Legal Affairs
From Cherokee to California: The New Bipartisan Crackdown on ‘Kid-Friendly’ Cannabis Marketing
LOS ANGELES- The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) issued fresh guidance this week reminding licensees that marketing, packaging, and labeling that could appeal to minors is strictly prohibited under MAUCRSA. It specifically highlighted bright ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Investors and operators tuned in closely over the past fortnight as political signals rippled through boardrooms and trading floors, underscoring the sector's knack for turning headlines into hard dollars. Federal nods to ...
Target Quietly Enters the THC Beverage Market — As Republicans Push to Recriminalize Hemp
LOS ANGELES- Target — one of America’s largest retailers — has quietly begun stocking THC-infused beverages at select stores in Minnesota, signaling one of the most significant steps yet in the mainstreaming of Cannabis consumer ...
Senate Panel Flags Misleading Cannabis Marketing, Backs Psychedelics Research
LOS ANGELES- The Senate Appropriations Committee released a report accompanying the 2026 agriculture and FDA spending bill that raises concerns over deceptive marketing in the cannabis sector while endorsing expanded federal support for psychedelics research. ...
McConnell Seeks to Close 2018 Hemp “Loophole” in Senate Funding Bill
LOS ANGELES- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is advancing a provision in the FY 2026 agriculture appropriations bill aimed at revising the federal hemp definition to bar products containing any “quantifiable” amount of THC. The action ...
Psilocybin Study Suggests Potential for Longevity Benefits
LOS ANGELES- New preclinical research indicates that psilocybin the active psychoactive compound in psychedelic mushrooms—may significantly extend lifespan in both human cells and aged mice. Published July 8, 2025, in npj Aging, the study found ...
Challenges Emerge Over Kentucky’s Medical Cannabis License Lottery
LOS ANGELES- A coalition of Kentucky-based businesses has filed legal proceedings challenging the fairness and constitutionality of the state’s April 2024 medical cannabis license lottery. The lawsuit, lodged in Jefferson Circuit Court on June 27, ...
From Cherokee to California: The New Bipartisan Crackdown on ‘Kid-Friendly’ Cannabis Marketing
LOS ANGELES- The California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) issued fresh guidance this week reminding licensees that marketing, packaging, and labeling that could appeal to minors is strictly prohibited under MAUCRSA. It specifically highlighted bright ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Investors and operators tuned in closely over the past fortnight as political signals rippled through boardrooms and trading floors, underscoring the sector's knack for turning headlines into hard dollars. Federal nods to ...
Target Quietly Enters the THC Beverage Market — As Republicans Push to Recriminalize Hemp
LOS ANGELES- Target — one of America’s largest retailers — has quietly begun stocking THC-infused beverages at select stores in Minnesota, signaling one of the most significant steps yet in the mainstreaming of Cannabis consumer ...
TerrAscend Issues Special Meeting Materials in Connection with Gage Cannabis Acquisition
NEW YORK and TORONTO - TerrAscend Corp. (CSE:TER) (OTCQX: TRSSF), a leading North American cannabis operator, announced that it has commenced mailing of materials to shareholders of TerrAscend, including the management information circular of the ...
Trulieve Announced Week of Dispensary Reopenings Across Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF), operator (MSO) in the United States, announced the reopening of four dispensaries formerly branded as Harvest House of Cannabis in Jacksonville, Gainesville, Kissimmee, and West ...
PURA Features Hemp Blue Jeans as Validation of Farmersville Hemp Brand Opportunity
DALLAS - Puration, Inc. (USOTC: PURA) is building hemp processing and cultivation partnerships with the intention of establishing an industrial hemp brand cooperative under the Farmersville Hemp Brand name. In the fashion that Sun-Maid Raisins ...
Charlotte’s Web Achieves Organic Certification
DENVER - (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) Charlotte's Web Holdings, Inc., the market leader in full spectrum hemp extract products, announced that its corporate farm acreage, and its 137,000 sq. ft. Louisville, Colo.-based manufacturing and R&D ...
REPORT: Media Insider Shares Cannabis Industry Trends and Maps out Ecosystem
LOS ANGELES– Cannabis has been around and enjoyed by people since the earliest days of civilization, yet it’s been the last few years where we’ve seen and participated in what feels like the greatest leaps ...
Las Vegas Braces For Cannabis Week: October 18th-23rd
LOS ANGELES–The competing MJBizCon and MJ Unpacked conferences & expos make Las Vegas the center of the world for cannabis businesses for one week. “Cannabis Week” runs from October 18th to 23rd, and is expected ...
PharmaCann and LivWell Enlightened Health Announce Planned Merger
CHICAGO & DENVER--PharmaCann, the largest privately held, vertically integrated cannabis company in the United States, and LivWell Enlightened Health, a multi-state cannabis cultivation and retail leader based in Colorado, today announced that they have entered ...
Snoop’s VC Casa Verde Targets Booming European Cannabis Industry
LISBON–US rap artist Snoop Dogg is the co-founder of Casa Verde, a vulture capital (VC) fund based in Los Angeles that focuses on the cannabis industry. He's now turning his attention to Europe. Casa Verde ...
Azuca Introduces Innovation for Infused Chocolate
NEW YORK - Azuca announced its new solution for edibles manufacturers, Azuca Chocolate Activator™ powered by TiME INFUSION™. The patent-pending infusion process is designed to alleviate the challenges of making an infused chocolate for manufacturers, ...
Ayurcann Holdings Corp. Rolls Out Medical Cannabis Strategy
PICKERING, ON - Ayurcann Holdings Corp. (CSE: AYUR) (FSE: 3ZQ0) a Canadian cannabis extraction company focus in the processing of cannabis and hemp for the production of oils and various derivative products, announced that it ...
AceCann Closes $15M in Seed Financing to Produce Organic Flower and Extracts for Europe
LISBON, PORTUGAL - European medical cannabis company AceCann announced the closing of a $15M (USD) round of Seed financing. The funding round was led by venture firm Casa Verde with participation from Portuguese venture capital ...
Treez Enters Colorado Cannabis Market with the Go-Live Implementation of its Cloud Retail Commerce Platform
SAN FRANCISCO - Treez (www.treez.io), a private company and provider of an enterprise cloud platform that streamlines end-to-end commerce in the cannabis market, announced entry into the state of Colorado with the completed implementation of ...
Harborside Announced Planned Commercial-Scale Renewable Energy Microgrid Project
OAKLAND, Calif. - Harborside Inc. (CSE: HBOR), (OTCQX: HBORF) a California-focused, cannabis enterprise, announced plans to install an onsite renewable energy microgrid that is expected to include 4.9 MW of solar panels and 6 MWh ...
Cannabis Brand House TREC Brands to Acquire Licensed Producer Agripharm Corp.
TORONTO - Socially-conscious cannabis brand house TREC Brands announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Agripharm Corp., a licensed producer of consumer cannabis products with existing provincial supply agreements covering 75% of ...
Sana Botanicals, LLC Announced the Launch of FORCE™ 3000mg Full-Spectrum 30ml CBD Tincture at $29.99
JOELTON, Tenn. - Sana Botanicals, LLC's founding member and product marketing specialist, Will Daugherty, announced that Sana Botanicals is releasing their most powerful, full-spectrum CBD tincture at $29.99 retail pricing. After five years of making ...
Maine’s Cannabis Industry Reports $59 million In First Year Of Sales
AUGUSTA– The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy published sales data from the first full year since adult-use sales began. Maine's adult-use cannabis industry reported more than $58 million in sales in its first year of ...
Governor Newsom Vetoes Cannabis Billboard Advertising
SACRAMENTO– A bill attempting to permit advertising cannabis on billboards in California, was vetoed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last Friday. The bill would have allowed cannabis products to be advertised on freeway billboards in most ...
Cannabis Test Kits Start Sale To Parents in Advance of Halloween
SAN DIEGO - A company called Verifique announced they have Halloween cannabis Test Kits. Their service went live the week of October 5, and their kits are aimed at parents across North America in preparation ...
Cannabis Capital Markets Roundup Week Ending October 8th, 2021
NEW YORK- Welcome to the week that was on Highly Capitalzied. Here's a round up of latest financial news moving the cannabis stock markets. Week ending October 8th, 2021. 1) Tilray Inc (NASDAQ:TLRY) Tilray's Q.1 revenue ...
On November 2nd, Detroiters Can Vote Yes on Proposal E To Decriminalize Plant Based Medicine
DETROIT - According to Michigan law, cannabis, psilocybin and other plant based medicines are currently listed as schedule 1 controlled substances. That means you can be arrested and face massive fines and extensive jail time ...
Sunniva Announces Change of Auditor
VANCOUVER, BC - Sunniva Inc. (CSE: SNN) (OTC Pink Sheets: SNNVF) announced that the board of directors of the Company has appointed GreenGrowth, Chartered Professional Accountants, as the Company's new auditor, replacing MNP LLP, Chartered ...
California’s Assembly Bill 45 Formally Permits CBD Sales, Elixinol Upgrades E-commerce Capabilities
SYDNEY - Elixinol Wellness Limited (Elixinol or the Company) (ASX:EXL; OTCQB:ELLXF) is pleased to communicate that Assembly Bill 45 (AB45) was signed into law by Californian Governor, Mr Gavin Newsom on 6 October 2021, establishing ...
Adastra Announces Supply & Purchase Agreement with Sitka Weed Works
LANGLEY, BC - Adastra Holdings Ltd. (CSE: XTRX) (FRA: D2EP) announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Sitka Weed Works Inc. regarding the supply of cannabis grown by Sitka. Sitka is a cultivator and ...
AskGrowers Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month in the Cannabis Industry
NEW YORK - AskGrowers, a website that educates consumers and provides an in-depth introduction to cannabis for newcomers and experienced connoisseurs alike, has interviewed Hispanic leaders in the cannabis industry in honor of Hispanic Heritage ...
Kill Cliff Launches ”The Grapest” CBD Drink With Mishka
LOS ANGELES - Kill Cliff is launching The G.O.A.T., the Grapest of all-time, in an exclusive collaboration with one of the artist consortiums in the world, Mishka. For Kill Cliff, this latest CBD drink is ...
