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 ...
DEA Opens Schedule III Registration Path for Medical Cannabis Operators
WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Diversion Control Division has launched the application process, making DEA Form 225 available to state-licensed medical Cannabis manufacturers, distributors, and analytical labs. Manufacturers cover cultivation, production, processing, packaging, labeling ...
LA Gives Delinquent Cannabis Operators One More Year
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to delay tax-compliance restrictions that would have blocked more than 100 Cannabis businesses from renewing their licenses at year's end. The decision came down to ...
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 ...
DEA Opens Schedule III Registration Path for Medical Cannabis Operators
WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Diversion Control Division has launched the application process, making DEA Form 225 available to state-licensed medical Cannabis manufacturers, distributors, and analytical labs. Manufacturers cover cultivation, production, processing, packaging, labeling ...
LA Gives Delinquent Cannabis Operators One More Year
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to delay tax-compliance restrictions that would have blocked more than 100 Cannabis businesses from renewing their licenses at year's end. The decision came down to ...
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 ...
DEA Opens Schedule III Registration Path for Medical Cannabis Operators
WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Diversion Control Division has launched the application process, making DEA Form 225 available to state-licensed medical Cannabis manufacturers, distributors, and analytical labs. Manufacturers cover cultivation, production, processing, packaging, labeling ...
LA Gives Delinquent Cannabis Operators One More Year
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to delay tax-compliance restrictions that would have blocked more than 100 Cannabis businesses from renewing their licenses at year's end. The decision came down to ...
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 ...
DEA Opens Schedule III Registration Path for Medical Cannabis Operators
WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Diversion Control Division has launched the application process, making DEA Form 225 available to state-licensed medical Cannabis manufacturers, distributors, and analytical labs. Manufacturers cover cultivation, production, processing, packaging, labeling ...
LA Gives Delinquent Cannabis Operators One More Year
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to delay tax-compliance restrictions that would have blocked more than 100 Cannabis businesses from renewing their licenses at year's end. The decision came down to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ohio Sets New Package and Potency Limits for Cannabis Products
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control adopted the rule, which applies to products intended for direct sale to recreational consumers and medical patients. It generally bars products from exceeding 90% ...
Curaleaf Secures Australian Approval for Medical Cannabis Inhaler, Lists in New Zealand
LONDON – Curaleaf International, part of Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., in partnership with Jupiter Research LLC, announced that its Que Medical Inhalation Device (QMID) has been registered by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as a Class ...
BetterLife Closes $100M Offering for Neurological Drug Pipeline
VANCOUVER – BetterLife Pharma Inc. closed a US$100 million public offering, providing capital to take its lead candidate through Phase I and Phase II clinical trials for cluster headache and migraine. Deep Track Capital led ...
DEA Judge Stalls Cannabis Rescheduling Over Process Gaps Report
WASHINGTON – Federal adult-use Cannabis rescheduling is at a standstill. Again. This time, the trigger is a government audit that found the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have long ...
NCS Analytics Partners with Cannabiz Credit Association on Lending Data
DENVER – NCS Analytics and Cannabiz Credit Association have entered an exclusive agreement that links payment histories to existing operational risk tools. The arrangement targets lenders evaluating licensed Cannabis businesses and aims to give them ...
Vireo Growth Ties Ohio Note to Shares via Put/Call Agreement
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced that it entered a Put/Call Agreement with Battle Green Holdings SR LLC – the current holder of a promissory note originally issued by BG Ohio SPV LLC. The principal ...
BLAZE Rolls Out AI Connector for Cannabis Dispensaries
ANAHEIM – Cannabis retail software provider BLAZE has introduced a new tool that links common AI assistants directly to its platform data. The release aims to let operators query inventory, adjust promotions and manage other ...
Study Finds Strong Consumer Support for State Cannabis QR Codes
LOS ANGELES – Cannabis Public Policy Consulting conducted the study, surveying over 3,000 past-month Cannabis consumers across 33 U.S. jurisdictions with legal medical or adult-use markets. Metrc commissioned the work, though the consulting firm retained ...
Nasdaq’s $5M Delisting Rule: Frozen, Not Finished
WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new Nasdaq listing requirement on July 22, stayed it seven days later after receiving petitions, and on September 11 formally granted those petitions for full ...
Trulieve Secures Exclusive Master Licensing Agreement with Connected
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced a master licensing agreement giving the multi-state Cannabis operator exclusive rights to cultivate, manufacture, and sell Alien Labs and Connected-branded products in both Florida and Texas. The agreement is ...
New Menopause Guide Unlocks the Power of Major Cannabinoids
HONOLULU – As demand for Cannabis and hemp-based wellness products aimed at midlife women continues to grow, a new comprehensive guide by Rare Cannabinoid Company is pushing back against the one-size-fits-all framing that has come ...
Kasvu Therapeutics Raises €30M for Next Generation Neuroplasticity Drugs
HELSINKI – Kasvu Therapeutics, a three-year-old spinout from the University of Helsinki, closed a €30 million Series A to advance its lead compound toward clinical development. The round was led by Hadean Ventures, with participation ...
Aurora Hits Curaleaf with Regulatory Complaint Over Hostile Bid
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. filed an application with the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), asking the regulator to order Curaleaf Holdings Inc. to correct several alleged deficiencies in its hostile takeover bid circular – or ...
RIOCOCO Opens Its Largest Single Production Site in Sri Lanka
KATUPOTHA – RIOCOCO, one of the world's leading manufacturers of coconut coir growing substrates, has opened the largest single coco coir production facility in Sri Lanka, built at its existing base in Katupotha and operational ...
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 ...
