Industry update TerrAscend reports record Q4 sales, drops CEO Despite cannabis sales reaching $198.3M in 2020, CEO Jason Ackerman is stepping down Jared GnamMarch 23, 2021
Industry update Trulieve vies for second place in US pot market The Florida-based operator says national expansion plans will push 2021 sales up 60% from US$522M in fiscal 2020 Jared GnamMarch 23, 2021
Industry update Biden switching stance on weed use sets ‘dangerous precedent’ After news broke of White House firings, the Drug Policy Alliance urges the President to stop reverting back to harmful drug war policies Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 23, 2021
Canada Terry Booth talks Aurora exit, new role as Australis CEO 'They should not have gotten a damn raise last year,' he says of his former colleagues in an in-depth interview Nick LabaMarch 23, 2021
Industry update Youth cannabis use unchanged post-legalization: Canadian study Regular pot consumption among Canuck youth in the 2018–19 school year remained flat compared to the previous two Jared GnamMarch 22, 2021
Analysis After 8-year wait, SAFE Banking Act expected to pass Major cannabis banking reform is likely to pass this year due to bipartisan support in U.S. Congress, but could face headwinds from concurrent legalization... Jared GnamMarch 19, 2021
Canada Local industry relieved as province halts sale of Cannabis NB The decision is lauded by local producers, who say a private monopoly would have damaged the province's industry Jared GnamMarch 19, 2021
Canada HRVSTR charts course for Black ownership in Canadian cannabis cultivation As Canada's first Black-owned licensed producer, its founders are using their platform to help aspiring BIPOC enter the industry Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 19, 2021
Industry update Canada records 2nd-highest legal weed sales in January Sales contracted almost 6% from a December record, but were up over October and November Nick LabaMarch 19, 2021
Industry update Cresco Labs enters Massachusetts via Cultivate acquisition The major US cannabis operator will pay at least US$90M to enter its 10th state Jared GnamMarch 18, 2021