Latest In: Canada/International

Germany
Photo by Stefan Widua on Unsplash

Survey: Majority in Germany still opposes adult-use cannabis legalization

A slim majority of eligible voters in Germany opposes legalizing recreational marijuana, according to a new poll.

News December 24
cannabis lawsuit Canopy Growth cbd CO2 extraction Epidiolex GW Pharma GW Pharmaceuticals intellectual property marijuana intellectual property U.S. District Court
image of scales of justice

Cannabis firm Canopy Growth sues GW Pharma, claiming patent infringement

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. is suing Britain's GW Pharmaceuticals in U.S. federal court, alleging that GW…

News December 23
Agrima Botanicals Aphria Bonify Bonify Medical Cannabis Cannabis Act Canopy Growth Health Canada

Canopy, Aphria cited for ‘critical’ cannabis regulatory breaches in 2018, new Health Canada report shows

Canadian cannabis giants Canopy Growth and Aphria were among a half-dozen licensed producers cited for serious regulatory violations…

News December 23
acquisitions cannabis concentrates Heritage Cannabis Premium 5

Heritage Cannabis to acquire concentrate producer Premium 5

Canadian company Heritage Cannabis Holding Corp. struck an all-stock deal to acquire Premium 5, a producer of cannabis…

News December 23
Canopy Growth Canopy Rivers TerrAscend
Image of contract being torn in half

Cannabis firms Canopy Growth, Canopy Rivers split; Rivers looks to US

Canopy Growth Corp.'s partly owned strategic investment subsidiary, Canopy Rivers, is selling some of its assets to the…

News December 22
Alberta Aleafia Health Jerry Dias medical cannabis canada Ontario unifor

Medical cannabis registrations surge in Canada amid pandemic

The number of active medical cannabis registrations in Canada grew at the fastest pace in nearly three years…

News December 22
Australia

Australia weighs wide-ranging medical cannabis reforms

Australia is considering reforms that have the potential to transform the country’s cannabis sector. The Department of Health,…

News December 22
acquisitions Debt financing ilera healthcare TerrAscend
Image of a businessperson fanning out money

TerrAscend borrows $120M to make payments on marijuana acquisition

U.S. and Canadian marijuana operator TerrAscend borrowed $120 million from a syndicate of lenders to help finance earnout…

News December 21
cannabis capital partners Illinois marijuana Platinum Vape Red White & Bloom
Image of stacks of $100 bills

Red White & Bloom borrows $60 million to buy Illinois marijuana grow facility

Toronto-based marijuana multistate operator Red White & Bloom Brands secured a $60 million loan, then signed a definitive…

News December 18
acreage holdings Canopy Growth Kevin Murphy Peter Caldini
Peter Caldini, CEO, Acreage Holdings cannabis company

Cannabis MSO Acreage appoints former top Pfizer executive as CEO

Multistate marijuana company Acreage Holdings Inc. has appointed Peter Caldini as chief executive officer.

News December 18
MJBizCon Logo