Legal Affairs
Chinese Gangs Exploit Farm Bill Loophole, Fueling Illicit Cannabis Spread Across the States
LOS ANGELES – Chinese criminal syndicates have seized on a flaw in the 2018 Farm Bill to flood American markets with illegal high-THC Cannabis disguised as legal hemp, creating a shadow economy that rivals major ...
Switzerland Advances Draft for Regulated Cannabis Sales with Centralized Online Distribution
BERN – Switzerland has released a draft proposal for legalizing adult-use Cannabis, featuring a tightly controlled system that includes one authorized online retailer alongside licensed brick-and-mortar stores. The plan, now open for public input through ...
GTI Opens Rise Dispensaries in Minnesota, Expanding Access to Adult-Use Cannabis Buyers
CHICAGO – Green Thumb Industries (GTI) announced opening its Rise dispensaries across Minnesota, marking a key step in the state's shift to broader access for adult consumers. The move comes two years after lawmakers approved ...
North Carolina Governor Proposes Cannabis Legalization to Curb Unregulated Hemp Market
LOS ANGELES- North Carolina Governor Josh Stein (D) has urged legalization and regulation of adult-use cannabis to address growing public health concerns surrounding the state’s unregulated hemp-derived THC market. In a video posted on X, ...
Michigan Dispensary Agrees to $205K Settlement Over Withheld Tip Dispute
LOS ANGELES- A Michigan-based cannabis dispensary chain, Timber Cannabis, has agreed to pay $205,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by employees claiming management withheld customer tips. While the company did not admit to any wrongdoing, ...
GOP Panel Requests Review of Cannabis Rescheduling by Biden Administration
LOS ANGELES- A Republican-led congressional subcommittee is urging a formal investigation into the Biden administration’s handling of the federal cannabis rescheduling process. The request, made in a report accompanying the fiscal year 2026 funding bill ...
U.S. Whiskey Consumption Slows as Cannabis and Wellness Trends Gain Traction
LOS ANGELES- Brown‑Forman Corp., producer of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey, cites three primary factors contributing to reduced whiskey consumption in the U.S.: increasing cannabis use, the popularity of GLP‑1 weight‑loss medications, and softer demand among ...
Chinese Gangs Exploit Farm Bill Loophole, Fueling Illicit Cannabis Spread Across the States
LOS ANGELES – Chinese criminal syndicates have seized on a flaw in the 2018 Farm Bill to flood American markets with illegal high-THC Cannabis disguised as legal hemp, creating a shadow economy that rivals major ...
Switzerland Advances Draft for Regulated Cannabis Sales with Centralized Online Distribution
BERN – Switzerland has released a draft proposal for legalizing adult-use Cannabis, featuring a tightly controlled system that includes one authorized online retailer alongside licensed brick-and-mortar stores. The plan, now open for public input through ...
GTI Opens Rise Dispensaries in Minnesota, Expanding Access to Adult-Use Cannabis Buyers
CHICAGO – Green Thumb Industries (GTI) announced opening its Rise dispensaries across Minnesota, marking a key step in the state's shift to broader access for adult consumers. The move comes two years after lawmakers approved ...
Pantry Food Co. Blends Functional Mushrooms, Adaptogens and Cannabis in NEW Good Day and Nite Bites
LOS ANGELES–Pantry Food Co., a functional cannabis-infused food brand created with wellness top of mind, has introduced new Superfood Bites. The new Good Day Bites and Nite Bites boldly blend nutrition and cannabis, harnessing the benefits of CBD, CBN, THC ...
Surfside Raises $4 Million for its Cannabis Data Activation Platform
NEW YORK -- Surfside, marketing platform turning first party customer data into personalized marketing for the cannabis industry, today announced it has raised $4 million in Seed funding. Casa Verde led the round and Karan Wadhera, the firm's ...
Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results
PHOENIX -- Harvest Health & Recreation Inc. (CSE: HARV, OTCQX: HRVSF), a vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S., today reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter 2021. All financial information is provided in U.S. dollars ...
AWH Announces Q2 2021 Financial Results
NEW YORK, - Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH), a vertically integrated multi-state cannabis operator focused on bettering lives through cannabis, today reported its financial results for Q2 2021, which ended June 30, 2021. ...
The Parent Company Takes First Steps For US Stock Market Listing
SAN JOSE–The Parent Company/ TPCO (NEO: GRAM.U) (OTCQX: GRAMF), announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission to register the Company's common shares and ...
Tryp Therapeutics Partners with Calvert Labs to Conduct Exploratory Studies for Proprietary Psilocybin Formulations
SAN DIEGO Tryp Therapeutics (CSE:TRYP; OTCQB:TRYPF), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing psilocybin-based compounds for diseases with unmet medical needs through accelerated regulatory pathways, announced today an agreement with Calvert Labs to design and execute ...
Cannabis-Oriented SPAC Choice Consolidation Upgrades To OTCQX Best Market
Choice Consolidation Corp. (NEO: CDXX) (OTCQX:CDXXF), a cannabis-focused special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. The New York company upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink market and began trading on Monday under the ...
Greenlane Holdings Announces $32 Million Registered Direct Offering Priced At-The-Market Under Nasdaq Rules
BOCA RATON–Greenlane Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNLN), a global house of brands and one of the largest sellers of premium cannabis accessories, child-resistant packaging, and specialty vaporization products, today announced it has entered into definitive agreements ...
4Front Ventures Corp. Closes on the First Phase of an Up to 558K Sq. Ft. Cultivation and Production Facility in Illinois
PHOENIX, - 4Front Ventures Corp. (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF), a vertically integrated, multi-state cannabis operator and retailer, announced the first closing of a multiphase expansion project to build an up to 558,000 sq. ft. cultivation and ...
Leafly To Go Public Through Business Combination With Merida Merger
SEATTLE and NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2021-- Leafly Holdings Inc., the online cannabis discovery marketplace and resource for cannabis consumers, and Merida Merger Corp. I (NASDAQ: MCMJ) , a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by ...
Akerna Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2021
DENVER–Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software technology provider and developer in the cannabis industry, today reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. "Our second quarter results continued the momentum in ...
A LIFE IN A DAY: Luc Van Poelje: Psychedelic Industry Personalities
LUC VAN POELJE is the founder of Psychedelic Insights. Luc is their lead psychedelic guide, working with patients who come to him to find solutions. Solutions to often intractable mental health issues. Based in the ...
Chicago Atlantic Provides $10 Million Credit Facility to Silverpeak Holdings
CHICAGO–Green Ivy Capital, LLC, an affiliate of Chicago Atlantic Advisers, LLC, announced today it funded a new $10 million senior secured term loan facility for Silverpeak Holdings, LLC, a vertically integrated operator in Colorado. The Term ...
Sourcelight Combines CBD and Immunity Support in an All Natural, Sugar-Free Lollipop
NEW YORK–Everyone one loves lollies and everyone likes to feel great! To meet growing consumer demands for healthy, functional, all natural products, Feel Well Lollys developed a low calorie treat that delivers a powerful 50mg ...
US Cannabis Council Elects Akerna CEO, Jessica Billingsley, as Board Chair
DENVER–Akerna (Nasdaq: KERN), an enterprise software platform today announced Jessica Billingsley, the company's co-founder, CEO, and Chair of the Board, has been elected Chair of the US Cannabis Council (USCC), a coalition of leading cannabis ...
Schwazze Closes Acquisition of Southern Colorado Growers
DENVER– Schwazze, (OTCQX: SHWZ), announced that it has closed the transaction to acquire the assets of Southern Colorado Growers in Huerfano County, Colorado; previously announced June 1, 2021. The acquisition includes 34 acres of land with outdoor cultivation capacity, ...
