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Vireo Growth Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. released its first-quarter 2026 financial results, highlighting the early effects of an active acquisition strategy that has broadened its operations across several key Cannabis markets. The company, which operates a ...
Village Farms Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – Village Farms International Inc., known for its large-scale greenhouse operations, reported gains in revenue and profitability driven largely by exports. Consolidated net sales climbed 27% year-over-year to $50.2 million, with net income attributable ...
Israeli Cannabis Breakthrough Opens New Hope for Fatty Liver Disease
NEW YORK- A new study out of Israel has put Cannabis back into one of the most important conversations in modern medicine: metabolic disease. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have reported that two ...
AtaiBeckley Reports Expanded Phase 2a Data for EMP-01 in Social Anxiety Disorder
NEW YORK – AtaiBeckley Inc., the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm born from the November merger of atai Life Sciences and Beckley Psytech, released additional results from its exploratory Phase 2a trial of EMP-01, an oral formulation ...
Industrial Hemp Market to Exceed $7B by 2031, Driven by Construction and Wellness
LOS ANGELES – The global industrial hemp market is on track to nearly double in value over the next five years, according to the latest report by Mordor Intelligence that projects the market to grow ...
Oklahoma Law Review Claims 280E No Longer Applies Post-Cannabis Rescheduling
TULSA – A forthcoming article in the Oklahoma Law Review contends that federal rescheduling of Cannabis to Schedule III would place the plant outside the reach of Internal Revenue Code Section 280E, potentially ending the ...
LEEF Brands Reaches Deal to Acquire Himalaya Vapor
VANCOUVER – LEEF Brands Inc. entered into an agreement and plan of merger to acquire Standard Holdings Inc. the parent company of Himalaya Vapor, a California concentrates producer known for its full-spectrum cartridges and live ...
Vireo Growth Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. released its first-quarter 2026 financial results, highlighting the early effects of an active acquisition strategy that has broadened its operations across several key Cannabis markets. The company, which operates a ...
Village Farms Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – Village Farms International Inc., known for its large-scale greenhouse operations, reported gains in revenue and profitability driven largely by exports. Consolidated net sales climbed 27% year-over-year to $50.2 million, with net income attributable ...
Israeli Cannabis Breakthrough Opens New Hope for Fatty Liver Disease
NEW YORK- A new study out of Israel has put Cannabis back into one of the most important conversations in modern medicine: metabolic disease. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have reported that two ...
High Tide Expands Canna Cabana Footprint in Ontario and Alberta
CALGARY – High Tide, Inc. announced plans to open three new Canna Cabana stores in the coming weeks, adding dispensaries in North York and Etobicoke, Ontario, and Fort McMurray, Alberta. The move pushes the company's ...
Porter’s Five Forces Unpack Cannabis Sector Pressures: Insights for 2025 Investors
LOS ANGELES – The boards of multi-state operators and decision-makers orchestrating Cannabis deals, investors and analysts, the experts behind cultivation ops in emerging markets and the multilevel executives in our industry often turn to a ...
Trump’s Tariffs Drive Up Costs for U.S. Cannabis Businesses
LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump's expanded tariff regime, rolled out in stages since February, is delivering a sharp cost increase to the U.S. Cannabis sector, which depends heavily on imported components for cultivation, packaging, ...
Jushi Secures $4M in Revised FVCBank Loan
BOCA RATON – Jushi Holdings Inc. has adjusted the terms of its secured loan with FVCBank, gaining an extra $4 million in funding while pushing back the repayment deadline and trimming interest costs. The changes, ...
Grown Rogue Takes Full Ownership of Illinois Cultivation Project
MEDFORD – Grown Rogue International Inc. has acquired the remaining 30% stake in its Illinois subsidiary, Rogue EBC LLC, for $1.5 million. The transaction, announced Sunday, brings the company's ownership to 100% and clears the ...
Winners and Losers in Cannabis: The Efficiency Divide
LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Cannabis industry is evolving—but not in the way headlines suggest. Yes, national retail sales remain strong at a $32 billion annualized pace. And yes, states like New York and Ohio ...
Highly Capitalized Network Launches “Battle of the Brands” — A New Show Redefining Cannabis Marketing Conversations
LOS ANGELES— Highly Capitalized Network (HCN), a leading business and financial media platform for Cannabis, today announced the launch of its newest original series: Battle of the Brands. This new podcast series brings together some ...
Curaleaf Gains Entry to S&P/TSX Composite Index, Today Officially
TORONTO – Today, Curaleaf Holdings Inc. officially joined the S&P/TSX Composite Index, becoming the first U.S.-based Cannabis company to achieve this status. The addition, effective before the market open and following a two-week set period, ...
Cannabis Market Faces Inevitable Wave of Consolidations to Keep the Pace of Dynamics
LOS ANGELES – Viridian Capital Advisors' Chart of the Week painted a picture of a highly fragmented U.S. Cannabis industry, where the top five multi-state operators (MSOs) generated about $4.8 billion in revenue, equating to ...
Snoop Dogg’s Venture Firm Boosts UK Cannabis Clinic with £4.5M Investment
LONDON – Casa Verde Capital, co-founded by rapper Snoop Dogg, has pumped £4.5 million [$6 million] into Mamedica, the United Kingdom's dominant online provider of medical Cannabis prescriptions, in what stands as the biggest funding ...
Ohio Cannabis Sales Hit $3B Mark at Steady Pace of Recreational Expansion
COLUMBUS – New York may command the spotlight in East Coast Cannabis discussions, with its market posting $1 billion in sales through August of this year alone, but Ohio's program has methodically built a formidable ...
GTI Launches $50M Share Buyback Program
CHICAGO – Green Thumb Industries announced that its board has approved a program to repurchase up to $50 million of its subordinate voting shares over the next year. The initiative, set to begin on September ...
Chinese Gangs Exploit Farm Bill Loophole, Fueling Illicit Cannabis Spread Across the States
LOS ANGELES – Chinese criminal syndicates have seized on a flaw in the 2018 Farm Bill to flood American markets with illegal high-THC Cannabis disguised as legal hemp, creating a shadow economy that rivals major ...
Switzerland Advances Draft for Regulated Cannabis Sales with Centralized Online Distribution
BERN – Switzerland has released a draft proposal for legalizing adult-use Cannabis, featuring a tightly controlled system that includes one authorized online retailer alongside licensed brick-and-mortar stores. The plan, now open for public input through ...
GTI Opens Rise Dispensaries in Minnesota, Expanding Access to Adult-Use Cannabis Buyers
CHICAGO – Green Thumb Industries (GTI) announced opening its Rise dispensaries across Minnesota, marking a key step in the state's shift to broader access for adult consumers. The move comes two years after lawmakers approved ...
