Business Trulieve acquires Harvest, becomes largest cannabis operator in US Trulieve started by dominating Florida's medical market and now owns 149 stores across 11 states Natalia Buendia CalvilloOctober 1, 2021
Business Sensi Brands opens Canada’s third farmgate cannabis store The store features a railway theme, tipping its hat to its hometown of St. Thomas, where the company is a major employer Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 29, 2021
Business Village Farms set to buy Dutch firm for €4M, enter Europe’s first adult-use market The deal would give the firm a majority stake in Leli Holland, one of the 10 producers chosen for the Netherlands 4-year pot pilot Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 28, 2021
Business Kiaro buys 9 Hemisphere Cannabis stores in Ontario for 25% of its common shares Former Second Cup-owner Aegis brands will be Kiaro's largest shareholder and its CEO will join Kiaro's board Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 27, 2021
Business Avicanna files patent for cannabinoid med that reduces epileptic seizures, sudden death A number of the medical cannabis maker's products are available to Canadian patients Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 24, 2021
Business Aurora shutters 1 Edmonton facility, lays off 8% of global workforce The mega-producer closed 5 Canadian facilities and laid off 1,200 people last year Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 22, 2021
Business Amazon welcomes back workers fired or deferred for using cannabis The company notes data that pre-employment marijuana testing disproportionately impacts people of colour Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 21, 2021
Health and Safety US CDC and FDA issue warnings on delta-8 THC The agencies are trying to crack down on the alternative cannabinoid after a surge in availability and adverse events this year Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 17, 2021
Business Hexo says it’s offset 100% of its carbon emissions The Canadian cannabis giant says it's also invested in forest conservation and reducing ocean-bound plastics Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 16, 2021
Canada Study on increased post-legalization cannabis ICU visits in youth ‘misleading’ The research relied on an inaccurate timeframe and didn't distinguish between legal and illegal products, critics say Natalia Buendia CalvilloSeptember 14, 2021