Exclusive Interview with Aleafia CEO Geoffrey Benic Aleafia Health (TSX: AH) (OTC: ALEAF) has built a health and wellness ecosystem that includes cultivation, processing, delivery, a network of clinics and an education platform. CEO Geoffrey Benic spoke with New Cannabis Ventures about the company’s global presence, investment in technology... Read more
The nation’s oldest pot smokers’ lobby is ratcheting up the pressure on the federal government to end its ban on marijuana—and to reckon with the tragic consequences of that law. In an open letter Monday, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)’s executive leadership called on... Read more
On Monday, May 8, Denver released the City and County of Denver Cannabis Business And Employment Opportunity Study. The city commissioned this study so that they can help lawmakers make smart moves when it comes to licenses, policy changes, and other major milestones. “This study sadly confirmed what was... Read more
Medical cannabidiol patients in Iowa now have only one company’s products to choose from as the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic forces the state’s only other licensed CBD manufacturer to shutter its operations. At the end of March, Have A Heart Compassionate Care announced that it was closing... Read more
Star Trek: The Original Series veteran star William Shatner, 89, revealed in an interview Monday that he’s using products containing cannabinoid extracts to manage pain. As Shatner prepares to promote the series he hosts, The UnXplained, he explained in an interview how he is managing pain on a personal... Read more
Akerna Closes $17 Million Debt Financing DENVER, June 09, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akerna Corp. (Nasdaq: KERN), a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the cannabis industry, has closed a $17 million debt financing with two institutional investors. Proceeds from the financing will be used to support Akerna’s... Read more
Akerna Set to Join the Russell 2000® Index and Russell 3000® Index DENVER, June 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Akerna Corp. (Nasdaq: KERN), a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for the cannabis industry, is set to join the small cap Russell 2000® Index and the broad-market Russell 3000®... Read more
Organigram and Canndoc Sign International Strategic Agreement Organigram to supply Israeli leader Canndoc with up to 6,000kg of dried flower in multi-year strategic agreement; Organigram’s largest international deal to date MONCTON, New Brunswick, June 09, 2020–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Organigram Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: OGI) (TSX: OGI), the parent company of Organigram Inc.... Read more
A Canadian drug smuggler nearly pulled a dramatic escape before he washed up in the Detroit River last week. Glen Richard Mousseau is now facing three potential charges from the Department of Homeland Security, according to a report published by Click On Detroit, after being found unconscious in the... Read more
In light of the recent protests over the murders of George Floyd, Breyonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, two out of the three different regulatory agencies in California temporarily removed their online databases so that dispensaries will be less easy to find for looters during protests. A Call To Action... Read more
