Legal Affairs
Week In Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Wrapping up the first half of September 2025, it's worth noting that the Cannabis & Psychedelics industries continue proving their resilience amid political uncertainty and turbulent market dynamics. From stock rallies signaling ...
Former Arizona Senator Sinema Advocates Ibogaine Research Post-Treatment
LOS ANGELES – Former U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona shared details of her personal encounter with ibogaine during a recent appearance on CNN. Speaking with Jake Tapper, Sinema highlighted her push for expanded research into ...
Europe’s Medical Cannabis Sector Shows Steady Expansion
LOS ANGELES – Prohibition Partners’ report indicates that Europe's medical Cannabis market could hit approximately €1.4 billion this year, driven by demand in key countries like Germany and the United Kingdom. Analysts point to a ...
The DEA’s Time‑Warp Appointment: Terrance Cole and the Revival of “Reefer Madness”
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Terrance Cole, the newly confirmed Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator, brings a worldview rooted in 1980s-era drug hysteria—one that dismisses decades of research, economic gains from cannabis legalization, and evolving public opinion. ...
Texas Governor Backs Regulation Over Ban in Hemp THC Showdown
DALLAS —Texas Governor Greg Abbott has drawn a firm line in the sand when it comes to the future of the hemp industry in the Lone Star State. In a public statement on July 22, ...
Single Psilocybin Dose Shows Promise in Easing OCD Symptoms, Study Finds
LOS ANGELES – In a pioneering study, researchers from the University of Hertfordshire and Imperial College have uncovered the potential of psilocybin to alleviate symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Published in Comprehensive Psychiatry on July ...
Glass House Raid Sparks Industry Fears and Rival Tensions
LOS ANGELES – Highly Capitalized Network-HCN is closely monitoring the unfolding developments following the July 10, 2025, when federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) stormed Glass House ...
Week In Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Wrapping up the first half of September 2025, it's worth noting that the Cannabis & Psychedelics industries continue proving their resilience amid political uncertainty and turbulent market dynamics. From stock rallies signaling ...
Former Arizona Senator Sinema Advocates Ibogaine Research Post-Treatment
LOS ANGELES – Former U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona shared details of her personal encounter with ibogaine during a recent appearance on CNN. Speaking with Jake Tapper, Sinema highlighted her push for expanded research into ...
Europe’s Medical Cannabis Sector Shows Steady Expansion
LOS ANGELES – Prohibition Partners’ report indicates that Europe's medical Cannabis market could hit approximately €1.4 billion this year, driven by demand in key countries like Germany and the United Kingdom. Analysts point to a ...
Powering Possibilities With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
CALGARY, AB, Nov. 2022. Sean "Diddy" Combs announced today that he has agreed to purchase the planned divestiture of assets in New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts from Cresco Labs Inc. and Columbia Care Inc. This ...
Dutchie Founders Ross & Zach Lipson Leave Dutchie
BEND, Oregon–According to a press release, Ross and Zach Lipson, who co-founded the privately held Oregon company, have resigned from their positions of leadership, and the board of directors has selected a new chief executive ...
Medical Cannabis Market Size to Hit USD 33,210.21 Million by 2027 at 18.14% CAGR
New York - Medical Cannabis Market Trends and Insights By Product Type (Solid, Dissolvable/Powders, Oil & Ointment, Creams), Derivative (Cannabidiol, Tetrahydrocannabinol), Route of Administration (Inhalation, Oral, Topical), Application (Pain Management, Neurological Health Management, Mental Health ...
Innovation and technology, pillars of success for PuraVerde Cannabis
What are some of the factors that can help predict if a cannabis company will be successful long term? This is a very hard question to answer nowadays, considering that the US is heading to ...
Akerna Flash Report: Halloween Weekend Cannabis Sales Total $249.6 Million
DENVER - Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software company and the developer of one of the comprehensive technology infrastructures, ecosystems, and compliance engines powering the global cannabis industry, announced that US cannabis shoppers spent a ...
NIHC Urges FDA To Approve Hemp Seed for Animal Feed
WASHINGTON, Nov, 2022 The National Industrial Hemp Council of America (NIHC) President and CEO Patrick Atagi sent a letter today to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf urging approval of hemp seed as an animal feed ingredient. The letter ...
Industry Disruption One Lipid At A Time? Meet Impact Naturals
It doesn't come very often the opportunity to completely revolutionize and disrupt not one, not two, but at least three industries at the same time, with a simple yet efficacious technology developed by an A ...
Global Cannabis Market Size Expected To Reach $489 Billion By 2027 At A CAGR Of 24.6%
PALM BEACH, Fla. - The legal cannabis business is expected to generate billions of dollars as Investor confidence has grown as more countries legalize cannabis and use rises. According to Emergen Research, a recent study, ...
Seizures of Contraband and Unauthorized Items at the Regional Reception Centre
SAINTE-ANNE-DES-PLAINES, QC - Between October 28 and 30, 2022, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, contraband and unauthorized items were seized at the Regional Reception Centre, a multi-level security federal institution. The ...
Charlotte’s Web Enters Strategic Alliance with Tilray for Manufacturing and Distribution in Canada
DENVER and LEAMINGTON - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., the market leader in cannabidiol hemp extract wellness products, and Tilray Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLRY) (TSX: TLRY), Canadian cannabis consumer packaged goods company, ...
PuraVerde: Maximizing efficiency in Cannabis
For anyone in cannabis, it is very well known that this is one of the most volatile, rapidly evolving industries in America, particularly for investors and operators. The regulatory landscape and the fact that ...
SAFE Banking Act Could Transform the Cannabis Industry as Demand Continues to Climb
PALM BEACH, Fla. - FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary - The remaining months of the lame-duck Congress could be shaping up to be the most wonderful time of the year for the U.S. marijuana industry, although insiders ...
Wonderland: Psychedelic conferences. Presented by Microdose
The psychedelic industry is heating up. Studies on the efficacy of compounds like psilocybin, DMT, and ketamine on a variety of illnesses and chronic mental health conditions continue to ramp up. Start-ups and established biomedical ...
Gage Cannabis Announces Fourth Social Equity Grant Recipient
DETROIT - Gage Cannabis, a subsidiary of TerrAscend Corp. and a high-quality cannabis brand and operator in Michigan, today announced its fourth social equity grant recipient, Midwest CannaNurses. MCN is a Detroit-based minority-owned holistic health ...
Can we use CBD to treat ASD symptoms?
It is known that Cannabidiol (CBD) and THC/CBD formulations are now being studied and used to better manage Autism symptoms. Autism, or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental condition most commonly diagnosed during infancy, ...
Does The Employee Retention Tax Credit Enable Cannabis Companies to Receive Tax Relief?
SAN DIEGO– Cannabis companies were deemed ‘’essential services’’ in the COVID-19 pandemic. But that didn't translate into access to the wealth of government grants that were made available to non-cannabis companies. Restrictions imposed by Section ...
The Parent Company Provides Strategic Corporate Update
SAN JOSE, Calif. - TPCO Holding Corp. or The Parent Company (NEO: GRAM) (OTCQX: GRAMF), a consumer-focused California cannabis company, today announced that it has elected to outsource certain aspects of its cultivation and manufacturing ...
