Unrivaled Brands Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results SANTA ANA, Calif., Aug. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Unrivaled Brands, Inc. (OTCQX: UNRV) (“Unrivaled” or the “Company”), a multi-state vertically integrated company focused on the cannabis sector with operations in California and Oregon, yesterday reported its second quarter 2022 financial... Read more
Exclusive Interview with Greenlane CEO Nick Kovacevich Greenlane Holdings (NASDAQ: GNLN) is making progress on its consumer house of brands strategy as it navigates cannabis industry headwinds. The ancillary company is selling non-core assets and strategically improving its liquidity. CEO Nick Kovacevich last spoke to New Cannabis Ventures at... Read more
A top Thailand official has a clear message to would-be tourists who are considering a cannabis-filled visit to the southeast Asian country: Don’t bother. “We don’t welcome those kinds of tourists,” Thailand’s health minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Wednesday while talking to reporters, as quoted by CNN. The country has... Read more
Workers at British Columbia’s only wholesaler and distributor of regulated cannabis products went on strike this week, leaving the province’s legal pot shops scrambling to ensure they have enough product to keep their doors open. Workers with the British Columbia General Employees’ Union (BCGEU), which represents about 33,000 service industry... Read more
Draft rules were published on the Federal Register on Aug. 15, which guides medical examiners (MEs) who conduct physical examinations for commercial drivers, and are responsible for certifying drivers for the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). Called the “Qualifications of Drivers: Medical Examiner’s Handbook and Medical Advisory Criteria Proposed... Read more
One South Dakota reservation, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, allows legal cannabis, though they still ban alcohol from within the reservation borders. In 2020, the Oglala Sioux Tribe overwhelmingly voted to legalize recreational and medical cannabis. The site has banned alcohol for the last 100 years, and they aren’t... Read more
Mars Canada Inc., global candy giant and Mars Wrigley, which oversees confections such as of M&M’S®, SNICKERS®, ORBIT®, EXTRA® and Skittles®, recently concluded a lawsuit involving the use of the Skittles logo on illegal cannabis products. On Aug. 12, a federal Judge Patrick Gleeson ruled that three online cannabis retailers... Read more
A California church that distributes cannabis and psychedelic drugs for sacramental purposes has filed a lawsuit against the City of Oakland and its police department, alleging that a 2020 raid violated federal protections for religious freedom. The legal action was filed against the city and police by the Zide... Read more
Police descended upon over a dozen weed trucks in the Times Square area of New York City Tuesday in the latest weed truck crackdown in the city. But some locals say there are more serious crimes that should be the focus of police. It is the backlash in response... Read more
High Tide Secures Commitment Letter from Connect First Credit Union for Non-Dilutive Financing This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of the Company’s prospectus supplement dated December 3, 2021 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated April 22, 2021 CALGARY, Alberta, August 18, 2022–(BUSINESS... Read more
