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AJNA Biosciences Files for DEA Authorization to Grow Cannabis Under FDA Drug Framework
LITTLETON – AJNA Biosciences, a botanical drug development company, applied to the DEA for registration as a bulk manufacturer of Schedule I controlled substances. The filing, made available for public inspection on 30 October and ...
Optimi Goes Down Under with New Australian Subsidiary
VANCOUVER / SYDNEY – Optimi Health Corp., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer of regulated psychedelic drug products, announced the establishment of Optimi Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary responsible for distribution and business ...
Cannabis Buyers Are Price-Sensitive, Now The Federal Data Proves It
LOS ANGELES – The study, published this month in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction, was conducted by researchers at the University of California San Diego and received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ...
Optimi Goes Down Under with New Australian Subsidiary
VANCOUVER / SYDNEY – Optimi Health Corp., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer of regulated psychedelic drug products, announced the establishment of Optimi Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary responsible for distribution and business ...
Cannabis Buyers Are Price-Sensitive, Now The Federal Data Proves It
LOS ANGELES – The study, published this month in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction, was conducted by researchers at the University of California San Diego and received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ...
Argent BioPharma Licenses Proprietary Cannabis Genetics in Global Thai Phytomed Agreement
LONDON / PERTH – Argent BioPharma Ltd. has signed a decade-long exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Thai Phytomed International (TPI), covering four proprietary Cannabis genotypes developed within the Argent group over several years. Under the ...
Jushi Reports Q3 2026 Financial Results
BOCA RATON – Jushi Holdings Inc. released its third-quarter 2026 financial results, reporting $70.5 million in revenue, a 7% YoY gain driven by record wholesale volume and retail growth across several key states, even as ...
AJNA Biosciences Files for DEA Authorization to Grow Cannabis Under FDA Drug Framework
LITTLETON – AJNA Biosciences, a botanical drug development company, applied to the DEA for registration as a bulk manufacturer of Schedule I controlled substances. The filing, made available for public inspection on 30 October and ...
Optimi Goes Down Under with New Australian Subsidiary
VANCOUVER / SYDNEY – Optimi Health Corp., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical developer and manufacturer of regulated psychedelic drug products, announced the establishment of Optimi Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary responsible for distribution and business ...
Cannabis Buyers Are Price-Sensitive, Now The Federal Data Proves It
LOS ANGELES – The study, published this month in the peer-reviewed journal Addiction, was conducted by researchers at the University of California San Diego and received funding from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) ...
SNDL Reports Q3 2026 Financial and Operational Results
EDMONTON – SNDL Inc. released its third-quarter 2026 results, reporting record quarterly free cash flow of CA$20.0 million, up 19.5% YoY, and a return to positive adjusted operating income of $5.2 million, compared with a ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The Cannabis and Psychedelics industries closed out the past fortnight with a full plate of international boardrooms debates, M&A combat, a federal rescheduling docket moving toward a recommended decision, ballot momentum heading ...
Alberta Regulator Sides with Aurora, Dismisses Curaleaf’s ATM Challenge
EDMONTON – The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) dismissed Curaleaf Holdings' application to halt Aurora Cannabis's at-the-market (ATM) share-sale program, delivering a regulatory setback to the American Cannabis company's hostile takeover campaign. The ruling confirmed that ...
Safe Harbor and Opifex Media Set Terms for a Shared Nasdaq Future
DENVER — SHF Holdings, Inc., which operates as Safe Harbor Financial, has signed a non-binding term sheet with Opifex Media Inc. to combine the two companies under one publicly traded parent. Opifex, a Beverly Hills-based ...
New Mexico Pushes to Open Medical Psilocybin Program
SANTA FE – When Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 219 into law in April 2025, New Mexico became the third U.S. state to authorize medical psilocybin, with a statutory deadline of December 31, ...
DEA Judge Admits GAO Report, Rejects Prohibitionists’ Attempt to Reopen Cannabis Rescheduling Hearings
WASHINGTON – Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek Julius admitted a Government Accountability Office report into the DEA's marijuana rescheduling record and turned down the other requests opponents had filed to slow the case. Opponents had ...
DEA Calls Cannabis Rehearing Bid a Prohibitionists’ “Fishing Expedition”
WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration submitted a new brief, urging Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek C. Julius to reject a request to reopen the federal marijuana rescheduling hearing, calling the demand an "obvious fishing ...
November Midterms: Cannabis at the Ballot Box
LOS ANGELES – NuggMD conducted the survey, drawing on interviews with 654 Cannabis consumers across states with existing legal markets. Here’s what the numbers say: 78% of respondents surveyed stated that a candidate's position on ...
PROFILE: Jonathan Jacobsen: Building The Export Bridge To Europe
LOS ANGELES - Many cannabis businesses were created to grow more cannabis Jonathan Jacobsen is pursuing a more complicated objective: building the regulated infrastructure required to move medical cannabis between countries. After acquiring High Ground ...
North Carolina Voters Overwhelmingly Support Cannabis Legalization
RALEIGH – A SurveyUSA poll found that nearly three-quarters of North Carolina adults support legalizing medical Cannabis, while a clear majority backs adult-use reform as well. The survey covered 900 registered voters with a credibility ...
The Emerging ”Export Bridge” Between Canadian Cannabis and European Medicine
LOS ANGELES- Canada has no shortage of cannabis. Europe has no shortage of demand. The difficult part is connecting the two through a pharmaceutical supply chain that can satisfy regulators, protect product quality and deliver ...
Rubicon Secures Strategic Capital to Upgrade Pacifica Facility
VANCOUVER – Rubicon Organics Inc. has closed a non-brokered strategic private placement with Siwash Rock Investments, Inc. Under the terms of the transaction, Siwash Rock Investments acquired 6,666,667 common shares at $0.45 per share, yielding ...
Curaleaf Accuses Aurora of Locking Out Its Highest Bidder
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. came out swinging Monday morning, publicly challenging Aurora Cannabis's latest recommendation that shareholders REJECT its enhanced takeover proposal. In a statement, outlined in the official press release, Curaleaf Chairman and ...
Seed Junky Partners with Trulieve to Bring Premium Genetics to Pennsylvania
LOS ANGELES – Seed Junky Genetics announced the expansion, confirming a new exclusive licensing agreement that covers Pennsylvania. The companies had already collaborated in Florida for several years. Under the updated terms, Trulieve Cannabis Corp. ...
Pre-Rolls and Multipacks Gain Momentum Across the US, BDSA Finds
LOUISVILLE – According to BDSA's latest retail tracking, U.S. pre-roll sales reached $4.4 billion over the 12 months ending July 2026, up 13% year over year, outpacing vape (up 6%) and flower by a wider ...
