Scout Comics, a publisher rising in popularity, announced on October 26 a new horror/thriller comic series Trim Season—following a group of young adults from Los Angeles, California who migrate to a remote cannabis farm where they encounter the supernatural. Trim Season is based on an original concept from Megan... Read more
In an interview with Myles Tanzer, published in The Wall Street Journal Magazine’s Innovator Issue, Lil Nas X revealed that his recent album Montero was inspired by psilocybin mushrooms. The article also boldly called Lil Nas X, 22, the “new King of Pop.” To record the album, Lil Nas... Read more
There’s a standoff over medical cannabis in Mississippi, with the governor and state lawmakers still at odds over provisions in the proposed legislation. It is up to Republican Governor Tate Reeves to call a special legislative session that is necessary to pass a bill that would implement a new... Read more
New Frontier Data reviewed Colorado sales data and found that among the wide variety of product available to consumers, flower still reigns supreme. A new analysis of Colorado’s cannabis sales data was presented by New Frontier Data on November 2. Using data from the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division, the... Read more
Law enforcement officers and other authorities in southern Oregon say that a rash of illegal marijuana cultivation operations in the area are linked to Mexican drug cartels intent on overwhelming local resources as a strategy to maximize profits. In Jackson County, officials declared a state of emergency last month... Read more
Regulators in New Mexico held a public hearing this week to discuss rules for the state’s forthcoming recreational cannabis market. The state’s Regulation and Licensing Department, as well as its Cannabis Control Division, fielded questions and comments from the public during last Thursday’s hearing over the rules that will... Read more
The Global Cannabis Stock Index fell for the eighth consecutive month, declining 8.8% to 41.06: The index, which was down 21.2% in Q3, had 43 qualifying members during the month following the quarterly rebalancing at the end of September, though Harvest Health and Recreation was removed early in the month after its... Read more
XS Financial Raises $43.5 Million to Advance Growing Pipeline LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESSWIRE / November 1, 2021 / XS Financial Inc. (CSE:XSF) (the “Company” or “XSF”) is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced private placement (the “Offering”) of unsecured convertible notes (“Notes”) in the... Read more
Columbia Care Completes Acquisition of Colorado-Based Medicine Man; Strengthens Leadership Position in World’s Second Largest Cannabis Market Adds Four Denver-Metro Retail Locations and a 35,000-Square-Foot Indoor Cultivation Facility Immediately Accretive to Columbia Care’s Adjusted EBITDA and Cash Flow from Operations Solidifies Columbia Care’s Position as the Leading Retailer, Cultivator... Read more
Following up on our discussion earlier this year about how cannabis investors have embraced publicly traded ancillary companies, New Cannabis Ventures launched its seventh proprietary index, the Ancillary Cannabis Index, at the end of March. The index continued to outpace the overall market in October, falling 8.0% to 77.05, slightly better than... Read more
