Legal Affairs
Cannabis Council of Canada Urges Policy Reforms Following Carney’s Election Victory
LOS ANGELES- The Cannabis Council of Canada has extended congratulations to Prime Minister Mark Carney on his recent election victory, while simultaneously calling for immediate policy reforms to support the nation's legal cannabis industry. ...
Former Metrc Executive Alleges Company Enabled Illegal Cannabis Sales in Whistleblower Suit
LOS ANGELES- A former senior executive at Metrc, the leading cannabis compliance tracking company in the U.S., has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit accusing the firm of turning a blind eye to unlawful activity, including ...
Beer Gets Burned, Hemp Drinks Heat Up
New insights from Whitney Economics show hemp beverages could win big as tariffs slam the beer industry The team at Whitney Economics just dropped their latest cannabis and hemp market forecast—and it’s a must-read for ...
High Tide Acquires Majority Stake in German Cannabis Firm
LOS ANGELES- High Tide Inc., a Canadian cannabis enterprise, has acquired a 51% stake in Frankfurt-based pharmaceutical company Purecan for approximately €4.8 million. This strategic move marks High Tide's entry into Germany's medical cannabis market. ...
DEA Judge Cancels Cannabis Rescheduling Hearings
LOS ANGELES- The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has canceled its upcoming hearings on the proposed rescheduling of cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act. Chief Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney issued the cancellation following legal challenges ...
Hemp vs Cannabis Beverages: What’s the Difference, and Why Does It Matter?
LOS ANGELES- Cannabis and hemp beverages markets see rapid growth, but their distinctions remain unclear to many. While both originate from one species, they cater to vastly different audiences, serve distinct purposes, and adhere to ...
The Rise of a New Era of Consumption: Cannabis-Infused Drinks
LOS ANGELES--Cannabis-infused beverages have rapidly gained traction in recent years as a popular alternative to traditional consumption methods such as smoking and vaping. With the increasing legalization of cannabis in the United States and other ...
Cannabis Council of Canada Urges Policy Reforms Following Carney’s Election Victory
LOS ANGELES- The Cannabis Council of Canada has extended congratulations to Prime Minister Mark Carney on his recent election victory, while simultaneously calling for immediate policy reforms to support the nation's legal cannabis industry. ...
Former Metrc Executive Alleges Company Enabled Illegal Cannabis Sales in Whistleblower Suit
LOS ANGELES- A former senior executive at Metrc, the leading cannabis compliance tracking company in the U.S., has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit accusing the firm of turning a blind eye to unlawful activity, including ...
Beer Gets Burned, Hemp Drinks Heat Up
New insights from Whitney Economics show hemp beverages could win big as tariffs slam the beer industry The team at Whitney Economics just dropped their latest cannabis and hemp market forecast—and it’s a must-read for ...
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer Unveils Bill To Federally Decriminalize Cannabis
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., (main picture) announced a sweeping bill on Wednesday to end the ''war on drugs'' and decriminalize cannabis at the federal level, a key milestone signaling shifting attitudes in ...
Red Light Holland Sells Approximately 350,000 Grams of Magic Truffles
TORONTO–Red Light Holland Corp. (CSE: TRIP) (FSE: 4YX), an Ontario-based corporation engaged in the production, growth and sale of a premium brand of magic truffles to the legal, recreational market within the Netherlands, is pleased ...
Vicente Sederberg: Not Your Average Law Firm
DENVER–The booming cannabis industry has come a long way in the last decade. From the early days of adult-use legalization to multimillion dollar mergers and acquisitions, the space has grown exponentially and continues to drive ...
The Israeli Medical Establishment Voices Support For Tikun Olam-Cannbit’s Partnership With HMOs And Hospital
TEL AVIV– Tikun Olam-Cannbit (TASE: TKUN), an Israeli leading medical cannabis company, known for marketing of Clinically studied inflorescence and medical cannabis products, has signed this week an agreement with Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel's second-largest HMO. As ...
GreenBroz Inc. Revolutionizes Customer Experience With Las Vegas R&D Facility and Showroom Launch
LAS VEGAS -- GreenBroz Inc. today announced the opening of its R&D facility and showroom in Las Vegas to the public. This state-of-the-art, 50,000-square-foot facility brings together design, prototyping, production and a showroom under one ...
Inner Spirit Holdings Celebrates Opening 100th Spiritleaf Cannabis Store
CALGARY, AB, - Inner Spirit Holdings Ltd. (CSE: ISH) (OTCQB: INSHF), a Canadian company that has established a national network of Spiritleaf retail cannabis stores, today announced the celebration for the opening of its 100th Spiritleaf ...
Glass House Brands Reports First Quarter 2021 Financial Results
TORONTO–Glass House Brands Inc. (NEO: GLAS.A.U) (NEO: GLAS.WT.U), a vertically integrated cannabis and hemp companies in the U.S. as a final filing requirement to the merger transaction completed June 29, 2021 today reported financial results ...
Kiaro Acquires Cozy Cannabis and Enters Ontario
VANCOUVER, B.C.–Kiaro Holdings Corp. (TSXV: KO), a national omni-channel cannabis retailer and wholesale distributor, is pleased to announce the Company has completed the acquisition of all issued and outstanding shares of Sculthorp SEO Inc., which ...
Global Law Firm Clark Hill Acquires Hoban Law Group To Grow Cannabis Practice
DENVER–International law firm Clark Hill PLC announced last-week that the firm has expanded its Cannabis Industry Group with the addition of eight attorneys and a team of paralegals and support staff from Denver-based, leading cannabis ...
Eaze Launches First Shoppable Cannabis Delivery App for Apple
SAN FRANCISCO–Eaze, the nation’s largest cannabis delivery marketplace, today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind shoppable app for iPhone users. Available for download today via the Apple App Store, the app allows customers to complete ...
Family Office Networks Launches Exclusive Family Office Cannabis Investment Club
PALM BEACH–Family Office Networks announced today the official launch of the exclusive Family Office Cannabis Investment Club as a membership-only group designed to help family offices and other ultra-high net worth investors to get access to ...
Numinus Announces Health Canada Approval of MAPS-Sponsored Open Label Study for MDMA-Assisted Therapy for PTSD
VANCOUVER, BC–Numinus Wellness Inc. (TSXV: NUMI), a mental health care company advancing innovative treatments and safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies, is pleased to announce that Health Canada has cleared the MAPS-sponsored single-arm, open-label safety and feasibility study evaluating MDMA-assisted therapy ...
Terra Tech Merges With Unrivaled And Rebranding As Unrivaled Brands, Inc.
SANTA ANA–Terra Tech Corp. (OTCQX:TRTC) today announced that the Company has successfully completed its merger with UMBRLA, Inc., doing business as Unrivaled. The merger with Unrivaled brings together two California-based companies with combined operations in ...
Curaleaf Appoints Ranjan Kalia As Chief Financial Officer
WAKEFIELD–Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA / OTCQX: CURLF), a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis, announced today that Ranjan Kalia (pictured) will join the company as Chief Financial Officer on July 19, 2021. Kalia ...
The Parent Company Expands Value Vape Offering Launching Fun Uncle Cruisers Vapes with Live Resin
SAN JOSE– TPCO Holding Corp. (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF), a vertically-integrated cannabis company, today announced that it has extended its value product offerings with the introduction of Fun Uncle Cruisers with Live Resin full gram ...
10 Women Cultivators and Business Owners in Cannabis & Why We Should Support Them
MIAMI–The world is male dominated and it shouldn’t be. Women are definitely the backbone and magic in every society in every nation. The two highest IQ scores in history belong to women. In 2018, it ...
France Becomes The First Country to Ban All Five Pesticides Linked to Bee Deaths
PARIS – France, inadvertently, is now leading the world in saving the bees by setting a benchmark in the global effort to save the bees and prevent “ecological Armageddon.'' This is very relevant to cannabis. ...
Nextleaf’s State B To Be Featured On Canada’s ”Dragon’s Den” TV Show
VANCOUVER, B.C.–Nextleaf Solutions Ltd. (CSE: OILS) (OTCQB: OILFF), an extraction company that owns one of the largest portfolios of U.S. patents for the extraction and distillation of cannabinoids, with State B Cannabis Beverage Co. is ...
Chicago’s Green Thumb Industries Acquires Virginia’s Dharma Pharmaceuticals
CHICAGO–Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CSE: GTII) (OTCQX: GTBIF), a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of Rise™ Dispensaries, announced it has closed on its acquisition of Dharma Pharmaceuticals LLC, previously announced on ...
Microdose Psychedelic Insights Closes Oversubscribed Financing Round
TORONTO–Microdose Psychedelic Insights, a privately held media company, announced today that it has closed a seven figure oversubscribed round, Charlie Finnie, Chief Executive Officer of Origin Therapeutics joins as a board member. Investors in this ...
Cardiol Therapeutics’ Board of Directors Appoints Dr. Guillermo Torre-Amione as Chairman
TORONTO- Cardiol Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: CRDL) (OTCQX: CRTPF) (FSE: CT9), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative anti-inflammatory therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Dr. Guillermo Torre-Amione ...
Nature’s Medicines Celebrates 8th Anniversary Hosting Free NORML Expungement Clinics
PHOENIX–The passage of Prop 207 in Arizona last November not only legalized marijuana for adults 21 and over. It also allows eligible people convicted of cannabis violations to erase their criminal records starting July 12, ...
