Canadian cannabis products recalled in January include defective all-in-one vape pens from Hexo Corp. as well as moldy marijuana from Saskatchewan processor AgroGreens Natural Products and mislabeled bud from Manitoba’s Delta 9 Bio-Tech. HexoR…
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Cannabis MSO Verano announces $100M subscription receipt financing
Multistate cannabis operator Verano Holdings raised $100 million in subscription receipt financing in connection with a reverse-takeover deal that will see the company go public on the Canadian Securities Exchange. The Chicago-based firm, which current…
These four states could legalize medical marijuana through legislation in 2021
Four red states – Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky and South Carolina – could legalize medical marijuana through their legislatures this year, and, if successful, they could generate hundreds of millions of dollars in business opportunities across…
Cannabis firm CannTrust reaches agreement to settle shareholder claims
Embattled Canadian cannabis producer CannTrust Holdings on Wednesday announced a restructuring support agreement that will pave the way for the company to settle shareholder lawsuits as it restructures. Under the agreement, shareholders’ litigati…
Canada’s ‘croptober’ surge pushes cannabis inventory over 1 million kilograms
Canadian licensed producers added a record 220,461 kilograms of marijuana to their inventories in October 2020, according to new data offering a statistical glimpse of the country’s first large-scale “croptober” – when most of the fall outd…
An elusive pathogen is damaging cannabis crops – here’s how to fight it
Over and over again, I meet cannabis growers who are not yet aware of a widespread disease that has been appearing more and more across the United States – hop latent viroid (HpLVd).
An elusive pathogen is damaging cannabis crops – here’s h…
Strong demand drives up Oregon’s wholesale cannabis prices in 2020
Increased consumer demand for cannabis in Oregon helped push wholesale prices in the state out of a three-year slump caused by overproduction. For the first time since 2017, the median price per pound of recreational marijuana sold by cultivators to re…
Marijuana companies weigh how to approach COVID-19 vaccinations for employees
Cannabis companies are seeking clarity on Covid-19 vaccinations for employees as the pandemic continues to cause logistical challenges in keeping workers safe.
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New Mexico medical cannabis operator ups pressure to boost plant-count limits
New Mexico’s leading medical cannabis company is trying to compel a court to force state regulators to increase the marijuana plant-count limit, claiming the restriction has resulted in a crisis of insufficient supply and high prices in the rapidly gro…
Wildfires that damage marijuana crops are focus of new federal group
In response to the 2020 wildfires that engulfed the western U.S. and harmed many marijuana cultivators, two federal departments are banding together “to ensure better forest management effectiveness” in the fight against such natural disasters.
Wildfir…