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How to Survive MJBizCon: Parties, Meetings and Making It Worth the Trip
LAS VEGAS- An HCN guide to better connections, good parties and making the trip pay off long after Vegas Every year, sensible cannabis professionals travel to Las Vegas carrying three business objectives, two phone chargers ...
Could California Become Germany’s Next Recognizable Cannabis Origin?
LOS ANGELES- California’s products and ideas have been crossing the Atlantic for decades. Germans watch Hollywood films, listen to West Coast hip-hop, drink Californian wine and use technology developed in Silicon Valley. The cultural connection ...
Germany’s Medical Cannabis Market Is Becoming a Global Supply Opportunity
LOS ANGELES- Germany’s medical Cannabis market offers North American producers an opportunity that exists today: supplying prescription products through an established pharmaceutical channel. Its significance lies in the combination of rising imports, regulated distribution and ...
Curaleaf Refuses to Back Down
STAMFORD – One day after the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) dismissed Curaleaf's application to shut down Aurora Cannabis's at-the-market (ATM) share issuance program, Curaleaf Holdings pushed back with a firm statement, insisting the ruling changes ...
Cannabis Users Trust Dispensary Staff Over Doctors, Federal Study Finds
LOS ANGELES – People who use Cannabis trust dispensary staff more than healthcare providers or government agencies for information about the substance, according to a study published in the journal Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy. ...
New York Cannabis Tops $4 Billion in Retail Sales
NEW YORK – Less than four years after the state welcomed its first licensed adult-use customer, New York's regulated market has crossed a major cumulative sales threshold, placing it among the top three recreational Cannabis ...
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 ...
How to Survive MJBizCon: Parties, Meetings and Making It Worth the Trip
LAS VEGAS- An HCN guide to better connections, good parties and making the trip pay off long after Vegas Every year, sensible cannabis professionals travel to Las Vegas carrying three business objectives, two phone chargers ...
Could California Become Germany’s Next Recognizable Cannabis Origin?
LOS ANGELES- California’s products and ideas have been crossing the Atlantic for decades. Germans watch Hollywood films, listen to West Coast hip-hop, drink Californian wine and use technology developed in Silicon Valley. The cultural connection ...
Germany’s Medical Cannabis Market Is Becoming a Global Supply Opportunity
LOS ANGELES- Germany’s medical Cannabis market offers North American producers an opportunity that exists today: supplying prescription products through an established pharmaceutical channel. Its significance lies in the combination of rising imports, regulated distribution and ...
Trulieve Retires Florida Cultivation Mortgage Ahead of Schedule
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced the full early repayment of mortgage notes secured by a cultivation facility in Jefferson County, Florida, bringing total outstanding debt down to approximately $225 million, according to the company's ...
Cannara and Curaleaf Strengthen Ties Across Global Cannabis Supply Chain
MONTREAL – Cannara Biotech Inc. has broadened its long-term supply agreement with Curaleaf International Limited, raising the contract's potential aggregate value to roughly CA$34 million across its two-year term. The original deal, first disclosed in ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – Something shifted last fortnight, and the numbers show it. A cross-border acquisition fight is escalating in public and raising its own price, with hundreds of millions of dollars and an entire European ...
Should You Stay in the Cannabis Industry—or Should You Leave?
SAN DIEGO -My friend Annie Starr, a Harvard MBA, and a marketer I admire, recently left the Cannabis industry, and I thought it was a shame to see someone of her talent go. But as ...
Curaleaf Raises Bid to Acquire Aurora Cannabis
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. announced it will file a notice to increase its acquisition offer for Aurora Cannabis Inc. to US$5.00 per share. Under the enhanced terms, Aurora shareholders would receive 0.4013 Curaleaf shares ...
Ohio Sets New Package and Potency Limits for Cannabis Products
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Cannabis Control adopted the rule, which applies to products intended for direct sale to recreational consumers and medical patients. It generally bars products from exceeding 90% ...
Curaleaf Secures Australian Approval for Medical Cannabis Inhaler, Lists in New Zealand
LONDON – Curaleaf International, part of Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., in partnership with Jupiter Research LLC, announced that its Que Medical Inhalation Device (QMID) has been registered by Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) as a Class ...
BetterLife Closes $100M Offering for Neurological Drug Pipeline
VANCOUVER – BetterLife Pharma Inc. closed a US$100 million public offering, providing capital to take its lead candidate through Phase I and Phase II clinical trials for cluster headache and migraine. Deep Track Capital led ...
DEA Judge Stalls Cannabis Rescheduling Over Process Gaps Report
WASHINGTON – Federal adult-use Cannabis rescheduling is at a standstill. Again. This time, the trigger is a government audit that found the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have long ...
NCS Analytics Partners with Cannabiz Credit Association on Lending Data
DENVER – NCS Analytics and Cannabiz Credit Association have entered an exclusive agreement that links payment histories to existing operational risk tools. The arrangement targets lenders evaluating licensed Cannabis businesses and aims to give them ...
Vireo Growth Ties Ohio Note to Shares via Put/Call Agreement
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced that it entered a Put/Call Agreement with Battle Green Holdings SR LLC – the current holder of a promissory note originally issued by BG Ohio SPV LLC. The principal ...
BLAZE Rolls Out AI Connector for Cannabis Dispensaries
ANAHEIM – Cannabis retail software provider BLAZE has introduced a new tool that links common AI assistants directly to its platform data. The release aims to let operators query inventory, adjust promotions and manage other ...
Study Finds Strong Consumer Support for State Cannabis QR Codes
LOS ANGELES – Cannabis Public Policy Consulting conducted the study, surveying over 3,000 past-month Cannabis consumers across 33 U.S. jurisdictions with legal medical or adult-use markets. Metrc commissioned the work, though the consulting firm retained ...
Nasdaq’s $5M Delisting Rule: Frozen, Not Finished
WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a new Nasdaq listing requirement on July 22, stayed it seven days later after receiving petitions, and on September 11 formally granted those petitions for full ...
Trulieve Secures Exclusive Master Licensing Agreement with Connected
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced a master licensing agreement giving the multi-state Cannabis operator exclusive rights to cultivate, manufacture, and sell Alien Labs and Connected-branded products in both Florida and Texas. The agreement is ...
