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High Tide Tightens Ownership Guardrails with New Two-Part Rights Plan
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. announced that its board of directors approved a Temporary Shareholder Rights Plan and an Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Plan, both executed with Olympia Trust Company as Rights Agent, dated ...
Splash Beverage Group Takes Global License on CannEpil, Targeting Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
FORT LAUDERDALE – Splash Beverage Group Inc. announced it has secured an exclusive worldwide license to CannEpil®, a cannabinoid-based investigational treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), through an agreement with Argent BioPharma Limited, the Australian-listed clinical-stage ...
Legal Cannabis Generates Billions, Reaches New Highs Across Key States
LOS ANGELES - When Colorado and Washington launched the first legal adult-use Cannabis markets in January 2014, the debate was primarily about public safety and social policy. Twelve years later, the fiscal argument has taken ...
DEA Opens Hearing on Adult-Use Cannabis Federal Schedule III Status
ARLINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration began hearings Monday on a proposal to reclassify Cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a proceeding officials and advocates on both sides ...
Helus Pharma Advances Phase 3 Trial for Novel Therapy in MDD
NEW YORK – Helus Pharma, the business name now used by Cybin Inc., announced that enrollment in its APPROACH Phase 3 trial has passed the 86% mark. The trial is testing HLP003, the company's lead ...
Hemp THC Beverages Return to Ohio Shelves
CLEVELAND – Hemp-derived THC drinks are back on a limited number of Ohio shelves after U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Helmick temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its newest hemp licensing law against a group of ...
Georgia Expands Access to Medical Cannabis
ATLANTA – A revised medical Cannabis law takes effect in Georgia on Wednesday, broadening the conditions that qualify patients for legal access and permitting vaporization as an approved method of use for the first time. ...
High Tide Tightens Ownership Guardrails with New Two-Part Rights Plan
CALGARY – High Tide Inc. announced that its board of directors approved a Temporary Shareholder Rights Plan and an Amended and Restated Shareholder Rights Plan, both executed with Olympia Trust Company as Rights Agent, dated ...
Splash Beverage Group Takes Global License on CannEpil, Targeting Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
FORT LAUDERDALE – Splash Beverage Group Inc. announced it has secured an exclusive worldwide license to CannEpil®, a cannabinoid-based investigational treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), through an agreement with Argent BioPharma Limited, the Australian-listed clinical-stage ...
Legal Cannabis Generates Billions, Reaches New Highs Across Key States
LOS ANGELES - When Colorado and Washington launched the first legal adult-use Cannabis markets in January 2014, the debate was primarily about public safety and social policy. Twelve years later, the fiscal argument has taken ...
Rob Van Dam Enters Cannabis Wellness with New Hemp-Derived E-Commerce Platform
LOS ANGELES – WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam aka RVD, long known for his open support of Cannabis, has stepped into the wellness side of the industry with a fresh venture. The move ...
Leafwell Brings Medical Cannabis to the Benefits Table
CHICAGO – When Emily Fisher, the CEO and founder of virtual Cannabis-based care clinic Leafwell, was navigating her first breast cancer diagnosis, she turned to Cannabis out of desperation, not conviction. There was no physician ...
Cannabis 3.0: Why the Next Phase of the Industry Will Be Built on Platforms, Not Products
NEW YORK- The Cannabis industry is entering a new phase of development. The first phase of the legal Cannabis market was defined by access. Cannabis 1.0 was about legalization, licensing, compliance, and the basic right ...
What’s in a Jar? For Cannabis Concentrate Brands, Quite a Lot
LOS ANGELES – The packaging debate in Cannabis manufacturing rarely makes headlines. But the choice between glass and plastic for concentrate products is one that shapes what a brand becomes and what it can prove. ...
UK Medical Cannabis H1 2025: The Market Still Running on Trust
LONDON – You won't find the echoes of this revolution in the National Health Service (NHS) waiting lists or General Practitioner (GP) surgeries. It lives instead in a constellation of private clinics spread across the ...
Virginia Cannabis Licenses Delayed Again After Spanberger Veto
RICHMOND-Virginia’s long-delayed adult-use Cannabis market has suffered another major setback after Governor Abigail Spanberger vetoed legislation that would have created a regulated retail sales framework for the Commonwealth. The veto means Virginia will remain in ...
Planet 13 Secures Florida Approval for BHO Extraction Lab
LAS VEGAS – Planet 13 Holdings Inc. announced that it has received approval from the Florida Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU) for its butane hash oil (BHO) extraction facility in the state. The approval ...
FDA Grants Breakthrough Designation to Vertanical Cannabis-Based Pain Drug
BERLIN – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to VER-01, a Cannabis-derived, non-opioid investigational drug developed by Germany's VERTANICAL for the treatment of chronic low back pain. VER-01 is ...
Apollo Acquires Emerald in $1.5B Deal: What’s Next for MJBizCon?
LOS ANGELES – Apollo Global Management Inc., one of the world's most powerful alternative asset firms, announced that its managed funds have entered into definitive agreements to acquire Emerald Holding, Inc., the owner of MJBizCon ...
Ascend Wellness Shuts Down Lansing Cultivation Facility
LANSING – In a move that reflects ongoing adjustments in Michigan’s Cannabis sector, Ascend Wellness Holdings is shutting down operations at its Lansing cultivation site. The decision comes after a fire late last year and ...
Cannabis and Alcohol Push Back Against Proposed Hemp Regulation Bill
WASHINGTON – Competing industry interests are shaping the debate over federal hemp policy as lawmakers weigh alternatives to an impending ban on many hemp-derived products. A new legislative effort highlights the tensions between established markets ...
Research and Markets Report Sets a $28B Target on Cannabis Tech
DUBLIN – The Cannabis industry has transformed from plant cultivation to infrastructure development. Today, institutional-grade technologies reshape the way the global supply chain works, and the numbers behind this evolution are capturing the attention of ...
Europe Medical Cannabis to Reach $13 Billion by 2034, IMARC Group Reports
NEW YORK – A fresh industry report highlights substantial potential in Europe's regulated medical Cannabis market as more countries refine access rules and patient numbers climb. The analysis from IMARC Group points to steady expansion ...
Bioxyne Double-Strikes in LATAM and Europe
SYDNEY – Bioxyne Limited, an international health and life sciences company focused on the manufacturing and distribution of novel medicines, including medical Cannabis, psilocybin, and MDMA, has signed two new commercial agreements – one stretching ...
Rubicon Organics Reports Q1 2026 Financial Results
VANCOUVER – Rubicon Organics Inc. delivered its first-quarter report, revealing results that show both progress and short-term pressures common in an industry shifting toward larger-scale operations – all while balancing strong market share gains with ...
