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EXCLUSIVE: Better For You Wellness To Acquire Ideation Lab, Jordre Well And Its Signature CBD Coffee Brand

September 19, 6:00 AM

Better For You Wellness, Inc. (OTCQB: BFYW), an Ohio-based wellness company at the forefront of plant-based and science-driven innovations in the rapidly expanding $1.5 trillion wellness industry has entered into a binding Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (MIPA) with The Ideation Lab (TIL) LLC

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Tilray CEO Bullish On Beer And Cannabis Legalization, Moves Closer To $4B ‘Aspirational Goal’

By Maureen Meehan

September 13, 3:30 PM

Tilray Brands (NASDAQ: TLRY) chairman and CEO Irwin D. Simon says his company is set to capitalize on possible cannabis legalization in the U.S. and anticipates creating beer infused with cannabis if/when it becomes legal.

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Leafly’s 1-for-20 Reverse Stock Split Takes Effect As Online Cannabis Marketplace Attempts To Remain On Nasdaq

By Maureen Meehan

September 12, 8:41 AM

Leafly Holdings (NASDAQ: LFLY) announced that the 1-for-20 reverse stock split of its common stock, par value $0.0001 became effective on September 12, 2023, at 12:01 a.m. ET.

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Senate Banking Committee Confirms: No Vote On Cannabis Banking Bill Next Week

By Maureen Meehan

September 11, 9:33 PM

After much anticipation and encouraging remarks from members of the Senate Banking Committee like Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), cannabis banking will not come to a vote next week.

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Cannabis Sales Top $5B In Massachusetts Driven By Record-Breaking Monthly Purchases, No Signs Of Slowing

By Maureen Meehan

September 9, 3:00 PM

Retail weed sales in Massachusetts hit the $5 billion mark, according to a press release from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission (CCC).

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Sen. Jeremy Cooney Proposes First-Ever Hearing To Address NY’s Chronic Cannabis Industry Woes

By Maureen Meehan

September 7, 3:26 PM

New York lawmakers will hold a fact-finding hearing next month to address the state’s beleaguered and severely delayed rollout of its legal cannabis industry, state Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) announced Thursday.

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Florida’s Resounding Approval: Voters Overwhelmingly Back Cannabis Legalization

By Maureen Meehan

September 7, 11:12 AM

Researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) and Florida Atlantic University (FAU) released the results of a comprehensive statewide survey that delves into Floridians’ attitudes on key health policy matters, including marijuna, for which there is broad support.

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Maryland Breaks Another Cannabis Retail Sales Record: $92M In August Alone

By Maureen Meehan

September 6, 7:41 PM

In August, Maryland's collective adult-use and medical cannabis purchases reached $91.7 million, more than the $87.4 million total for July, which was more than double the $42.7 million total for June, before the launch

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How Much Cannabis Does America Really Grow And How It Compares To Other Big Crops? Answer Might Surprise You

By Maureen Meehan

September 5, 1:26 PM

Leafly Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFLY) annual Cannabis Harvest Report reveals that in some states, cannabis is consistently one of the highest-value crops in the field, though the federal government and some state and local governments do not track weed ha

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