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President Trump Signs EO to Accelerate Psychedelic Research and Access
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic compounds and open new pathways for patient access as treatments for serious mental health disorders like ...
Trump Fast Tracks Psychedelic Research
WASHINGTON D.C- President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to accelerate psychedelic research and expand patient access across the United States—marking one of the most significant federal policy shifts the sector has seen ...
Decibel Reports Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results
CALGARY – Decibel Cannabis Company Inc. posted audited results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, showing overall revenue growth driven largely by its international operations. Net revenue for the year ...
Sensi Seeds and Death Row Records Partner to Release Exclusive Strains in U.S.
AMSTERDAM – Sensi Seeds, the Dutch seed bank founded in 1985, has brought its collaboration with Death Row Records to American home cultivators. The move makes selected Cannabis strains available in the United States for ...
Ascend Wellness Partners with NuProject to Introduce ROOTS
NEW YORK – Ascend Wellness Holdings announced it had teamed up with the non-profit NuProject to launch a six-month business readiness program called ROOTS (Readying Opportunities for Operational & Trade Sustainability). The initiative targets licensed ...
WM Technology to Delist from Nasdaq
IRVINE – WM Technology, Inc., the company behind the Weedmaps online Cannabis marketplace, announced that it will voluntarily pull its Class A common stock and warrants from the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The move comes ...
Bioxyne to Manufacture Medical Cannabis Products for Aurora Cannabis
SYDNEY – In a development that highlights the growing emphasis on dependable supply chains across the medical Cannabis sector, Bioxyne Limited has secured a manufacturing agreement with Aurora Cannabis Inc. to produce pharmaceutical-grade medicinal Cannabis ...
President Trump Signs EO to Accelerate Psychedelic Research and Access
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic compounds and open new pathways for patient access as treatments for serious mental health disorders like ...
Trump Fast Tracks Psychedelic Research
WASHINGTON D.C- President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to accelerate psychedelic research and expand patient access across the United States—marking one of the most significant federal policy shifts the sector has seen ...
Decibel Reports Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results
CALGARY – Decibel Cannabis Company Inc. posted audited results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, showing overall revenue growth driven largely by its international operations. Net revenue for the year ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Federal rescheduling under President Trump’s Executive Order sparked widespread state reactions and investor outlooks into early 2026, blending consolidations and expansions with regulatory friction, outright manipulation, and overtures to public opinion. Psychedelics ...
NY Cannabis Retailers Double in Number, Push Total Sales Past $2.5B Mark
NEW YORK – New York state's licensed Cannabis dispensaries grew to 556 outlets by the end of 2025, more than twice the 261 operating a year earlier, as adult-use sales crossed the $2.5 billion threshold ...
Czech Republic Rolls Out Limited Cannabis Reforms, Allowing Home Growing and Possession Caps
PRAGUE – The Czech Republic ushered in the new year with measured changes to its Cannabis policies, legalizing personal cultivation and setting clear possession thresholds for adults. Under the reforms signed into law by President ...
Verano Expands Medical Cannabis Footprint in West Virginia
CHICAGO – Verano Holdings Corp. has launched its sixth medical Cannabis outlet in West Virginia, targeting the heart of the state's capital to reach more patients in a market that continues to draw steady but ...
Bipartisan Poll Signals Growing Momentum for Federal Legalization
LOS ANGELES – A fresh survey of registered voters reveals that a slim majority of Americans now favor legalizing Cannabis at the federal level, with notable crossover appeal among Republicans following President Donald Trump's recent ...
California Allocates $30M in Cannabis Research Grants
SACRAMENTO – California's Department of Cannabis Control has disbursed nearly $30 million to support 22 academic projects examining Cannabis's influence on public health, environmental practices, and the regulated market. The funding, drawn from taxes on ...
Cannabis Market’s Hidden Scale: New Estimates Point to $90B U.S. Potential
LOS ANGELES – Viridian Capital Advisors' latest Chart of the Week dives into recreational Cannabis sales across nine mature markets (Michigan, Montana, Alaska, New Mexico, Massachusetts, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada) to gauge true consumer ...
Republican State AGs Challenge Trump’s Cannabis Rescheduling Directive
LOS ANGELES – A coalition of Republican attorneys general from eight states has publicly rejected President Donald Trump's recent Executive Order to reschedule Cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act, citing persistent risks to public safety ...
Banks Still Hesitant on Expanding Services for Cannabis Businesses Post-Trump Rescheduling Order
LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump's Executive Order fast-tracked the move to reschedule Cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act, aiming to ease research barriers and tax deductions for state-legal operators. Yet even as this policy ...
Atai Gains Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Spot
NEW YORK – AtaiBeckley N.V., the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm born from the November merger of atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech, has secured a place in the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index (NBI), a move that underscores ...
Vireo Growth Acquires Eaze, Expands into California and Florida
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced a definitive agreement to acquire Eaze Inc. in a stock-based transaction valued at $47 million upfront, marking the company's first push into the competitive California and Florida markets. The ...
Massachusetts Cannabis Rollback Gains Legislative Traction
BOSTON – State election officials have validated more than 78,000 signatures for a measure that would dismantle the commercial side of Massachusetts' recreational Cannabis industry, thrusting the issue back into legislative hands just as the ...
U.S. Cannabis Operators Trail Canadian Counterparts in Valuation Metrics, Tied to Tax Constraints
LOS ANGELES – In the ongoing tug-of-war between regulatory challenges and market potential in the Cannabis sector, a fresh analysis underscores how a longstanding IRS provision continues to weigh on American companies. According to Viridian ...
Trump’s Rescheduling Order Ignites State Cannabis Momentum in Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Wyoming
LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump's directive last week to fast-track Cannabis's rescheduling has handed lawmakers in several conservative-leaning states a timely political opening to advance Cannabis reforms. The executive order, signed on December 18, ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Operators and investors wrapped up 2025 on a high note, with federal policy breakthroughs and corporate maneuvers signaling sustained growth potential across Cannabis & Psychedelics. Over the past two weeks, President Trump's ...
