Legal Affairs
Headset Settles Federal PPP Loan Claims
SEATTLE – Headset Inc. agreed to pay more than $1 ...
Delaware Announced the Launch Date for Legal Cannabis Sales
LOS ANGELES – The First State is about to make ...
The Hemp Surge: A Growing Challenge to Regulated Cannabis
NEW YORK — The legal line between hemp and cannabis ...
California Backs Psychedelic Research for Veterans
LOS ANGELES – When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 113, he gave California the distinction of becoming the first state to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy research through an official budget appropriation. The legislation channels $4.7 ...
Kite Challenges Trends with Mindful Wellness Cannabis Line
NEW BRITAIN – A new Cannabis brand out of Connecticut is making a clear break from convention. Kite, founded by entrepreneur and lifelong athlete Oz Pariser, launched its first product line this week with a ...
FTSE Canada All Cap Index Adds Curaleaf to Its Ranks
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. confirmed that it has been added to the FTSE Canada All Cap Index, effective after the close of trading on September 18, 2026. Maintained by FTSE Russell, the index tracks ...
California Backs Psychedelic Research for Veterans
LOS ANGELES – When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 113, he gave California the distinction of becoming the first state to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy research through an official budget appropriation. The legislation channels $4.7 ...
Kite Challenges Trends with Mindful Wellness Cannabis Line
NEW BRITAIN – A new Cannabis brand out of Connecticut is making a clear break from convention. Kite, founded by entrepreneur and lifelong athlete Oz Pariser, launched its first product line this week with a ...
FTSE Canada All Cap Index Adds Curaleaf to Its Ranks
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. confirmed that it has been added to the FTSE Canada All Cap Index, effective after the close of trading on September 18, 2026. Maintained by FTSE Russell, the index tracks ...
Canopy Growth Powers European Expansion with UK Entry
SMITHS FALLS – Canopy Growth Corp. announced that it will supply four Canadian-grown medical Cannabis flower strains for distribution in the United Kingdom, expanding its international Cannabis business into another European market. The products will ...
California Backs Psychedelic Research for Veterans
LOS ANGELES – When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 113, he gave California the distinction of becoming the first state to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy research through an official budget appropriation. The legislation channels $4.7 ...
Kite Challenges Trends with Mindful Wellness Cannabis Line
NEW BRITAIN – A new Cannabis brand out of Connecticut is making a clear break from convention. Kite, founded by entrepreneur and lifelong athlete Oz Pariser, launched its first product line this week with a ...
FTSE Canada All Cap Index Adds Curaleaf to Its Ranks
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. confirmed that it has been added to the FTSE Canada All Cap Index, effective after the close of trading on September 18, 2026. Maintained by FTSE Russell, the index tracks ...
California Backs Psychedelic Research for Veterans
LOS ANGELES – When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 113, he gave California the distinction of becoming the first state to fund psychedelic-assisted therapy research through an official budget appropriation. The legislation channels $4.7 ...
Kite Challenges Trends with Mindful Wellness Cannabis Line
NEW BRITAIN – A new Cannabis brand out of Connecticut is making a clear break from convention. Kite, founded by entrepreneur and lifelong athlete Oz Pariser, launched its first product line this week with a ...
FTSE Canada All Cap Index Adds Curaleaf to Its Ranks
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. confirmed that it has been added to the FTSE Canada All Cap Index, effective after the close of trading on September 18, 2026. Maintained by FTSE Russell, the index tracks ...
Canopy Growth Powers European Expansion with UK Entry
SMITHS FALLS – Canopy Growth Corp. announced that it will supply four Canadian-grown medical Cannabis flower strains for distribution in the United Kingdom, expanding its international Cannabis business into another European market. The products will ...
Canna Cabana Takes the Widest Lead Yet in Canadian Cannabis Retail
CALGARY – A Retailer Insights Report compiled by Rebel & Thorn, a media and marketing consultancy, shows Canna Cabana extending its position across Canadian Cannabis retail in Q3 2026. The findings span brand awareness, primary ...
Trulieve Earns Its Spot on the S&P Indices
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced that S&P Dow Jones Indices had added the company to the S&P Total Market Index, the S&P Completion Index, and their respective health care sub-indices – S&P TMI Health Care and ...
GTI Bets on Its Own Stock, Again
CHICAGO – Green Thumb Industries Inc. announced that its board of directors had authorized a $50 million share repurchase program – the company's third consecutive buyback initiative since 2023. Under the new program, Green Thumb ...
Vireo Growth Completes M3 Wellness Acquisition
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced the completion of its acquisition of M3 Wellness, a retail Cannabis dispensary in Hawthorne, NV. Structured as an indirect asset purchase from M3 Wellness, LLC under an agreement signed ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Big Pharma stopped dipping its toe and dove in headfirst. A $3.8 billion psychedelic acquisition closed. A hostile Cannabis takeover escalated into a full public war of facts and figures, with a ...
Safe Harbor Equity & Highly Capitalized Network Announce Strategic Capital Advisory & Investor Outreach Partnership
LOS ANGELES — September 8, 2026 — Safe Harbour Equity, Inc. and Highly Capitalized Network-HCN today announced a strategic partnership to help carefully selected companies strengthen their investment propositions, reach qualified investors and build the ...
Vireo Growth Settles Altmore Claim with Share Issuance
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced that it will issue 462,963 subordinate voting shares as part of a settlement with SHWZ Altmore, LLC and Altmore Debt I, LP – the entities the company collectively refers ...
Public Opinion Fires Up Support for Cannabis in NC
RALEIGH – A large majority of North Carolina adults support legalizing adult-use Cannabis for medical use, and a smaller but clear majority backs recreational legalization as well, according to an Elon University Poll. The survey ...
Xylo Bio Advances Its Lead Into First-In-Human Clinical Trial
BOSTON – Xylo Bio confirmed that the first participants have been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial of XYL-1001, the company's lead drug candidate targeting major depressive disorder (MDD). The trial is underway in ...
TerrAscend Closes Acquisition of Aunt Mary’s in NJ
TORONTO – TRENTON – TerrAscend Corp. confirmed it has closed its previously announced transaction with Aunt Mary's Dispensary LLC, a Cannabis retail operation in Hunterdon County, NJ. The deal marks the company's fifth retail location ...
Medical Saints Targets Christina Lake Cannabis in $18M Deal
VANCOUVER, BC – Christina Lake Cannabis Corp. (CLC) has received an unsolicited $18 million cash purchase offer for substantially all of its assets from Ontario licensed producer Medical Saints Ltd. setting up a competing transaction ...
Aurora Reaffirms Growth Outlook on European Strength
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. issued a business update, reaffirming guidance for sequential growth in net revenue and adjusted EBITDA in fiscal Q2 2027. The company cited the integration of Safari Flower Company and continued ...
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 ...
