Industry update UCSF $6.4M research program to study psychedelic set and setting The Neuroscape Psychedelics Division is kicking off after receiving US$6.4 million in private funding to further psychedelic treatment for mental health Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 30, 2021
Industry update Fire & Flower to enter US weed retail market via licensing deal Alberta-based retailer signs deal with small private firm to license its retail brand and technology in key US markets Jared GnamFebruary 22, 2021
Enforcement During Covid, California’s toxic trespass grows have returned to pre-legalization levels As enforcement efforts ebb, organizations like CROP are raising awareness and funds to reclaim the public wilderness Jesse KleinFebruary 11, 2021
Industry update Gen Z spent 127% more on weed in 2020: Headset And millennials spent almost US$1.4B more in American adult-use cannabis markets year-over-year Jared GnamFebruary 5, 2021
Analysis Neglecting legacy cannabis operators is costing California billions a year Excessive regulation and a lack of consultation has left the state's original weed entrepreneurs, and up to 75% of potential revenues, behind Veronica IrwinJanuary 18, 2021
The weed wire Cresco Labs’ Illinois stronghold pushes revenues up 42% The company reported second quarter net sales of US$94.3 million, as its wholesale business dominated the Lincoln State Jared GnamAugust 21, 2020
The weed wire TerrAscend revenues rise as Pennsylvania market blooms Surging demand for medical weed in Pennsylvania helped drive the company's Q2 net revenues to $47.2 million Jared GnamAugust 20, 2020
COVID-19 Ikänik Farms to aid Covid-19 research with first import of pharmaceutical cannabis to Mexico California-based firm assists new research on how cannabis affects the replication cycle of the novel coronavirus Jared GnamJuly 20, 2020
The weed wire Ikänik Farms makes first pharmaceutical cannabis oil sale in Colombia California cannabis company expands global operations with six sales in Colombia Jared GnamJuly 7, 2020
The weed wire Ikänik Farms to make first legal cannabis imports in Mexico California-based global weed operator gains first-mover advantage in Mexico with D9C acquisition Jared GnamJuly 2, 2020