Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), a cofounder of the nation’s leading marijuana prohibitionist group, is mounting a public campaign to convince President-elect Joe Biden to appoint him to lead a key federal drug policy agency. Kennedy, who helped start Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM), authored an open letter to... Read more
Regulators in Australia have amended the country’s drug law and removed a prescription requirement for some CBD products, paving the way for greater consumer access but saddling CBD makers with efficacy requirements that threaten to create barriers to market entry. The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said Tuesday it was... Read more
Wisconsin’s humidity and long winters make it a tough place to cultivate hemp, but the state’s recent history shows the plant can still grow in abundance. Decades of cannabis prohibition, however, means farmers are having to relearn how to grow the crop and which cultivars are best suited for... Read more
This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of the Company’s prospectus supplement dated December 2, 2020 to its short form base shelf prospectus and amended and restated base shelf prospectus dated November 24, 2020. Fire & Flower Announces Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Achieves... Read more
Verano Holdings Enters into an Agreement for a Go-Public Transaction in Conjunction with AltMed Merger CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verano Holdings, LLC (“Verano” or the “Company”), a leading multi-state cannabis operator, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to consummate a go-public transaction in... Read more
Auxly Announces Closing of $13.8 Million Bought-Deal Public Offering, Including Full Exercise of the Over-Allotment Option TORONTO, Dec. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Auxly Cannabis Group Inc. (“Auxly” or the “Company”) (TSXV: XLY) (OTCQX: CBWTF) is pleased to announce the closing of its bought deal short form prospectus offering... Read more
Two Georgia runoff elections for U.S. Senate seats being held next month will decide which party controls the chamber—and that will have significant implications for marijuana policy in the 117th Congress. Democratic wins for both positions would mean that the party would reclaim command over the Senate, with Vice... Read more
Two Georgia runoff elections for U.S. Senate seats being held next month will decide which party controls the chamber—and that will have significant implications for marijuana policy in the 117th Congress. Democratic wins for both positions would mean that the party would reclaim command over the Senate, with Vice... Read more
