Industry update Ikänik Farms, SGS create global medical cannabis quality certification Company's Colombian subsidiary Pideka and a world-leading verification firm aim to set international cannabis production standards Jared GnamApril 12, 2021
Industry update California weed firm Glass House to go public in US$567M deal A Canadian special-purpose acquisition company says the deal will create California's largest cannabis operator Jared GnamApril 9, 2021
Industry update Green Thumb to convert NY federal prison into $50M grow The Illinois cannabis firm to create 125 jobs at facility in Warwick, New York after the state launches adult-use sales next year Jared GnamApril 9, 2021
International Senate delay of Mexican weed law a political tactic, deputy says Delaying legalization is a move to distance the law from Mexico's conservative president, according to Martha Tagle Martínez Natalia Buendia CalvilloApril 9, 2021
Canada How Aphria is fighting for more market share: marketing VP Q&A Although the Canadian company leads across several categories and jurisdictions, it's battling against price compression and packaging costs to win Nick LabaApril 9, 2021
Industry update Canopy buying Supreme Cannabis for $435M in premium brand grab Analysts question whether consumers will stay loyal to 7Acres under Canopy's stewardship Jared GnamApril 8, 2021
Industry update Ikänik Farms inks 3-year Latin American CBD deal Distributor Yura Group to sell 240,000 Ikänik Life CBD products into 8 countries each year Jared GnamApril 7, 2021
Enforcement Despite major flaws, Mexican officials push pot bill to final stage Update: Although senators said passing the inconsistent bill was better than more delays, they asked the Supreme Court for another extension late Wednesday Natalia Buendia CalvilloApril 7, 2021
Canada Canada is lagging behind on cutting cannabis pollution The resource-rich country produces less emissions than the US, but it's still a big problem that government isn't tracking and firms don't want to... Jared GnamApril 7, 2021
Canada Schedule I tea at the Coca Leaf Café Vancouver activist Dana Larsen is pushing the drug-reform conversation past cannabis by opening the doors of his entheogenic coffee shop Natalia Buendia CalvilloApril 7, 2021