue ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The final days of July and the opening of August delivered a concentrated burst of news that touched labor, capital markets, federal regulation, and cross-border insolvency. A historic labor settlement, a one-company ...
MJBowl Adds Colorado for Its Second Year
LOS ANGELES – The MJBowl, the Cannabis product competition co-presented by MJBizCon and professional review platform Budist, is returning for its second year, with Colorado joining California and New York in the competition pool for ...
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Psychedelic Drug Trials
SILVER SPRING – The FDA published its final guidance titled "Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations" in the Federal Register, finalizing a draft that first appeared in June 2023. Issued by the Center for Drug ...
Vireo Growth Re-Enters Ohio Through Four Concurrent Deals
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced that it has signed four separate Securities Purchase Agreements to acquire all membership interests of FarmaceuticalRx LLC, FarmaceuticalRx 2 LLC, CAOH LLC, and Canoe Hill Ohio, LLC. The four ...
Cannabis Workers Win Biggest Strike in U.S. History
BARRY – Employees at Ascend Wellness's Cannabis cultivation facility in Barry, Illinois, ratified their first union contract on July 30, ending a 30-day unfair labor practice strike that the International Brotherhood of Teamsters says was ...
Final Bell Exhausts Strategic Options, Files for Bankruptcy in Canada
LOS ANGELES – Final Bell Holdings International Ltd. has made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy under Section 49 of Canada’s Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. A Licensed Insolvency Trustee was appointed, and the Office of the ...
LEEF Brands Secures Processing Facility With $5.2M Preferred Round
VANCOUVER – LEEF Brands, Inc. announced the closing of a $5.2 million preferred share financing. The proceeds will fund the purchase of a Cannabis processing and storage facility that will dry, cure, freeze, and store ...
SNDL Reports Q2 2026 Financial and Operational Results
EDMONTON – SNDL Inc. announced the completion of assets acquisition from Surterra Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, collectively known as Parallel, a vertically integrated Cannabis operator with state-licensed operations in Florida, Texas, and Massachusetts. The ...
OCHBS: From Music to Cannabis: Building Ohio’s Largest Cannabis Conference: Profile: Lenny Berry
Lenny Berry is the Founder and CEO of the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit (OCHBS), one of the Midwest's leading Cannabis conferences. A longtime entrepreneur and former music industry executive, he founded OCHBS in ...
From Music to Cannabis: Building Ohio’s Largest Cannabis Conference: Profile: Lenny Berry
Lenny Berry is the Founder and CEO of the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit (OCHBS), one of the Midwest's leading Cannabis conferences. A longtime entrepreneur and former music industry executive, he founded OCHBS in ...
Jushi Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
BOCA RATON – Jushi Holdings Inc. released its second-quarter 2026 financial results, posting revenue of $71.3 million, a 10% year-over-year gain, with growth spread across both the retail and wholesale channels. The wholesale segment set ...
Vireo Growth Sets Stage for Planet 13 Acquisition
MINNEAPOLIS - LAS VEGAS – Vireo Growth Inc. and Planet 13 Holdings Inc. have agreed to combine operations under a definitive merger agreement. The move brings together two multi-state Cannabis operators and expands retail reach ...
FLUENT Shareholders Approve All-Stock Acquisition by Vireo
TORONTO – FLUENT Corp. reported that holders of its common and proportionate voting shares approved the special resolution for an all-stock plan of arrangement with Vireo Growth Inc. at the annual general and special meeting ...
IRS Pushes Back on Cannabis Tax Refund Claims as the 280E Battle Enters a New Era
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Cannabis industry's long-running battle with Section 280E has entered a pivotal new phase. For years, one of the greatest financial challenges facing state-licensed Cannabis businesses has not been competition or regulation—it has been ...
Organigram Highlights Early Sanity Results While Holding Canadian Market Lead
TORONTO – Three months after closing its largest international acquisition to date, Organigram Global Inc. has delivered the first combined business update covering Sanity Group's early performance alongside the company's ongoing Canadian market position. The ...
Colder BHO Extractions Yield Cleaner Cannabis Concentrates, Abstrax Study Finds
LOS ANGELES – Researchers at Abstrax Tech have found that colder extraction temperatures during butane hash oil (BHO) processing significantly reduce the carryover of plant-derived wax compounds into finished concentrates, without meaningfully affecting cannabinoid potency ...
Senate Democrats Reintroduce Comprehensive Cannabis Descheduling Bill, Renewing Push for Federal Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The push for comprehensive federal Cannabis reform has returned to the U.S. Senate with the reintroduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), a sweeping piece of legislation that would remove ...
California’s Cannabis Promise Remains Unfulfilled: Why Racial Disparities in Cannabis Arrests Continue to Shame the Golden State
SACRAMENTO- Nearly a decade after California voters approved adult-use Cannabis, the state has become one of the world's largest legal Cannabis markets. Billions of dollars have flowed through licensed businesses, thousands of jobs have been ...
FDA Finalizes Psychedelic Drug Guidance and Schedules September Public Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C., The US FDA has established clearer expectations for psychedelic clinical trials while inviting public input on how the therapies could eventually be delivered in supervised healthcare settings. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Ascend Wellness Seeks Shareholder Approval for Reverse Stock Split Ahead of Potential Uplisting
NEW YORK – Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated multistate Cannabis operator, is preparing for a possible move to a major U.S. stock exchange. The company has filed documents outlining a shareholder vote on ...
The Real Operational Cost of Cash Discrepancies in High-Volume Dispensaries
LOS ANGELES – Cannabis dispensaries occupy a distinctive position in American retail. They are among the highest-grossing single-location stores in the country, processing thousands of transactions per day, yet the majority remain locked out of ...
Psychedelic Alpha Partners with Horizons to Present The Psychedelic Business Forum
NEW YORK – The Psychedelic Business Forum, Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics, returns to the New York Academy of Medicine on October 15, 2026, with Psychedelic Alpha formalized this year as a co-presenter alongside Horizons. Horizons ...
Trulieve Earns Spot on TIME’s America’s Best Companies 2026 List
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. received recognition from TIME magazine as one of America's Best Companies for 2026. The Florida-based medical Cannabis operator is one of only two Cannabis companies to appear on the list, ...
Nepal’s Gandaki Province Breaks Ground on Regulated Cannabis Cultivation
KATHMANDU – The Gandaki Province Assembly in Nepal has passed landmark legislation legalizing the cultivation of Cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. This makes the province a pioneer in the country, setting the stage for ...
