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MJBizCon is fastest-growing trade show again, mirroring marijuana market’s growth

For the fourth year in a row, MJBizCon ranked as the fastest-growing trade show in the United States, echoing the rapid growth of the MJ industry both in this country…

News June 20
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Weekly Deal Watch: Infused products and extracts sector a major focus for cannabis capital raises

Investments into the Infused Products and Extracts sector have nearly tripled in 2019, making it one of the fastest growing areas for raising cannabis capital.

News June 20
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Toronto firm to launch ‘Uber Eats-style’ cannabis platform

A company operating Canada’s first mobile app marketplace for alcohol is extending its reach to the nation’s regulated adult-use cannabis industry. Toronto-based Boozer on Thursday unveiled its wholly owned subsidiary,…

News June 20
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Here’s why nobody is happy with the current state of the Los Angeles marijuana industry

Los Angeles marijuana czar Cat Packer did an impromptu Oprah Winfrey impersonation during an appearance at a Mendocino County retreat earlier this month when asked what she'd do with an unlimited…

News June 20
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Shareholders approve planned cannabis merger of Canopy Growth and Acreage

Shareholders at both Acreage Holdings  (CSE: ACRG.U) and Canopy Growth (NYSE: CGC; TSX: WEED) voted in favor of the planned $3.4 billion merger between two of the biggest North American cannabis companies.

News June 19
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Canada proposes ‘Cannabis Health Products’ category for humans and pets, paving way for large new market

Canada’s federal health regulator is proposing a new category of cannabis that could potentially open up a huge market in which marijuana is used for the therapeutic treatment of humans…

News June 19
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State-legal marijuana program protections head to full US House

A key legislative panel advanced an amendment to the full House for consideration that would protect all state-legal cannabis programs from interference by the U.S. Department of Justice. The U.S. House…

News June 19
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Version 2 of New Jersey medical cannabis expansion bill gains traction

A key New Jersey legislative panel advanced a new medical marijuana expansion bill that appears to at least meet Gov. Phil Murphy halfway, but it’s unclear whether Murphy will approve…

News June 19
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45 marijuana firms join forces to set industrywide environmental, ethical goals

An alliance of 45 large marijuana businesses wants the public to know they’re good corporate citizens. The Global Cannabis Partnership, which includes Canada’s Canopy Growth Corp., issued guidelines aimed at…

News June 19
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