Legal Affairs
Senate Democrats Advance Plan For Federal Legalization Of Cannabis
WASHINGTON – Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and ...
Trulieve Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. entered 2026 with a first quarter that presents two concurrent narratives – a retail operation contending with sustained pricing pressure, and a company whose federal tax obligations are, for the ...
LEEF Brands Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – LEEF Brands Inc. reported its strongest financial quarter since inception, showing marked operational progress and turning what had been a loss position a year ago into meaningful profitability, all without adding a single ...
GTI Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
CHICAGO – Green Thumb Industries Inc. released its first-quarter 2026 financial results, highlighting steady performance in a market still marked by price competition and variable demand. The multistate Cannabis operator posted steady revenue growth, alongside ...
Curaleaf Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. posted its strongest revenue growth in years during the first quarter of 2026, swinging to a net profit just as the federal regulatory environment under which the industry operates began ...
LeafLink Releases 2026 Wholesale Cannabis Pricing Guide
NEW YORK – LeafLink, a unified B2B marketplace and technology platform built specifically for the Cannabis industry, published its annual 2026 Wholesale Cannabis Pricing Guide, delivering one of the most comprehensive data snapshots the legal ...
Psilocybin Shows Promise for Those Ready to Break Free from Nicotine
BALTIMORE – Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have published findings from a pilot randomized clinical trial that points to potential advantages of psilocybin-assisted therapy over standard nicotine replacement for helping adults quit cigarettes. Published in ...
Hall of Flowers Relocates Northern California Event to Sacramento
LOS ANGELES – After eight years in Santa Rosa, the B2B Cannabis trade show Hall of Flowers is moving its Northern California event to the Cal Expo exhibition halls in Sacramento. The newly confirmed dates, ...
Trulieve Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. entered 2026 with a first quarter that presents two concurrent narratives – a retail operation contending with sustained pricing pressure, and a company whose federal tax obligations are, for the ...
LEEF Brands Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – LEEF Brands Inc. reported its strongest financial quarter since inception, showing marked operational progress and turning what had been a loss position a year ago into meaningful profitability, all without adding a single ...
GTI Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
CHICAGO – Green Thumb Industries Inc. released its first-quarter 2026 financial results, highlighting steady performance in a market still marked by price competition and variable demand. The multistate Cannabis operator posted steady revenue growth, alongside ...
New Study: Medical Cannabis Linked to Measurable Sleep Improvements
NEW YORK- A newly published observational study in PLOS Mental Health adds real-world data to the ongoing discussion around Cannabis and sleep therapeutics. Researchers analyzed outcomes from 124 patients enrolled in the UK Medical Cannabis ...
Single DMT Dose Shows Promise in Cutting TRD Symptoms
NEW YORK – A single intravenous dose of the psychedelic compound dimethyltryptamine (DMT), combined with psychological support, produced rapid and sustained reductions in depressive symptoms among adults with moderate-to-severe major depressive disorder, according to results ...
Massachusetts Tops $9 Billion in Cannabis Sales, Eyes Cultivation License Freeze
BOSTON – Massachusetts adult-use Cannabis retailers have surpassed $9 billion in gross sales since the market launched in late 2018, according to the state's Cannabis Control Commission. The milestone was reached on February 4, driven ...
What Does Cannabis 3.0 Actually Mean?
LOS ANGELES- If Cannabis 1.0 was legalization and survival, and Cannabis 2.0 was scale and brand proliferation, Cannabis 3.0 is something far more structural. It is the shift from product velocity to process discipline. From ...
Organigram Strikes Deal to Acquire Sanity Group
TORONTO-BERLIN – Organigram Global Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase the remaining shares of Berlin-based Sanity Group GmbH that it does not already hold. The transaction builds on Organigram's earlier minority stake and ...
Innovia Consulting Acquires 365 Cannabis
ONALASKA – Innovia Consulting, a longtime provider of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central services, has acquired 365 Cannabis along with its sister entity 365Vertical. The deal brings in two Microsoft partners that focus on customized ...
New 2026 Farm Bill Draft Targets Industrial Hemp Burdens
WASHINGTON – House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-PA) introduced a new Farm Bill draft (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026), proposing changes that would ease certain federal requirements for industrial hemp growers. ...
Compass Pathways Advances in Second Phase 3 Trial for Psilocybin-Assisted TRD
LONDON – Compass Pathways PLC ADR, a UK-based mental health biotech company, announced that its second Phase 3 trial met the primary endpoint in evaluating COMP360, a synthetic formulation of psilocybin, for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). ...
350 Retail Cap and Tier V Cultivation Limits: What Virginia’s Scarcity Model Means for License Strategy
RICHMOND- Virginia’s adult-use design is built on scarcity and structural oversight. The 350 retail cap materially limits market density, shaping site selection and long-term valuation models. Tier V cultivation remains limited to five large operators. ...
Virginia Adult-Use Applications Expected in 2026: Operators Should Begin Structuring Now
NEW YORK- Virginia’s adult-use Cannabis legislation is now in reconciliation after both the House (HB 642) and Senate (SB 542) advanced competing sales frameworks. For operators, the question is no longer whether retail will launch—but ...
SAM in Action: How Dark Money Fuels Prohibitionists Attacks
LOS ANGELES – A noticeable uptick in anti-Cannabis content has appeared on social platforms lately, flooding threads with posts on scromiting, schizophrenia, psychosis risks, outdated research, recycled study headlines, and new ballot proposals surfacing in ...
CMS Finalizes Rule for Medicare CBD Coverage Pilot
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized regulations enabling a pilot program for federal health insurance coverage of hemp-derived CBD products, according to a recent statement from an executive at ...
Missouri Cannabis Sales Hit Record $1.5B in 2025
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri's regulated Cannabis market posted its strongest year yet in 2025, with retailers recording approximately $1.5 billion in total sales, according to figures from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. ...
New Hampshire House Advances Bill to Regulate Medical Psilocybin Use
CONCORD – The New Hampshire House of Representatives has given initial approval to a bipartisan measure that would establish a state program allowing supervised therapeutic access to psilocybin for qualifying medical conditions. House Bill 1809, ...
As November Looms, the Intoxicating Hemp Industry Carries On — Calmly, Confidently, and Perhaps Optimistically
NEW YORK - Across the United States, the intoxicating hemp sector is behaving as though November 2026 is just another month on the calendar — not a potential regulatory cliff. That’s when new federal restrictions, ...
OPINION: The Cannabis Industry That Left Black America Behind
LOS ANGELES- America’s legal Cannabis industry loves to tell a redemption story: a plant once criminalized is now regulated, normalized, and generating billions in tax revenue. But redemption for whom? Black History Month shouldn’t just ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The Cannabis and Psychedelics sectors remain in a state of flux, balancing regulatory progress, market milestones, and corporate maneuvers with persistent challenges. Mature markets posted impressive revenue numbers, major operators strengthened their ...
AULV Health Announces U.S. Launch to Advance Integrative Health and Longevity Innovation
LOS ANGELES — Feb. 11, 2026 — AULV (Australian Longevity Vitality), an integrative health and botanical therapeutics platform founded in Australia, today announced its official launch in the United States, establishing its U.S. headquarters in ...
Abandoned Fighter Jet Test Site Under Review for Cannabis Cultivation Facility
NEW YORK – A long-vacant former Grumman Aerospace complex in Calverton, NY, has become the subject of a preliminary proposal to repurpose its buildings for indoor Cannabis grow. The 20-acre property, which includes three office ...
Bioxyne Lands Initial Orders for GMP-Compliant Psilocybin Capsules
SYDNEY – Bioxyne Limited, an Australian life sciences and wellness products company, has received its first commercial orders for GMP-manufactured psilocybin capsules through its subsidiary Breathe Life Sciences (BLS). The capsules, branded BLSPSIL25, are intended ...
ANNOUNCING: ‘Future of Cannabis’ with Guy Rocourt Returns With Fresh Conversations on the Next Chapter of Cannabis
The fortnightly series brings a product-first, market-realistic lens to cannabis, covering regulation, capital, quality standards, and what real scale looks like as the industry matures. LOS ANGELES — February 12, 2026 — Highly Capitalized Network ...
Virginia Moves Closer to Cannabis Sales Launch
RICHMOND – Virginia's General Assembly moved forward with key Cannabis legislation, as committees approved measures to establish a regulated adult-use retail market and create a process for resentencing individuals convicted under older Cannabis laws. The ...
Former Navy SEAL Teams Up with THC-Infused Beverage Company
NEW YORK – Robert J. O'Neill, the retired Navy SEAL widely recognized for his role in the 2011 Operation Neptune Spear, has entered a partnership with hi Seltzer, a brand offering hemp-derived, THC-infused beverages with ...
Cannabis Tax Deduction Ban Bill Gains 15th Sponsor in Congress
WASHINGTON – A federal proposal to preserve strict tax restrictions on Cannabis businesses has picked up additional support in Congress. The bill that would block state-legal Cannabis businesses from claiming standard federal tax deductions, regardless ...
Lüt Partners with Frankenmuth Credit Union to Process Cannabis Payments in Michigan
FRANKENMUTH – Lüt, a fintech company focused on closed-loop digital payments in Cannabis, has entered a partnership with Frankenmuth Credit Union to broaden access to compliant, cashless transaction options for licensed Cannabis operators in Michigan. ...
