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Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Big Pharma stopped dipping its toe and dove in headfirst. A $3.8 billion psychedelic acquisition closed. A hostile Cannabis takeover escalated into a full public war of facts and figures, with a ...
Safe Harbor Equity & Highly Capitalized Network Announce Strategic Capital Advisory & Investor Outreach Partnership
LOS ANGELES — September 8, 2026 — Safe Harbour Equity, Inc. and Highly Capitalized Network-HCN today announced a strategic partnership to help carefully selected companies strengthen their investment propositions, reach qualified investors and build the ...
Vireo Growth Settles Altmore Claim with Share Issuance
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced that it will issue 462,963 subordinate voting shares as part of a settlement with SHWZ Altmore, LLC and Altmore Debt I, LP – the entities the company collectively refers ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Some weeks move the needle. The past fortnight moved the whole dial. A Phase 3 breakthrough, a nine-figure pharma bet, a federal price tag on legalization, hemp THC ban delay, and a ...
ATB Cormark Conference: Cannabis Operators Focus on Debt and Cash Flow
NEW YORK – Senior executives from major MSOs, including Green Thumb Industries, Trulieve Cannabis, Verano Holdings, Curaleaf and Vireo Growth are scheduled to hold private meetings with institutional fund managers in Manhattan next week at ...
Cresco Labs Closes Pennsylvania Dispensary Deal
CHICAGO – Cresco Labs Inc. announced the closing of its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity interests in PharmaCann Penn, LLC for an aggregate consideration of $50 million. The deal covers nine operational retail ...
Grön Scatters Pearls Over Four States at Once
PORTLAND – Grön officially announced that its flagship Pearls line is now available in California, Colorado, Michigan, and Nevada – the company's largest simultaneous multi-state rollout to date. The expansion places Grön inside some of ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Big Pharma stopped dipping its toe and dove in headfirst. A $3.8 billion psychedelic acquisition closed. A hostile Cannabis takeover escalated into a full public war of facts and figures, with a ...
Safe Harbor Equity & Highly Capitalized Network Announce Strategic Capital Advisory & Investor Outreach Partnership
LOS ANGELES — September 8, 2026 — Safe Harbour Equity, Inc. and Highly Capitalized Network-HCN today announced a strategic partnership to help carefully selected companies strengthen their investment propositions, reach qualified investors and build the ...
Vireo Growth Settles Altmore Claim with Share Issuance
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced that it will issue 462,963 subordinate voting shares as part of a settlement with SHWZ Altmore, LLC and Altmore Debt I, LP – the entities the company collectively refers ...
Glass House Brands Reports Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results
LONG BEACH – In a sector still adjusting to ongoing wholesale pricing pressures in California, Glass House Brands Inc. has released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings, showcasing the effects of deliberate operational decisions and ...
Legal Cannabis Sales Are on Track to Rebound in 2026, Whitney Economics Forecasts
NEW YORK – After a year that delivered the first outright decline in nationwide legal Cannabis revenue since the modern regulated market took shape more than a decade ago, the industry is receiving a measured ...
Rubicon Organics Reports Q4 and FY 2025 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – In a Canadian Cannabis market that continues to reward quality and consistency, Rubicon Organics Inc. has posted a solid set of full-year results that underscore its position as a leader in the premium ...
Cannabist Strikes Deals to Exit Ohio and Delaware
CHELMSFORD – The Cannabist Co. Holdings Inc. signed definitive agreements to sell its Cannabis businesses in Ohio and Delaware and has started voluntary proceedings under Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to support those deals ...
WSWA Launches Educational Resource on Hemp Beverage Regulation
WASHINGTON – The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA), the national trade association representing U.S. wine and spirits distributors, announced the rollout of a new online microsite outlining facts and policy options for overseeing ...
AbbVie Secures First Psychedelic PRIME Designation in Europe
BRUSSELS – The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Priority Medicines (PRIME) eligibility to bretisilocin, an investigational compound from AbbVie Inc. aimed at treating major depressive disorder (MDD). The decision adopted at the Committee for ...
Vireo Growth Completes Schwazze Assets Acquisition
MINNEAPOLIS – In a move that instantly reshapes the competitive map in two key Cannabis states, Vireo Growth Inc. has completed its acquisition of major assets from Schwazze, gaining control of dozens of established dispensaries ...
Bipartisan Bill to Delay Hemp Ban Gains 36 Congressional Sponsors
WASHINGTON – Bipartisan legislation to postpone tightened federal rules on hemp products has now secured backing from 36 lawmakers across both chambers of Congress. The Hemp Planting Predictability Act would extend the effective date of ...
PharmaCann to Shut Down its Denver Cannabis Grow Facility
DENVER – Chicago-based PharmaCann Inc., one of the largest privately held and vertically integrated Cannabis companies in the United States, has notified Colorado officials that it will permanently [?] close its major cultivation site in ...
South Carolina Senate Approves Bill to Keep Hemp THC Drinks and Gummies Legal
COLUMBIA – The South Carolina Senate voted 35-4 to advance a bill that would maintain legal access to hemp-derived THC beverages and gummies for adults while setting strict caps on potency and sales channels. The ...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Push Forward Psychedelic Therapy Programs
BOSTON – Massachusetts lawmakers have advanced legislation that would set up pilot programs for regulated psychedelic therapy, with one measure clearing a key committee in September 2025 and related proposals still under review. The Senate ...
Ohio Enacts New Cannabis and Hemp Regulations After Referendum Effort Fails
COLUMBUS – Updated rules for Ohio’s recreational Cannabis market and a statewide ban on most intoxicating hemp products outside licensed dispensaries took effect, closing the chapter on a citizen campaign to reverse legislative tweaks to ...
San Francisco Considers Ordinance for Cannabis Cafes
SAN FRANCISCO – Customers at licensed Cannabis retailers here could soon relax in dedicated Amsterdam-style cafes, consuming products on site while ordering prepared food and nonalcoholic drinks, following legislation introduced this week by Board of ...
Tilray Medical Expands Australian Medical Cannabis Offerings
NEW YORK – Tilray Medical, an internal division of Tilray Brands Inc., one of the largest global suppliers of pharmaceutical-grade medical Cannabis operating in 20 countries across five continents, announced expansion of its medical Cannabis ...
Cannabis Distributors Kiva Sales & Service and Petalfast Sign Letter of Intent to Combine
OAKLAND – Kiva Sales & Service (KSS), a leading sales and distribution agency focused on California’s Cannabis market, signed a letter of intent to combine operations with Petalfast, a national platform known for sales, distribution ...
