Aurora Cannabis repurchases CA$103 million worth of debt
Canadian marijuana company Aurora Cannabis is continuing its debt-reduction quest, repurchasing roughly 103 million Canadian dollars ($76.1 million) worth of convertible notes.
Tilt brings New York tribe’s cannabis brand to Massachusetts
Tilt Holdings is launching Little Beach Harvest, a marijuana brand developed in partnership with New York’s Shinnecock Indian Nation, in its home state of Massachusetts.
Maine taps Brookings’ Hudak to serve as cannabis chief
Maine has hired the Brookings Institution’s John Hudak to serve as director of the state’s Office of Cannabis Policy.
Los Angeles’ marijuana social equity program latest to be challenged
A Michigan man challenging marijuana social equity programs across the country as unconstitutional has filed another lawsuit against a local licensing program, this time against Los Angeles.
UN report focuses on ‘economic and social potential’ of industrial hemp
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a special report on industrial hemp, including a focus on how developing economies can “exploit its economic and social potential.”
Colorado medical marijuana now can be redesignated as adult use
Marijuana grown under a Colorado medical cultivation permit can now be reclassified as retail and sold in adult-use stores, one of a bevy of new rules that went into effect in the state Thursday.
Marijuana tech firm Dutchie appoints new CEO as founders step down
Bend, Oregon-based marijuana tech company Dutchie has a new CEO, and its co-founders, brothers Ross and Zach Lipson, are stepping down.
