Item 9 Labs Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sessions Cannabis, a Canadian cannabis retail franchisor. Founded in 2019, Sessions Cannabis has a franchise system comprised of 18 franchisees operating 43 locations throughout the Province of Ontario, where the company is based. “This is a transformative acquisition that... Read more

MIAMI, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRESS RELEASE — Ayr Wellness Inc., a vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator (MSO), is reporting financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Unless otherwise noted, all results are presented in U.S. dollars.   Jonathan Sandelman, founder, chairman and CEO... Read more

MIAMI, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRESS RELEASE — Ayr Wellness Inc., a vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator (MSO), is reporting financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Unless otherwise noted, all results are presented in U.S. dollars.   Jonathan Sandelman, founder, chairman and CEO... Read more

MIAMI, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRESS RELEASE — Ayr Wellness Inc., a vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator (MSO), is reporting financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Unless otherwise noted, all results are presented in U.S. dollars.   Jonathan Sandelman, founder, chairman and CEO... Read more

MIAMI, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRESS RELEASE — Ayr Wellness Inc., a vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator (MSO), is reporting financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Unless otherwise noted, all results are presented in U.S. dollars.   Jonathan Sandelman, founder, chairman and CEO... Read more

Ayr WellnessEdwards With New York and New Jersey making grand entrances in the adult-use cannabis space this year, the team at multistate operator Ayr Wellness wanted to help prepare an equitable workforce for the jobs to come. In March, Khari Edwards, the company’s head of corporate responsibility, led a... Read more

Two years into Apothio LLC’s lawsuit against Kern County, Calif., and others—relating to local and state government officials’ alleged destruction of roughly 500 acres of hemp—the company is bringing forth new allegations. On May 25, Apothio filed an amended complaint against various defendants previously named in case filings, including representatives... Read more

Originally from Ventura County, Calif., Jason Evans spent his summers working on his family’s roughly 1,000-acre farm. They grew various crops such as tomatoes, lima beans, peppers, jalapenos and more. “Basically, stuff that goes into salsa,” Evans says with a laugh. Evans explains that after seeing his family’s stressors... Read more

MIAMI, May 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PRESS RELEASE — Ayr Wellness Inc., a vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator (MSO), is reporting financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Unless otherwise noted, all results are presented in U.S. dollars.   Jonathan Sandelman, founder, chairman and CEO... Read more

Editor’s note: The following is adapted from Breaking the Stigma. There’s no question: in-store shopping is being replaced by online purchasing. In 2020, for example, the number of online-only shoppers over Black Friday weekend increased by 44%. Obviously, the COVID-19 pandemic likely influenced this increase, but it’s part of... Read more