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Appeals Court Rejects Request for Injunction in Nebraska Medical Cannabis Advocates’ Legal Battle to Ease Ballot Requirements
<![CDATA[ An appeals court has sided with the state of Nebraska in medical cannabis advocates’ legal battle to ease the state’s ballot requirements. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request Aug. 31 to temporarily block part of Nebraska’s ballot...
Former State Treasurer Shannon O’Brien Tapped as New Chair of Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
<![CDATA[ Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg announced last week that former state Treasurer Shannon O’Brien has been appointed as the new chair of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), according to CommonWealth Magazine. O’Brien was sworn in Sept. 1, on the...
Western Michigan University To Offer Cannabis Marketing Course in Spring 2023
<![CDATA[ As Michigan’s cannabis industry rapidly matures, the state’s education and labor markets are meeting the needs of the burgeoning new industry. Western Michigan University, located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is offering a new cannabis marketing course...
Automated Preroll Tube and Tray Loading Now Available
<![CDATA[ September 6, 2022 – PRESS RELEASE – Canapa by Paxiom has added to its lineup of automated preroll solutions by introducing the first preroll tube loading and tray loading systems available on the market. Fully customizable to meet the exact needs of their...
Ascend Wellness CEO Arrested, Charged With Domestic Battery
<![CDATA[ Ascend Wellness Holdings CEO and Chairman Abner Kurtin was arrested Sept. 6 on a misdemeanor battery charge in Southern Florida, according to the Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Courts. Kurtin, 55, who founded the New York-based multistate operator, was...
Tyson 2.0 Partners With HEXO As Exclusive Canadian Producer
<![CDATA[ HEXO Corp. is partnering with Tyson 2.0 to become its exclusive producer in the Canadian market. Under the partnership agreement between the two companies, HEXO will produce Tyson 2.0’s range of products in Canada, including flower, prerolls, vapes and...
Cresco Labs Closes Sale-and-Leaseback with Aventine Property Group for Brookville, Penn. Facility
<![CDATA[ CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PRESS RELEASE--Cresco Labs, a vertically integrated multistate operator and a U.S. wholesaler of branded cannabis products, today announced that it has completed and closed on an agreement to sell its Brookville, Penn. property...
Delta 9 Announces Completion of Acquisition of Three Retail Cannabis Stores in Manitoba
<![CDATA[ WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRESS RELEASE -- Delta 9 Cannabis Inc. has announced that on Sept. 6, 2022, it completed a previously announced transaction with 10552763 Canada Corp. whereby, pursuant to the asset purchase agreement...
SC Labs Names Cannabis Business Leader Hirsh Jain to its Board of Directors
<![CDATA[ SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Sept. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SC Labs, one of the industry’s largest cannabis and hemp testing labs, has named Hirsh Jain to its board of directors. Jain is the founder of Ananda Strategy, a consultancy that serves cannabis brands...
The Green Organic Dutchman Closes Sale of HemPoland Subsidiary
<![CDATA[ TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2022 - PRESS RELEASE - The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd., a sustainable global cannabis company, is pleased to announce that it has closed the sale of its Polish subsidiary, HemPoland. Under the terms of a share purchase...