Legal Affairs
Michigan Senate Approved 24% Wholesale Cannabis Tax
LANSING – In a late-night session that stretched into the early hours of Friday, October 3, 2025, the Michigan Senate gave final approval to a sweeping state budget that includes a new 24% wholesale tax ...
Verano Pushes Digital Voting as Postal Strike Disrupts Shareholder Materials
CHICAGO – Verano Holdings Corp. is telling investors to submit votes electronically for its special meeting next month, citing delays from Canada's postal workers strike. The company released a statement warning that physical copies of ...
Psilocybin Review Points to Rapid Relief for Treatment-Resistant Depression
LOS ANGELES – A new systematic review of clinical studies underscores psilocybin's potential to deliver quick and lasting reductions in depressive symptoms, offering a targeted option for patients who see little benefit from standard medications. ...
Cannabis Reform Stalls, Former Republican Calls for Action
LOS ANGELES - Former Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), renowned for his decades-long advocacy for cannabis reform, is sounding the alarm over the Trump administration’s failure to advance federal cannabis policy. The retired congressman, who co-founded ...
Rolling into Wellness 4 in 10 Californians Choose Cannabis, Study Reveals
LOS ANGELES - A comprehensive study conducted by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) reveals that 37% of California adults are current marijuana users, with the vast majority reporting significant health benefits. Published in ...
US Cannabis Industry Poised to Top $123 Billion Economic Impact in 2025
LOS ANGELES–Despite mounting challenges, the U.S. cannabis industry is on track to generate a staggering $123.6 billion in total economic impact in 2025, according to new projections from the MJBiz Factbook. That’s a 9% increase ...
TerrAscend Exits Michigan Market; Bay City–Burton Dispensaries to Close
LOS ANGELES -TerrAscend Corp., a publicly traded multi-state cannabis operator, announced plans to exit its Michigan operations by September 2025. The decision includes closing 20 retail outlets, including dispensaries in Bay City and Burton, along ...
Michigan Senate Approved 24% Wholesale Cannabis Tax
LANSING – In a late-night session that stretched into the early hours of Friday, October 3, 2025, the Michigan Senate gave final approval to a sweeping state budget that includes a new 24% wholesale tax ...
Verano Pushes Digital Voting as Postal Strike Disrupts Shareholder Materials
CHICAGO – Verano Holdings Corp. is telling investors to submit votes electronically for its special meeting next month, citing delays from Canada's postal workers strike. The company released a statement warning that physical copies of ...
Psilocybin Review Points to Rapid Relief for Treatment-Resistant Depression
LOS ANGELES – A new systematic review of clinical studies underscores psilocybin's potential to deliver quick and lasting reductions in depressive symptoms, offering a targeted option for patients who see little benefit from standard medications. ...
AF Life Sciences Announces Strategic Brand Partnership with Global Cannabis Advocate, Cheech Marin
DENVER - Today, AF Life Sciences announced a Strategic Manufacturing, Marketing, and Global Distribution Partnership with Cheech Marin, an actor, writer, comedian, and cannabis advocate who came to fame in the comedy and movie scenes ...
bioMérieux Gets AOAC INTERNATIONAL Approval for PCR Multiplex Detection of STEC and Salmonella in Cannabis Flower
CHICAGO - bioMérieux, a company in the field of in vitro diagnostics, announced that it has received AOAC INTERNATIONAL Performance Tested MethodSM approval for its GENE-UP® PRO STEC / Salmonella assay, for the simultaneous enrichment ...
Body and Mind Commences Michigan Vertical Market Expansion
LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, BC - Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM) (OTCQB: BMMJ) , an operator focused on limited license markets, pleased to report plans to enter the Michigan market with fully funded dispensary, ...
Redbird Bioscience Opens One of Oklahoma’s Largest Cannabis Extraction and Processing Facilities
STILWELL, Okla. - Redbird Bioscience, an Oklahoma-based licensed medical cannabis operator that produces pharmaceutical-grade products for patients, announced the completion of the Company's 7,890 sq ft extraction and processing facility and the hiring of Marcus ...
DaiLeaf Launches Customer Focused Website
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - DaiLeaf, an online platform for cannabis shopping, offers customers the ability to source marijuana products from dispensaries in their area and have them delivered directly to their door. Offering daily service, DaiLeaf ...
Rose Mary Jane, Women Empowered, Social Equity Cannabis Retailer Opens Its First East Coast Dispensary in Portland, ME
PORTLAND, Maine - Rose Mary Jane, a women empowered, social equity cannabis retailer and force for caring for people, plant and planet, opened its first East coast, adult-use retail location this past weekend at 327 ...
Radiant Canna Launches Line of Marley Natural® Cannabis Products at Hall of Flowers Show
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Radiant Canna announced it is launching new flower lines of their exclusive Marley Natural® cannabis at the Hall of Flowers Show in Santa Rosa on September 22nd and 23rd. Radiant is ...
Hall of Flowers, California’s Uniquely Hip B2B Trade Show, Returns
OAKLAND–On September 22 and 23, thousands of cannabis buyers, producers, and media will descend upon the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa for the return of Hall of Flowers. This must-attend event, celebrating its fourth ...
Adastra Holdings Completes Acquisition of Phyto Extractions
LANGLEY, BC - Adastra Holdings Ltd. (formerly Phyto Extractions Inc.) (CSE: XTRX) (FRA: D2EP), announced the completion of its previously-announced acquisition of privately held 1204581 B.C. Ltd., doing business as Phyto Extractions, the owner of ...
Kiva Sales and Service Announces Strategic Partnership With CLSICS
ALAMEDA, Calif. - Kiva Sales and Service (KSS), the industry-leading sales and distribution platform offering dispensaries a complete suite of best in class brands, formally announced today its partnership with CLSICS. Carefully crafted and perfectly ...
TOQi to Unveil New White Wireless Charging Cannabis 510 Vaporizer Battery in First-of-its-Kind Augmented Reality Booth at Hall of Flowers
TORONTO - TOQi Technologies (mytoqi.com), creators of cannabis technology products, will showcase its new white TOQi 510 Wireless Vaporizer and white TOQi 510 Dab Cartridge during Hall of Flowers in Santa Rosa, Calif. September 22-23, ...
GrowGeneration Corp. Appoints Eula Adams to Board of Directors
DENVER - GrowGeneration Corp. (NASDAQ: GRWG), the chain with specialty hydroponic and organic garden centers, announced that Eula Adams has been elected to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Adams served most recently as ...
Extract Labs Analytics Services Certified by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
BOULDER, Colo.- Extract Labs Analytics Services is now certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) to conduct hemp compliance testing. An established leader in the cannabis industry, the lab is only ...
The Highly endorsed CBD Science Group announced EIS investment opportunity, helping advance Cannabis based treatments for cancer pain.
LONDON - CBD Science Group PLC announced an EIS Approved Series A funding round, on the Crowd for Angels platform. The Series A Funding is a raise of £2 million at £0.50 per share on ...
Harvest of Ohio Opens Medical Dispensary in Athens
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Harvest of Ohio, LLC, the female minority-led, vertically-integrated cannabis operator in Ohio, announced the opening of a new medical dispensary in Athens, Ohio. The dispensary began serving patients on a limited basis ...
High Tide Announced Opening of Canna Cabana Retail Cannabis Store in Guelph
CALGARY, AB - High Tide Inc. (TSXV: HITI) (Nasdaq: HITI) (FSE: 2LYA), a retail-focused cannabis company enhanced by the manufacturing of proprietary and licensed consumption accessories, announced that its Canna Cabana retail cannabis store located ...
Cannabis for a Higher Purpose
SACRAMENTO, Calif., - Patrick Wlaznak, President of Soulshine Development Group, Inc (dba Soulshine Cannabis), a privately held company, announced a new partnership with California cannabis processor, Khemia Manufacturing Group, Inc. Soulshine Cannabis is launching its ...
PHCO2 Ingredients Available through Distribution Partnership with Open Book Extracts
SACO, Maine - PHCO2, announced a distribution partnership with Open Book Extracts (OBX). The agreement includes distribution of all of PHCO2's USDA-Certified Organic ingredients with all natural minor cannabinoids. "We see this partnership as a ...
Fluent by Cansortium Opens New Dispensary in Fruitland Park, Florida
MIAMI - Fluent by Cansortium Inc. (CSE: TIUM.U) (OTCQX: CNTMF) , a vertically-integrated cannabis company operating under the Fluent™ brand, announced the opening of Fluent Fruitland Park, the Company's 27th retail location in Florida. The ...
Flourish Software Receives SOC 2 Type II Report Setting the Standard for Enterprise Grade Software for Cannabis, CBD and Hemp Industry Clients Nationwide
ATLANTA - Flourish Software, a seed-to-sale tracking and supply chain management software solution enterprise built for regulated cannabis, CBD, and hemp cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, is pleased to announce it has now received its ...
Restorative Botanicals Awarded USDA Organic Certification for CBD-Rich Hemp Oil Products
BOULDER, Colo. - Restorative Botanicals, company in the cannabinoid-rich hemp product category, is pleased to announced that it has added the USDA Organic certification to its long list of independent, third-party certifications that include cGMP ...
Harvest Opens Thirteenth Florida Dispensary In Kissimmee
PHOENIX - Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (CSE: HARV, OTCQX: HRVSF), a vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S., announced the opening of a new medical dispensary in Kissimmee, Florida. Harvest of ...
Sundial Launches First Canadian Caviar Cone Under Top Leaf Brand
CALGARY, AB - Sundial Growers Inc. (NASDAQ: SNDL), a Canadian licensed producer that crafts premium cannabis, has launched Caviar Cones, its newest product innovation, under the award-winning Top Leaf brand. The Forbidden Lemon Caviar Cones ...
CBD Coffee Pioneer Ready to Shake Up the Category with $2 Million Series A Round
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Flower Power Coffee Company is poised to seize leadership in the explosive CBD coffee category, announcing plans to raise USD $2M in Series A Capital for expanding sales operations, marketing and channel ...
Audacious Expands California Footprint with Retail Acquisition and EAZE Distribution Partnership
LAS VEGAS - CEO Terry Booth announced: Australis Capital Inc., operating as AUDACIOUS (CSE: AUSA) (OTC: AUSAF) today announced the Company entered into a binding terms sheet on September 14, 2021 to acquire 100% of ...
