Legal Affairs
Navigating Local Cannabis Regulations: A State-by-State Guide
NEW YORK — Cannabis regulation in the United States functions ...
Politics & Policy with Jeff Guillot: The Architecture of Cannabis Regulatory Frameworks
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Minnesota Approves Hemp Seed Meal for Laying Hens
LOS ANGELES- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has authorized ...
Aurora Takes Ownership of UK Patient Supply Chain with Birmingham Acquisitions
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has acquired two licensed UK pharmaceutical entities, consolidating vertical control of its distribution network in one of Europe's most active medical Cannabis markets. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Aurora announced ...
Texas’s Dazed Inc Claims Expansion and Buyback Strategy
AUSTIN – Dazed Inc., formerly MedX Holdings, Inc., released a corporate update covering retail expansion, Q2 2026 financial results, a planned stock buyback, and product distribution. The company announced a signed franchise agreement for a ...
Analysis: The DEA Is Now Fighting to Move Cannabis to Schedule III
WASHINGTON, D.C.,- For more than 50 years, the Drug Enforcement Administration has helped enforce federal Cannabis prohibition. This week, the DEA formally argued that Cannabis no longer belongs in Schedule I. In its final written ...
Analysis: The DEA Is Now Fighting to Move Cannabis to Schedule III
WASHINGTON, D.C.,- For more than 50 years, the Drug Enforcement Administration has helped enforce federal Cannabis prohibition. This week, the DEA formally argued that Cannabis no longer belongs in Schedule I. In its final written ...
Under Delisting Pressure, IM Cannabis Approves Reverse Stock Split
TORONTO – IM Cannabis Corp. (IMCC), a medical Cannabis company operating in Israel and Germany, announced that its board has approved a one-for-thirty share consolidation, effective August 27, with September 15 as the outside date. ...
Johnson & Johnson Signs On to Lead Delix’s $85M Series C
NEW BRUNSWICK – Johnson & Johnson has agreed to lead a Series C financing for Delix Therapeutics, the biotech developing non-hallucinogenic drugs designed to promote neuroplasticity in patients with serious psychiatric conditions. The round is ...
Analysis: Wall Street Quietly Tests the Water In Cannabis
NEW YORK- For years, institutional investors have largely remained outside the publicly traded Cannabis market. Federal illegality, regulatory uncertainty, limited access to major exchanges and disappointing stock performance have kept most major investment firms on ...
Aurora Takes Ownership of UK Patient Supply Chain with Birmingham Acquisitions
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. has acquired two licensed UK pharmaceutical entities, consolidating vertical control of its distribution network in one of Europe's most active medical Cannabis markets. Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Aurora announced ...
Texas’s Dazed Inc Claims Expansion and Buyback Strategy
AUSTIN – Dazed Inc., formerly MedX Holdings, Inc., released a corporate update covering retail expansion, Q2 2026 financial results, a planned stock buyback, and product distribution. The company announced a signed franchise agreement for a ...
Analysis: The DEA Is Now Fighting to Move Cannabis to Schedule III
WASHINGTON, D.C.,- For more than 50 years, the Drug Enforcement Administration has helped enforce federal Cannabis prohibition. This week, the DEA formally argued that Cannabis no longer belongs in Schedule I. In its final written ...
SNDL Reports Q2 2026 Financial and Operational Results
EDMONTON – SNDL Inc. announced the completion of assets acquisition from Surterra Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, collectively known as Parallel, a vertically integrated Cannabis operator with state-licensed operations in Florida, Texas, and Massachusetts. The ...
OCHBS: From Music to Cannabis: Building Ohio’s Largest Cannabis Conference: Profile: Lenny Berry
Lenny Berry is the Founder and CEO of the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit (OCHBS), one of the Midwest's leading Cannabis conferences. A longtime entrepreneur and former music industry executive, he founded OCHBS in ...
From Music to Cannabis: Building Ohio’s Largest Cannabis Conference: Profile: Lenny Berry
Lenny Berry is the Founder and CEO of the Ohio Cannabis Health & Business Summit (OCHBS), one of the Midwest's leading Cannabis conferences. A longtime entrepreneur and former music industry executive, he founded OCHBS in ...
Jushi Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
BOCA RATON – Jushi Holdings Inc. released its second-quarter 2026 financial results, posting revenue of $71.3 million, a 10% year-over-year gain, with growth spread across both the retail and wholesale channels. The wholesale segment set ...
Vireo Growth Sets Stage for Planet 13 Acquisition
MINNEAPOLIS - LAS VEGAS – Vireo Growth Inc. and Planet 13 Holdings Inc. have agreed to combine operations under a definitive merger agreement. The move brings together two multi-state Cannabis operators and expands retail reach ...
FLUENT Shareholders Approve All-Stock Acquisition by Vireo
TORONTO – FLUENT Corp. reported that holders of its common and proportionate voting shares approved the special resolution for an all-stock plan of arrangement with Vireo Growth Inc. at the annual general and special meeting ...
IRS Pushes Back on Cannabis Tax Refund Claims as the 280E Battle Enters a New Era
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Cannabis industry's long-running battle with Section 280E has entered a pivotal new phase. For years, one of the greatest financial challenges facing state-licensed Cannabis businesses has not been competition or regulation—it has been ...
Organigram Highlights Early Sanity Results While Holding Canadian Market Lead
TORONTO – Three months after closing its largest international acquisition to date, Organigram Global Inc. has delivered the first combined business update covering Sanity Group's early performance alongside the company's ongoing Canadian market position. The ...
Colder BHO Extractions Yield Cleaner Cannabis Concentrates, Abstrax Study Finds
LOS ANGELES – Researchers at Abstrax Tech have found that colder extraction temperatures during butane hash oil (BHO) processing significantly reduce the carryover of plant-derived wax compounds into finished concentrates, without meaningfully affecting cannabinoid potency ...
Senate Democrats Reintroduce Comprehensive Cannabis Descheduling Bill, Renewing Push for Federal Reform
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The push for comprehensive federal Cannabis reform has returned to the U.S. Senate with the reintroduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), a sweeping piece of legislation that would remove ...
California’s Cannabis Promise Remains Unfulfilled: Why Racial Disparities in Cannabis Arrests Continue to Shame the Golden State
SACRAMENTO- Nearly a decade after California voters approved adult-use Cannabis, the state has become one of the world's largest legal Cannabis markets. Billions of dollars have flowed through licensed businesses, thousands of jobs have been ...
FDA Finalizes Psychedelic Drug Guidance and Schedules September Public Hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C., The US FDA has established clearer expectations for psychedelic clinical trials while inviting public input on how the therapies could eventually be delivered in supervised healthcare settings. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Ascend Wellness Seeks Shareholder Approval for Reverse Stock Split Ahead of Potential Uplisting
NEW YORK – Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated multistate Cannabis operator, is preparing for a possible move to a major U.S. stock exchange. The company has filed documents outlining a shareholder vote on ...
The Real Operational Cost of Cash Discrepancies in High-Volume Dispensaries
LOS ANGELES – Cannabis dispensaries occupy a distinctive position in American retail. They are among the highest-grossing single-location stores in the country, processing thousands of transactions per day, yet the majority remain locked out of ...
Psychedelic Alpha Partners with Horizons to Present The Psychedelic Business Forum
NEW YORK – The Psychedelic Business Forum, Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics, returns to the New York Academy of Medicine on October 15, 2026, with Psychedelic Alpha formalized this year as a co-presenter alongside Horizons. Horizons ...
Trulieve Earns Spot on TIME’s America’s Best Companies 2026 List
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. received recognition from TIME magazine as one of America's Best Companies for 2026. The Florida-based medical Cannabis operator is one of only two Cannabis companies to appear on the list, ...
Nepal’s Gandaki Province Breaks Ground on Regulated Cannabis Cultivation
KATHMANDU – The Gandaki Province Assembly in Nepal has passed landmark legislation legalizing the cultivation of Cannabis for medicinal and industrial purposes. This makes the province a pioneer in the country, setting the stage for ...
Rhode Island Moves to Restart Cannabis Retail Licensing
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island officials are taking steps to revive a stalled process for issuing new retail Cannabis licenses. A federal judge blocked the effort earlier this year over concerns about state residency rules. Lawmakers ...
Curaleaf Opens Free CPD Training Portal for UK Medical Cannabis Prescribers
LONDON – Medical Cannabis has been legally prescribable in the UK since 2018. The endocannabinoid system, the biological mechanism at the core of how cannabinoid therapies work, still gets barely a mention in most British ...
Germany Puts “GMP Washing” in Medical Cannabis on Notice
BERLIN – Germany's Hessian State Office for Health and Care (HLfGP) published a formal guidance document targeting the widespread practice of "GMP washing", i.e. importing Cannabis flowers from third-country cultivators under Good Agricultural and Collection ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The past fortnight delivered the most jam-packed period of meaningful news our sector has seen in 2026. Federal rescheduling hearings opened. Virginia finally locked in its retail framework. Definium posted the cleanest ...
Lazear Advises Medical Cannabis Company Organic Remedies on ESOP Transaction
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6, 2026 – Organic Remedies, one of Pennsylvania's leading medical cannabis companies, has completed its transition to 100% employee ownership through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), marking another milestone in the ...
Q2 2026: The Quarter That Counted For Psychedelics
LOS ANGELES – Q2 2026 gave the psychedelic medicine sector the quarter that practitioners, investors, and regulators had been building up for years. Clinical programs delivered Phase 3 results, the White House signed an executive ...
California’s Legal Cannabis Market Holds Steady at Midyear
LOS ANGELES – California's licensed retailers generated $323.1 million in Cannabis sales in June, pushing the state's first-half total to nearly $1.95 billion. The June figure landed almost exactly in line with the roughly $322 ...
High Tide Tightens Ownership Guardrails with New Two-Part Rights Plan
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. announced that its board of directors approved a Temporary Shareholder Rights Plan and an Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Plan, both executed with Olympia Trust Company as Rights Agent, dated ...
