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Metrc Rolls Out Compliance Events for New York Cannabis Operators
NEW YORK – Track-and-trace provider Metrc announced a pair of statewide User Exchange events in New York, one in New York City on September 14 and another in Syracuse on September 16, designed to help ...
Eli Lilly Completes Acquisition of AtaiBeckley
INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly & Co. has closed its acquisition of AtaiBeckley Inc., the New York-based biopharmaceutical company developing psychedelic-derived therapies for treatment-resistant mental health conditions. The transaction cleared its final U.S. regulatory checkpoint when ...
Curaleaf Fires Back at Aurora Claims with Detailed Fact Sheet
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. released a 14-point public fact sheet taking direct aim at what it described as misleading statements Aurora Cannabis Inc. has circulated in opposition to Curaleaf's unsolicited bid to acquire the ...
Grown Rogue Launches Cultivation Ops in Minnesota
MEDFORD – Grown Rogue International Inc. officially began cultivation operations at its Fridley, Minnesota facility, nine months after first securing the location in December 2025. Phase I puts roughly 8,000 sq. feet of flowering canopy ...
NEWS: Psilocybin Could Help Prevent Debilitating Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy
AUSTIN – A new study from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center suggests that psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in certain mushrooms, could eventually help prevent one of chemotherapy’s most painful and persistent side ...
Elixinol Offloads Its US Hemp Business to Ananda Health
SYDNEY – Australian Elixinol Wellness Limited has entered into a binding asset purchase agreement with Ananda Health to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elixinol LLC, effectively exiting the United States hemp market. Under the transaction terms, ...
ARPA-H Launches ASCENT-IBO Initiative for Ibogaine Clinical Research
WASHINGTON – The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has launched a federal research opportunity aimed at accelerating clinical evaluations of ibogaine for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD). Titled ASCENT-IBO, short for Accelerating Safe Clinical ...
Metrc Rolls Out Compliance Events for New York Cannabis Operators
NEW YORK – Track-and-trace provider Metrc announced a pair of statewide User Exchange events in New York, one in New York City on September 14 and another in Syracuse on September 16, designed to help ...
Eli Lilly Completes Acquisition of AtaiBeckley
INDIANAPOLIS – Eli Lilly & Co. has closed its acquisition of AtaiBeckley Inc., the New York-based biopharmaceutical company developing psychedelic-derived therapies for treatment-resistant mental health conditions. The transaction cleared its final U.S. regulatory checkpoint when ...
Curaleaf Fires Back at Aurora Claims with Detailed Fact Sheet
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. released a 14-point public fact sheet taking direct aim at what it described as misleading statements Aurora Cannabis Inc. has circulated in opposition to Curaleaf's unsolicited bid to acquire the ...
Vireo Growth Closes Colorado Retail Deal, Secures Bank-Led Credit Line
MINNEAPOLIS – Vireo Growth Inc. announced it had received all required regulatory approvals and formally closed its acquisition of certain Colorado retail assets from PharmaCann Inc. Additionally, the company disclosed a senior secured asset-based revolving ...
Trulieve Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
TALLAHASSEE – Trulieve Cannabis Corp. released its second-quarter 2026 financial results, reflecting a period that included the deconsolidation of Harvest operations, recognition from TIME magazine, and the company's listing on the New York Stock Exchange. ...
NY Cannabis Market Gains New Outdoor Sales Path
NEW YORK – New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that expands the ways licensed microbusinesses and dispensaries can sell Cannabis products at approved community events. The measure aims to give smaller operators more direct ...
High Tide Closes BMO Credit Facility, Issues Q3 Guidance
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. closed its C$40 million senior secured credit facilities with Bank of Montreal (BMO), replacing an existing arrangement with ConnectFirst Credit Union and substantially lowering the company's cost of capital. The ...
LEEF Brands Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – LEEF Brands Inc. posted gross profit up 62% and gross margin that nearly doubled year-over-year, even as top-line revenue fell by 16%. Net revenue reached $7.3 million, down from $8.7 million in Q2 ...
ACT LAB Enters NJ Cannabis Market with Sriven Labs Acquisition
TRENTON – ACT LAB, a Cannabis and hemp testing and compliance laboratory network, announced its entry into New Jersey through the acquisition of Sriven Labs (SV Labs – NJ), a licensed and ISO-accredited testing laboratory ...
Cresco Labs Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
CHICAGO – Cresco Labs Inc. released its second-quarter 2026 financial results, offering a clear look at how the multistate operator performed through the end of June. The company, known for its branded products and Sunnyside ...
Curaleaf Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
STAMFORD – Curaleaf Holdings Inc. posted second-quarter 2026 revenue of $340.1 million, up 10% year-over-year and 5% sequentially; with net income from continuing operations of $12.5 million, or $0.05 per share, reversing a $48.1 million ...
Aurora Cannabis Reports Q1 FY 2027 Financial Results
EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. released its first-quarter fiscal 2027 results, covering the period ended June 30, 2026. The Canadian medical Cannabis company highlighted growth in its international segment alongside a smaller overall revenue figure ...
GTI Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
CHCAGO – Green Thumb Industries Inc. reported Q2 2026 revenue of $306.7 million, clearing Wall Street's consensus estimate of $298.99 million by roughly $8 million. The result represented a 4.6% year-over-year gain, driven primarily by ...
Verano Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
CHICAGO – Verano Holdings Corp. posted net revenue of $218 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, up 8% year-over-year from $202 million in Q2 2025, and up 5% sequentially from $208 million ...
RYTHM Reports Q2 2026 Financial Results
ROLLING MEADOWS – RHYTHM, Inc. posted revenue from continuing operations of $23 million in the second quarter of 2026, a 73% sequential increase that cleared management's own guidance of 65% growth. For context. Total revenue ...
Week in Review: Cannabis & Psychedelics Industry Highlights
LOS ANGELES – The final days of July and the opening of August delivered a concentrated burst of news that touched labor, capital markets, federal regulation, and cross-border insolvency. A historic labor settlement, a one-company ...
MJBowl Adds Colorado for Its Second Year
LOS ANGELES – The MJBowl, the Cannabis product competition co-presented by MJBizCon and professional review platform Budist, is returning for its second year, with Colorado joining California and New York in the competition pool for ...
FDA Issues Final Guidance on Psychedelic Drug Trials
SILVER SPRING – The FDA published its final guidance titled "Psychedelic Drugs: Considerations for Clinical Investigations" in the Federal Register, finalizing a draft that first appeared in June 2023. Issued by the Center for Drug ...
