WESTERN UNITED STATES – In Colorado, the 2020 wildfire season will be remembered for the size of its fires. Prior to 2020, the largest wildfire in the state's history consumed 137,000 acres. This year, three fires already have blazed through more than 400,000 acres. Fires that burn more than 100,000 acres are designated “megafires.” The Cameron Creek megafire, which has...

The term “organic” is federally protected, meaning it can be used on a label only after strict guidelines are met and maintained. But because cannabis grown for THC remains illegal at the federal level, organically grown marijuana cannot be certified organic (although cannabis grown for industrial hemp can be certified organic). Biodynamic cultivation—a practice that starts with organic methods...

Edibles producer Wana Brands promoted two of its directors: Director of Remote Operations Stephanie Daley will assume the role of vice president of market expansion and Director of Innovation Mike Hennesy will assume the role of vice president of innovation. “As Wana Brands marks its tenth anniversary, we are proud of our number one position both in innovation and market...

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Pure Extracts Technologies Corp. (CSE: PULL) (“Pure Extracts”), a plant-based extraction company focused on cannabis, hemp, and functional mushroom sectors, is pleased to announce that the Company’s stock has commenced trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) under the symbol “PULL”. “We are pleased to be listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange as a significant first step...

LEAMINGTON, Ont. – Aphria Inc. (TSX: APHA) (Nasdaq: APHA), a leading global cannabis company inspiring and empowering the worldwide community to live their very best life, today announced it has entered into an agreement of merger and acquisition (the "Agreement") to acquire SW Brewing Company, LLC ("SweetWater Brewing Company" or "SweetWater"). SweetWater Brewing Company is one of the largest independent craft...

Lauri Kibby is best described as a serial entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. She has a master’s degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, and co-founded several cannabis businesses including Kings Garden and Endourage. In our interview we talk about how she got her start, the post-Prop 64 landscape, and, of...

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Village Farms International, Inc. ("Village Farms" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VFF) (TSX: VFF) today announced it has completed the acquisition from Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. ("Emerald") of 36,958,500 common shares of Pure Sunfarms Corp. ("Pure Sunfarms") owned by Emerald, representing approximately 41.3% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Pure Sunfarms (the "Pure Sunfarms Transaction"). With the...

STRATHROY, Ontario – Eve & Co Incorporated (“Eve & Co”, “we”, “us” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: EVE; OTCQX: EEVVF) is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Natural MedCo Ltd. (“NMC”), successfully shipped its first order of cannabis-infused bath bombs to the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation on October 30, 2020, launching Eve & Co’s first female-focussed cannabis 2.0...

KELOWNA, B.C. – The Valens Company Inc. (TSX: VLNS) (OTCQX: VLNCF) (the "Company" or "The Valens Company"),a global leader in the end-to-end development and manufacturing of innovative, cannabinoid-based products, today announced that the Victoria State Government in Australia has granted its wholly-owned subsidiary, Valens Australia Pty Ltd. ("Valens Australia"), the wholesale licences required to sell and supply Schedule 4 and Schedule 8 cannabis-derived products...

“Unprecedented” was the byword of 2020, with events shaking the foundations of life as we know it, much less the holidays. So, it’s hard to predict if the 2020 holiday retail season will be naughty or nice to retailers. In September, marketing data research firm Deloitte reported U.S. holiday retail sales should rise 1 percent to 1.5 percent, from $1.1...