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New York-based Acabada is taking the CBD craze to another level, launching a new line of CBD-infused activewear designed to help female athletes recover faster by reducing pain and inflammation.

The Toronto-based pot company is the latest to make its foray into the U.S. by acquiring Quill, a multi-state vape technology brand known for its health-focused disposable vape pens.

Analysts have been bullish on the U.K. drugmaker raising estimates and price targets after its second-quarter sales easily surpassed expectations.

The new cannabis store will be called Weden Santa Ana, serving as the flagship for the California-based company's Weden brand while also advancing its business-to-consumer strategy.

The California-based pot retailer will provide a same-day home delivery service and offer more than 400 products across the state, which is considered the largest legal cannabis market.

Despite 40 per cent of its market value being wiped out since March, the Edmonton-based company has bold plans to dominate the global hemp CBD market moving forward.

The initiative will allow Oregon customers to purchase a Curaleaf custom-designed pre-roll product, with a portion of all proceeds benefiting the Veterans Cannabis Project.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control is investigating 94 reports of people in hospitals with vape-related lung illnesses across 14 states with a number of cases related to the use of illegal cannabis vape cartridges.

Shares of the Colorado-based CBD company slumped after it posted a decline in profit, as investors appear to be worried about how long it will take for the FDA to issue its CBD rules.

Acreage shares fell 10 per cent after it posted a second-quarter loss of US$33.9 million, but the American pot firm said it plans to open up pot shops under Canopy's brands across the U.S.

In previous years greenhouse operator Village Farms mainly grew tomatoes, but now the Vancouver-based company cannabis joint venture is helping it turn bigger quarterly profits.

Louisiana joins more than 30 U.S. states, and the first one in the Deep South, with a medical cannabis program that officially began on Aug. 6 after a four-year regulatory hurdle.

As CBD continues to soar in popularity, one survey shows it gets more online searches than Beyonce and Kim Kardashian, while a recent Gallup poll says one-in-seven Americans now take the vaunted extract.

The Columbus-based CBD retailer will have 105 of its Seventh Sense shops open in malls across the U.S. by Aug. 8.

America's No. 1 selling iced tea brand is going to pot by inking a licensing deal with Colorado-based Dixie Brands to make and sell cannabis-infused gummies, drinks and vape pens.

The Phoenix-based company owns, operates or manages six cultivation and production facilities and 11 retail stores across eight states and began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on Aug. 6.

The Toronto-based company makes it first deal to get inside the U.S. CBD market by acquiring Redwood Holding Group, owner of popular CBD brand Lord Jones.

From California to Vancouver to Toronto, authorities in major jurisdictions are raiding illegal pot shops and coming down hard on the black market in an effort to curb illicit cannabis sales.

The Florida-based company said it is opening its 30th location in the Sunshine State and continues to build on its success in the state's medical cannabis market.

The governor of America's fourth most populous state wanted to legalize recreational cannabis use this year, but had to settle for decriminalization of pot.

The FDA issued a warning letter to the largest cannabis company based in the U.S. for illegally selling and providing unproven claims online for its CBD products.

Illinois-based Cresco Labs, one of America's larger multi-state cannabis operators, wants to sell medical and recreational pot next to the iconic stadium that hosts the Chicago Cubs.

Green Growth's deal to enter 500 American Eagle stores marks its third partnership with a major wholesale distributor this year that includes Abercrombie & Fitch and DSW shoes.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said last week it is speeding up its efforts to create rules for CBD and plans to publish a report on its progress by early fall.

The Massachusetts-based company said the deal with Grassroots will make it the largest marijuana company in the world and will bring its products into 19 states, up from 12.

U.S. cannabis market research firm Brightfield Group says the American CBD market will reach US$5 billion this year due to hemp legalization and more retail chains carrying CBD products.

Democrat Governor David Ige says the new bill could lead to further legalization efforts “and other mechanisms to make marijuana more available.”

Both Republicans and Democrats discussed ways to end U.S. federal cannabis prohibition at a landmark Congressional hearing on July 10.

The "BWell Market" will offer hemp-derived CBD products to U.S. customers and try to cash in on the CBD buzz.

Green Growth said combining with Moxie will create the first “360 degree” cannabis company offering consumers both THC and CBD products in major U.S. retail locations coast-to-coast.

Billionaire rapper Jay-Z is jumping in the cannabis space as a chief brand strategist for Caliva, one of California's largest vertically integrated pot companies.

According to U.S. federal data, at the end of March there were 493 banks and 140 credit unions that handled transactions relating to the cannabis industry.

BDS Analytics and Arcview Market Research predict the global cannabis market will reach US$14.9 billion this year and US$40.6 billion by 2024.

Researchers found the number of U.S. high school students who said they used pot at least once a month jumped from 0.6 per cent in 1991 to 6.3 per cent in 2017.

“Illinois is going to be a huge market. I want to be on the shelves come January 1."

Gov. Phil Murphy signed the Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act on Tuesday, to make cannabis more accessible for patients battling disease and needing pain relief.

American farmers are planting more hemp than ever this year, including in South Carolina, which is projecting a 1,200 per cent increase in acres planted.

The San Diego-based company currently owns 22 properties in 11 U.S. states and now offers investors a dividend of 60 cents per share.

Canopy Growth Corp. has been the cannabis industry's top dog by market capitalization so far, but U.S. companies are growing fast and could take over top spot.

Acreage's CEO Kevin Murphy told Bloomberg some major deals are in the works to allow the New York-based cannabis firm to scale up "dramatically" over the next month.