Medical and Pharmaceutical Psilocybin treats depression as well as common antidepressant: study The first head-to-head clinical trial pushes the psychedelic compound closer to becoming a licensed medicine Jared GnamApril 15, 2021
Industry update Pot product manufacturer Valens bounces back in Q1 The Canadian cannabis extractor touts manufacturing strategy as Q1 sales jump 25% to $20M Jared GnamApril 15, 2021
Industry update BC to request federal exemption to decriminalize drug possession Health Canada to consider provincewide exemption for all drugs in BC amid ongoing overdose crisis Jared GnamApril 14, 2021
Canada Cannabis Quality Assurance defends against ‘cash-grab’ criticisms While the CQA says it's developed an unbiased program to help Canadian producers with marketing, craft growers call its directors 'parasites' Jared GnamApril 14, 2021
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
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
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