Legal Affairs
Verano Elevates James Leventis to Chief Strategy & Compliance Officer
LOS ANGELES- Verano Holdings Corp. Announced the promotion of James Leventis to Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer. Leventis, a licensed attorney with nearly 15 years of experience across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, consulting, and cannabis sectors, has ...
Red Light Holland Taps Scott Melker to Lead Bitcoin Strategy Following Banking Setback
LOS ANGELES- Red Light Holland Corp. an Ontario-based psychedelics company known for its psilocybin truffles, announced a strategic pivot on July 14, 2025: appointing crypto influencer Scott Melker—known as “The Wolf of All Streets”—as Senior Advisor and ...
HYTN Secures Health Canada Drug Licence to Propel Cannabinoid Prescription Drug Pathway
LOS ANGELES- Vancouver-based HYTN Innovations Inc. (CSE: HYTN; OTC Pink: HYTNF) announced on July 14, 2025, that it has been granted a Cannabis Drug Licence (CDL) by Health Canada, effective July 2. This licence enhances HYTN’s existing Drug Establishment Licence ...
atai Life Sciences Initiates Phase 2 Trial of EMP-01 for Social Anxiety Disorder
LOS ANGELES- atai Life Sciences has commenced a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating EMP-01, an oral formulation of R-3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (R-MDMA), for the treatment of social anxiety disorder (SAD). The first patient has been dosed in ...
Village Farms International Reports Q1 2025
LOS ANGELES- Village Farms International Inc. has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, highlighting a strategic pivot towards its cannabis operations and the privatization of certain fresh produce assets. For the ...
Legalization Significantly Reduces Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market
LOS ANGELES- Recent analyses indicate that Canada's legalization of non-medical cannabis in 2018 has substantially shifted consumer spending from illicit to legal markets. Studies report that within five years of legalization, approximately 75% of cannabis ...
New York Cannabis Policy Faces Criticism Amid Regulatory Challenges
LOS ANGELES- Boris Jordan, CEO of Curaleaf Holdings Inc., a multi-state cannabis operator, has publicly criticized New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state cannabis regulators, alleging that current policies are detrimental to established medical cannabis ...
Verano Elevates James Leventis to Chief Strategy & Compliance Officer
LOS ANGELES- Verano Holdings Corp. Announced the promotion of James Leventis to Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer. Leventis, a licensed attorney with nearly 15 years of experience across the healthcare, pharmaceutical, consulting, and cannabis sectors, has ...
Red Light Holland Taps Scott Melker to Lead Bitcoin Strategy Following Banking Setback
LOS ANGELES- Red Light Holland Corp. an Ontario-based psychedelics company known for its psilocybin truffles, announced a strategic pivot on July 14, 2025: appointing crypto influencer Scott Melker—known as “The Wolf of All Streets”—as Senior Advisor and ...
HYTN Secures Health Canada Drug Licence to Propel Cannabinoid Prescription Drug Pathway
LOS ANGELES- Vancouver-based HYTN Innovations Inc. (CSE: HYTN; OTC Pink: HYTNF) announced on July 14, 2025, that it has been granted a Cannabis Drug Licence (CDL) by Health Canada, effective July 2. This licence enhances HYTN’s existing Drug Establishment Licence ...
Analysis: Majority of USA Cannabis Sales is Still Flower (Bud)
SANTA MONICA, Calif–According to studies from the International Journal of Drug Policy, cannabis consumers in the United States and Canada prefer cannabis flower above alternative product formulations. Researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, ...
Analysis: Hemp-Derived CBD Labels Frequently Contain Inaccurate Information.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA- According to research reported in the Journal of Cannabis Research, the true percentage of cannabinoids present in commercially accessible CBD products is frequently misrepresented on their labels. Eighty CBD-derived from hemp products that ...
New Research: College Students Consuming Cannabis Rarely Have Negative Effects Unless Used With Other Drugs
GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA – According to findings published in the Journal of American College Health, college students who use cannabis but not other restricted substances do not appear to be significantly more likely to develop a ...
New Study: Consumers Self-Medicate With Cannabis to Treat Anxiety, Pain, and Depression
QUEBEC–According to statistics found in the Journal of Cannabis Research, the most common reasons Canadians use cannabis for self-medication are to treat pain, anxiety, insomnia, and depression.489 people who admitted to buying cannabis products at ...
Canopy Growth Celebrates Summer with New ‘Just Hits Different’ Beverage Campaign
SMITHS FALLS, ON - Canopy Growth Corporation (TSX: WEED) (NASDAQ: CGC), announced the continued expansion of its cannabis beverage portfolio and a brand campaign that drives awareness of its wide range of cannabis beverages just ...
Akerna Corp. Announces Pricing of $10 Million Public Offering
DENVER - Akerna Corp. (Nasdaq: KERN), enterprise software company and developer of one of the most comprehensive technology infrastructures, ecosystems, and compliance engines powering the global cannabis industry, today announced the pricing of an underwritten ...
MariMed to Launch Betty’s Eddies Brand Into Maine Adult-Use Cannabis Marketplace
NORWOOD, Mass. - MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD), a multi-state cannabis operator focused on improving lives every day, announced a licensing agreement with East Coast Cannabis Company, a cannabis producer and distributer in the Maine Cannabis ...
Global Medical Marijuana Market Anticipated to Garner a Revenue of $33,211.7 Million (2019–2026)
New York, USA - According to a report published by Research Dive, the global medical marijuana market is envisioned to generate a revenue of $33,211.7 million and rise at a CAGR of 27.4% during the ...
Jushi Holdings Inc. Debuts Line of Concentrate Products Using Hydrocarbon Extraction
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Jushi Holdings Inc. (CSE: JUSH) (OTCQX: JUSHF), a multi-state cannabis operator, debuted its first line of concentrates made using hydrocarbon extraction by its brand The Lab™, famous for delivering high-quality, precision ...
Tilray Medical Expands Portfolio of Medical Cannabis Products in the UK
LEAMINGTON, Ontario - Tilray Brands, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY), a global cannabis-lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced that its medical ...
DC Council Unanimously Passes Bill to Allow Residents 21+ To Self-Certify as a Medical Cannabis Patient
Washington, DC - In a major win for cannabis patients, the DC Council voted unanimously to pass the “Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022.” This bill allows individuals 21 years of age and ...
Fast Buds: German Cannabis Legalisation Will Open the Door to Home Cultivation
BARCELONA - In a potentially game-changing development for the cannabis industry, the German government has confirmed its plans to legalise the sale of recreational cannabis in the coming months. The policy, first revealed as part ...
The Cannabis Packaging Market would exceed $356.3 million by 2028
SELBYVILLE, Del. - As per the report published by Global Market Insights Inc., the global Cannabis Packaging Market was estimated at USD 151 million in 2021 and is estimated to surpass a valuation of $356.3 ...
While Cannabis Industry Goes Through Fluctuations, CBD Infused Products Market is Still Booming
PALM BEACH, Fla. - FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary - The CBD skin care market has been steadily growing over the past few years and is projected to continue to rise in the coming years. CBD (known ...
Cronos Group Partners with Geocann to Leverage VESIsorb® Delivery Technology for Faster Absorption
TORONTO - Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON), announce the launch of the first of what is expected to be a range of products, in partnership with Geocann, which will utilize the advanced VESIsorb® ...
Global CBD Wine Market To Flourish At 31% CAGR until 2032
United States, Rockville MD - According to the recently published report by Fact.MR, the global CBD Wine market is estimated at US$ 10.38 Million in 2021 and is projected to procure USD 13.58 Million by ...
Global Horticulture Lighting Market Size, Share & Industry Trends Analysis Report, 2022 – 2028
New York - Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Global Horticulture Lighting Market Size, Share & Industry Trends Analysis Report By Offering, By Technology, By Application, By Cultivation, By Lighting Type, By Installation Type, ...
Ann Shulgin, Pioneer of Psychedelics in Therapy, Dies Age 91
SAN FRANCISCO Ann Shulgin, who co-authored two influential books on the topic and, along with her late husband Alexander Shulgin, pioneered the use of psychedelic chemicals in psychotherapy, has passed away at the age of ...
The Promise of Indigenous Cannabis in New York
By Jessica Reilly –All eyes are on the New York cannabis market. It’s been over a year since cannabis was legalized in New York, but the state has been slow to get things up and ...
At 19.8% CAGR, Global Cannabis Testing Market Size & Share to Surpass US$ 10.86 Billion By 2028
NEW YORK - As per Zion Market Research study, The global cannabis testing market was valued at around USD 1.35 billion in 2021 and is estimated to grow to about USD 10.86 billion by 2028, ...
Charlotte’s Web Announces Shareholder Meeting Voting Results
DENVER - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc. is pleased to announce the results from its 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders held on June 22, 2022 via live audio webcast. Each of ...
Cannabidiol Market Size, Share & Trends and Segment Forecasts, 2022 – 2030
New York - Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Cannabidiol Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Source Type, By Distribution Channel, By End-use, By Region And Segment Forecasts, 2022 - 2030" Cannabidiol ...
Cronos Group Inc. Announces Results of 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
TORONTO - Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) announces that at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 23, 2022 shareholders voting in person or by proxy held in total 265,763,587 common shares ...
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Cases Seeking Workers’ Comp for Medical Cannabis
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The US Supreme Court's justices have declined to take a position on whether or not workers' compensation insurance policies should cover the costs of employees' medical cannabis-related expenses. Following differing opinions from multiple ...
Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. Closes $5 Million Registered Direct Offering
LAVAL, QC - Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: NEPT) (TSX: NEPT), a health and wellness company focused on plant-based, sustainable and purpose-driven lifestyle brands, today announced that it has closed on the previously announced registered ...
