Legal Affairs
Missouri Evaluates Cannabis Market Health
LOS ANGELES- The state of Missouri has initiated a comprehensive evaluation of its cannabis industry, commissioning a study to assess market health and inform decisions on the potential issuance of additional cannabis facility licenses. In ...
Seth Yatakan Announced as Keynote Speaker for LinkedLive CannabizCon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2025 Cannabis Powerbroker Seth Yakatan to Deliver Keynote Address at Highly Capitalized Network’s Groundbreaking Virtual Business Summit, LinkedIn Live HCN CannabizCon LOS ANGELES, CA – Highly Capitalized Network (HCN) is ...
UK Reports 90% Reduction in Mail-Order Cannabis Imports from Thailand
LOS ANGELES- The United Kingdom has reported a 90% decrease in cannabis shipments arriving by mail from Thailand during the first quarter of 2025. This significant decline follows enhanced cooperation between UK and Thai authorities ...
Rastafarians Lead Caribbean Cannabis Boom
LOS ANGELES- In recent years, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has witnessed a transformative shift in its cannabis industry, particularly benefiting Rastafarian farmers who have long regarded the plant as sacred. Historically, these cultivators ...
Florida’s Cannabis Market Sees Shift as Smaller Operators Capture Market Share
LOS ANGELES- In Florida's evolving medical cannabis landscape, smaller operators are making significant inroads, challenging the dominance of established multi-state operators (MSOs). Despite the state's stringent vertical integration requirements—which mandate that Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers ...
Hawaii Lawmakers Renew Push to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis with Constitutional Amendment Proposal
LOS ANGELES- Hawaii lawmakers introduced House Bill 519, proposing a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational cannabis for adults aged 21 and over. The bill seeks to amend Article IX of the Hawaii State Constitution, allowing ...
Tacoma City Council Decriminalizes Natural Psychedelics
LOS ANGELES- The Tacoma City Council in Washington State unanimously approved a resolution to decriminalize natural psychedelics, including substances containing tryptamines, phenethylamines, and indolamines. This legislative action designates the enforcement of laws against these entheogenic ...
Missouri Evaluates Cannabis Market Health
LOS ANGELES- The state of Missouri has initiated a comprehensive evaluation of its cannabis industry, commissioning a study to assess market health and inform decisions on the potential issuance of additional cannabis facility licenses. In ...
Seth Yatakan Announced as Keynote Speaker for LinkedLive CannabizCon
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2025 Cannabis Powerbroker Seth Yakatan to Deliver Keynote Address at Highly Capitalized Network’s Groundbreaking Virtual Business Summit, LinkedIn Live HCN CannabizCon LOS ANGELES, CA – Highly Capitalized Network (HCN) is ...
UK Reports 90% Reduction in Mail-Order Cannabis Imports from Thailand
LOS ANGELES- The United Kingdom has reported a 90% decrease in cannabis shipments arriving by mail from Thailand during the first quarter of 2025. This significant decline follows enhanced cooperation between UK and Thai authorities ...
AUDACIOUS Signs Term Sheet with Thailand-Based Golden Triangle Health to Drive Entry into the Asia-Pacific Cannabis Market
LAS VEGAS - Terry Booth, CEO, of AUDACIOUS (CSE: AUSA) (OTC: AUSAF), announced that the Company has entered into a term sheet in regards to the formation of a strategic partnership with Golden Triangle Health ...
Sweet Flower Partners with Safe-Reach to Revolutionize Ecommerce Analytics
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Sweet Flower uses NOMAD's end-to-end, deterministic marketing attribution across all digital channels to understand product sales trends, customer acquisition insights, and revenue oriented success strategies across all paid digital marketing channels ...
EVIO, Inc. Announced Diversification into Blockchain
HENDERSON, Nev.- EVIO, Inc. (OTC: EVIO) announced that the company is diversifying into the blockchain space. The company has identified a substantial opportunity to generate return on capital through engagement of strategic investments in blockchain ...
Xebra Commenced Pre-trial Cannabis Cultivation in the Netherlands
VANCOUVER, BC - Xebra Brands Ltd. (XBRA: CSE) (9YC: FSE), a cannabis company, announced that it has commenced its pre-trial cultivation of cannabis in the Netherlands. As 1 of only 5 companies to be selected ...
Microdose Psychedelic Insights Launches First Wonderland Miami Psychedelic Conference
TORONTO–Microdose Psychedelic Insights are having their inaugural psychedelic medicine real-world event, Wonderland: Miami. Wonderland: Miami will bring together an impressive group of global psychedelic medicine leaders, including scientists and researchers, investors and entrepreneurs, therapists and ...
First-Of-Its-Kind Research Planned In Australia On How Psilocybin Treats Anxiety
SYDNEY–Australian researchers plan the world's first study into whether magic mushrooms can help treat general anxiety. They plan to recruit participants with general anxiety disorder sometime next year. Incannex Healthcare will work with Monash University ...
The Green Organic Dutchman Enters Into a Definitive Agreement To Grow Through A Strategic Acquisition
TORONTO - The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (CSE: TGOD) (US-OTC: TGODF), a producer of certified organically grown cannabis, announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement under which TGOD, will acquire all ...
Lipidor submits new patent application and expands collaboration with Cannassure
STOCKHOLM - Lipidor AB (publ) (Nasdaq First North Growth Market: LIPI) announced that the collaboration agreement with Cannassure Therapeutics has expanded to include a new patent family covering new innovative AKVANO® topical compositions. Lipidor submitted ...
California’s Cannabis Delivery Service Introduced Management Services for Cannabis License Holders
IRVINE, Calif. - Rooted Group, having made up nearly 25% of all cannabis delivery services in California, is now aimed at helping already existing cannabis operators with their administrative and logistical infrastructure. Effective immediately, Rooted ...
Kiaro Announced Closing of $3.75 Million Brokered Private Placement
VANCOUVER - Kiaro Holdings Corp. (TSXV: KO) a Canadian cannabis retailer and distributor, announced that further to its news release on September 30, 2021, that it has completed the previously announced private placement of 3,759 ...
Cannabis Dispensary Josephine & Billie’s Opens Its Doors As a First-of-Its-Kind Retail & Educational Experience for Women of Color in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Cannabis brand and retail concept Josephine & Billie's announced the official opening of its inaugural Los Angeles location. The first of its kind in the United States and officially opening to the ...
HCN Investigates: 7 Reasons Why Cannabis Is Flourishing in Israel
TEL AVIV - Highly Capitalized investigates the rise of cannabis in Israel. Israel has been a center of research and development for cannabis since the 1960's. Although, like every other country including the USA, Israel ...
Sunstream Provides $100MM Acquisition Credit Facility to Jushi Holdings
LOS ANGELES– Jushi Holdings, a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator, entered into definitive documentation in respect of a $100 million senior secured credit facility from a portfolio company of SunStream Bancorp, a joint venture sponsored by ...
Patrick Atagi Named President and CEO of NIHC
WASHINGTON - The National Industrial Hemp Council (NIHC) Board of Directors announced that Patrick Atagi has been named President and CEO of the hemp industry's only Washington, D.C.-based trade association. The NIHC continues to grow ...
Medically Correct Launches New Line of Nové Luxury Gummies in Colorado
DENVER - Medically Correct, the edible company in Colorado and the makers of incredibles, released four new gummy flavors as part of new luxury edibles brand, Nové. Nové Luxury Gummies were developed to be an ...
Charlotte’s Web Launches Pet Chew for Dogs with Sensitive Skin
DENVER - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., the company in hemp extract products announced the newest addition to its pet product line: Charlotte's Web™ Skin Health & Allergy Support Chews for dogs ...
Wellfounded Botanicals and Scent Beauty launch CBD Fragrance
NEW YORK - Wellfounded Botanicals, an eco-friendly and woman-owned cannabis wellness brand launched a luxury CBD Eau de Parfum in partnership with Scent Beauty, Inc., a DTC-centric, omnichannel developer of a diversified portfolio of culturally ...
Dr. Hemp Launches E-Commerce Website
ONTARIO, Calif. - Dr. Hemp announced that they have launched their E-Commerce Website. Customers over the age of 21 can order CBD Pre-Rolls online and experience the difference. Dr. Hemp ensures customers get an enriching ...
Xebra’s Shares Now Listed on The Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Applications Submitted to Trade in The United States
VANCOUVER, BC - Xebra Brands Ltd. (CSE: XBRA) (FSE: 9YC), a cannabis company, announced it has commenced trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the trading symbol 9YC. The common shares of Xebra are now ...
Rise In Demand For Cannabis Is Expected To Continue Through 2027 Driving the Cultivation Industry
Palm Beach, Fl., - FinancialNewsMedia.com News Commentary - Recreational marijuana, medical marijuana and hemp cultivation has been steadily growing the last few years and is expected to continue for several years to come. The global ...
Luxembourg Becomes First Country in Europe to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis
LUXEMBOURG CITY– The tiny country of Luxembourg is set to become the first European nation to legalize the growing and use of cannabis, the government announced in a statement on Friday. The new initiative allows for ...
CWCBExpo New York Conference: A Forum for Cannabis Businesses & Investors: November 4-6
NEW YORK– New York, and the tri-state area, is primed to become a business epicenter for the legalized cannabis and hemp industry, and the CWCBExpo (Cannabis World Congress & Business Exposition), November 4-6 at the ...
Balanced Health Botanicals™ Launches Synergy Collection
DENVER - Balanced Health Botanicals™ (BHB), a family of hemp-derived CBD brands including their flagship brand CBDistillery, announced the launch of their Synergy Collection, which consists of the brand's first ever CBD + Functional Mushroom ...
Curaleaf Announces Sale of Whole Flower in New York For Its Four Locations
WAKEFIELD, Mass. - Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) , an international provider of consumer products in cannabis, announced that its initial batches of New York whole flower have cleared testing by third party ...
Michigan Chamber of Commerce Applauds House Committee Approval of Michigan Cannabis Safety Act
LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Chamber of Commerce applauded the House Regulatory Reform Committee's approval of the Michigan Cannabis Safety Act, which would help improve safety and ensure fairness in Michigan's growing cannabis industry. The ...
