Legal Affairs
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 ...
Navigating Local Cannabis Regulations: A State-by-State Guide
NEW YORK — Cannabis regulation in the United States functions ...
3WIN Corp Acquires Alchemist Filling Machines
TEMPE - 3WIN Corp., a distributor of CCELL vape hardware and a provider of services to the Cannabis industry, announced it has acquired Alchemist Filling Machines, an Arizona company known for its patent-protected equipment used ...
High Tide Subsidiary Targets Supplier Role in Medicare CBD Pilot
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. has announced that its U.S.-based CBD subsidiary, NuLeaf Naturals, started negotiations with healthcare institutions to supply products for a new federal pilot program that lets certain Medicare beneficiaries receive up ...
Missouri Senate Approves Bill to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate approved the legislation, clearing a measure that would bar the sale of most intoxicating hemp-derived products outside the state’s licensed Cannabis dispensaries. House Bill 2641, known as the Intoxicating ...
3WIN Corp Acquires Alchemist Filling Machines
TEMPE - 3WIN Corp., a distributor of CCELL vape hardware and a provider of services to the Cannabis industry, announced it has acquired Alchemist Filling Machines, an Arizona company known for its patent-protected equipment used ...
High Tide Subsidiary Targets Supplier Role in Medicare CBD Pilot
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. has announced that its U.S.-based CBD subsidiary, NuLeaf Naturals, started negotiations with healthcare institutions to supply products for a new federal pilot program that lets certain Medicare beneficiaries receive up ...
Missouri Senate Approves Bill to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate approved the legislation, clearing a measure that would bar the sale of most intoxicating hemp-derived products outside the state’s licensed Cannabis dispensaries. House Bill 2641, known as the Intoxicating ...
NECANN Returns to Boston as East Coast Cannabis Expansion Accelerates
NEW YORK- The East Coast Cannabis market continues to mature—and NECANN is positioning itself right at the center of that growth. On April 24–25, the 12th Annual New England Cannabis Convention returns to the Hynes ...
3WIN Corp Acquires Alchemist Filling Machines
TEMPE - 3WIN Corp., a distributor of CCELL vape hardware and a provider of services to the Cannabis industry, announced it has acquired Alchemist Filling Machines, an Arizona company known for its patent-protected equipment used ...
High Tide Subsidiary Targets Supplier Role in Medicare CBD Pilot
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. has announced that its U.S.-based CBD subsidiary, NuLeaf Naturals, started negotiations with healthcare institutions to supply products for a new federal pilot program that lets certain Medicare beneficiaries receive up ...
Missouri Senate Approves Bill to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate approved the legislation, clearing a measure that would bar the sale of most intoxicating hemp-derived products outside the state’s licensed Cannabis dispensaries. House Bill 2641, known as the Intoxicating ...
3WIN Corp Acquires Alchemist Filling Machines
TEMPE - 3WIN Corp., a distributor of CCELL vape hardware and a provider of services to the Cannabis industry, announced it has acquired Alchemist Filling Machines, an Arizona company known for its patent-protected equipment used ...
High Tide Subsidiary Targets Supplier Role in Medicare CBD Pilot
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. has announced that its U.S.-based CBD subsidiary, NuLeaf Naturals, started negotiations with healthcare institutions to supply products for a new federal pilot program that lets certain Medicare beneficiaries receive up ...
Missouri Senate Approves Bill to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate approved the legislation, clearing a measure that would bar the sale of most intoxicating hemp-derived products outside the state’s licensed Cannabis dispensaries. House Bill 2641, known as the Intoxicating ...
NECANN Returns to Boston as East Coast Cannabis Expansion Accelerates
NEW YORK- The East Coast Cannabis market continues to mature—and NECANN is positioning itself right at the center of that growth. On April 24–25, the 12th Annual New England Cannabis Convention returns to the Hynes ...
Latino Cannabis Alliance Forms to Unite Nationwide
JERSEY CITY, NJ — The Latino Cannabis Alliance (LCA) today announced its official launch as a national coalition of U.S.-based Latino cannabis advocacy leaders to meet the growing need for organized Latino representation in the ...
Deutsche Bank AG Initiates Coverage of AtaiBeckley
NEW YORK – Deutsche Bank AG has begun formal research coverage of AtaiBeckley Inc., the Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company created from the merger of atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech. David Hoang, a senior equity research ...
Vlasic Labs CBD Products Qualify for CMS Medicare Pilot Program
BLOOMFIELD HILLS – Vlasic Labs announced that its cannabidiol product line meets the qualification standards for a new federal pilot program run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Michigan company’s hemp-derived offerings ...
The Canadian Workaround: Why U.S. Cannabis Companies May Need a Canadian Entity to Restructure
NEW YORK- Cannabis has produced a workaround that shouldn’t exist—but now does. If you’re a U.S. Cannabis company in distress, you can’t reliably rely on U.S. bankruptcy courts. So an emerging playbook is taking shape: ...
Louisiana Bill Would Tap Opioid Settlement Funds for Psychedelic Therapy Studies
BATON ROUGE – Louisiana lawmakers have advanced legislation that would let the state direct money from opioid lawsuit settlements toward clinical research on psychedelic-assisted therapy. Senate Bill 43, sponsored by Sen. Patrick McMath (R), would ...
India Awards First Public Funding for Cannabis Research in More Than 50 Years
NEW DELHI – The Indian government has awarded public funding to a Cannabis genetics project, the first such grant to a private company since the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act took effect in 1985. ...
Charlotte’s Web Reaches Deal with BAT Unit to Convert Debt into Equity
LOUISVILLE – Charlotte’s Web Holdings Inc., the Colorado-based maker of CBD hemp extract products, announced it had reached an agreement with a subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT) to convert a large convertible debenture into ...
New York Celebrates the Five-Year Anniversary of Cannabis Legalization
ALBANY – Governor Kathy Hochul marked the five-year anniversary of New York’s Cannabis legalization measure, reporting $3.3 billion in total retail sales and more than 600 licensed dispensaries operating statewide. The Marihuana Regulation and Taxation ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Cannabis sector has settled into a phase defined by operational discipline rather than continued expansion. While mature markets continue to generate reliable revenues, wholesale price compression and margin erosion have ...
From Survival to Execution: Hall of Flowers Ventura Reflects an Evolving Cannabis Industry
LOS ANGELES- Hall of Flowers Ventura continues to set the standard for what a modern Cannabis industry event should look and feel like—focused, curated, and highly effective. Hall of Flowers Ventura this past March 18 ...
Updated: Europe’s Cannabis Business Events 2026
BERLIN- Europe’s Cannabis market is moving from theory to execution. And the clearest signal is the event calendar. From Berlin to London to Prague, the sequence of events tells a story—not just of geography, but ...
Prohibition Partners Releases Global Medical Cannabis Market Review 2026
LONDON – With medical Cannabis exports increasingly concentrated among a small number of large-scale producers and patient markets advancing at different rates depending on local rules and access models, Prohibition Partners has released its Global ...
Element 7 Schedules Receivership Auction for its Dispensary Portfolio
LOS ANGELES – Element 7 is heading into a court-ordered receivership auction for its portfolio of seven dispensary locations after a breach-of-contract lawsuit. Court-appointed receiver Kevin Singer will conduct the sale on April 1 at ...
LEEF Brands Reports Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – LEEF Brands Inc. released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 financial results, showing the first clear effects of its shift to in-house cultivation at the Salisbury Canyon Ranch in California. In an industry still ...
M&A Heats Up: Kiva Sales & Service and Petalfast Sign LOI to Combine Operations
LOS ANGELES- Kiva Sales & Service (KSS) has signed a letter of intent to combine with Petalfast, marking another consolidation move in California’s Cannabis distribution and sales infrastructure. The proposed transaction would bring together two ...
Georgia Expands Medical Cannabis Program with SB 220: What It Means for Patients and Operators
ATLANTA- The state of Georgia is on the verge of a meaningful shift in its medical Cannabis program. Legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly—Senate Bill 220—would significantly expand the types of Cannabis products available ...
Cheech and Chong Ink Distribution Deal with Breakthru
LOS ANGELES – Cheech and Chong’s Global Holding Company has entered a strategic partnership with Breakthru Beverage Group to bring its line of hemp-derived THC drinks to a much broader audience across key U.S. markets. ...
C-Stores Press Ahead with Hemp-Derived Products as Regulations Tighten
LOS ANGELES – Major convenience store operators keep stocking hemp-derived THC beverages and related items on shelves in states where sales remain legal, even as a federal overhaul set to take effect in November 2026 ...
Auxly Reports Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results
TORONTO – In the Canadian Cannabis industry that continues to reward discipline and brand strength, Auxly Cannabis Group Inc., known for its focus on consumer-packaged goods and leading brands, has posted solid results for the ...
Gilgamesh Pharma Raises $60M to Fund Its Remaining Neuropsychiatric Assets
NEW YORK – Gilgamesh Pharma, the clinical-stage neuroscience company formed last year after AbbVie acquired its predecessor’s lead psychedelic-derived program, announced it had completed an oversubscribed $60 million Series A financing. The round was led ...
The ROI Investors Are Ignoring Within the Cannabis Industry
LOS ANGELES- Industrial hemp has more ROI potential than the medicinal and intoxicating side for a simple reason: industrial hemp is a raw material that can be swapped into enormous existing markets, while medicinal products ...
