adult-use

Aleafia Health Announces Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results

  Revenue increased 9% to $11.7 million for the period ended March 31, 2023 (“Q4 FY2023”) versus $10.7 million for the period ended March 31, 2022 Net revenue increased 33% to $9.4 million for Q4 FY2023 versus $7.0 million for the period ended March 31, 2022 Revenue increased 24% to $57.4 million for the 12 […]

Liberty Cannabis Now Adult-Use in Detroit

Liberty Cannabis Detroit in Corktown Welcomes Customers Seeking Recreational Cannabis   DETROIT, Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Liberty Cannabis announced that its Detroit store in Corktown, opened in 2020 for medical patients, is now officially licensed for adult-use sales. The dispensary is located at 2540 Rosa Parks Boulevard and store hours are Monday, Wednesday – Saturday 11 AM – 7 PM and Sunday 12 […]

RYAH Medtech Expanding Internationally with Flurry of Deals

  A sometimes overlooked aspect of the cannabis industry is the global potential for North American companies. To be sure, the United States and Canada represent the largest and most mature legal cannabis markets, and many companies are rightfully focused on them exclusively. But some companies are set up to not only capitalize on these […]

Major Growth in Canada’s Cannabis Vape and Concentrate Sales

By now, most observers of the cannabis industry are familiar with the terms describing the various stages of industry development – Cannabis 1.0, Cannabis 2.0, Cannabis 3.7, etc. Whichever stage we are in according to the various definitions, most would agree there are very real growth opportunities as the industry matures. Deciphering which companies are […]

How California is Dominating the Cannabis Brand Landscape

California is well known for its brand dominance—from its Hollywood studios to its Napa Valley wines. As a tastemaker across industries, the state’s cannabis brands are well-positioned to follow in these footsteps and expand across the United States if and when the federal government legalizes cannabis nationwide. At the same time, manufactured products including gummies, […]

Cannabis 3.0: Investing in Profitability

If you’ve been following the public cannabis markets for the past decade, you’ve seen a myriad of changes that can be bundled into a few major categories: The Canadian build up, the rise of the US MSO and the race to get profitable.  During the Canadian build up, call it Cannabis 1.0, it was all […]

Look for Bottom Line Performance in Cannabis Companies

  Some key features of Decibel Cannabis Company: Defining the upper echelon of premium cannabis brands with its own brand, Qwest Among the few profitable cannabis companies with growth ahead Short supplied with leading flower pricing – adding 4x flower production #1 and #3 in vapes and concentrates with 30+ product SKUs to come The […]

Revive Therapeutics Aims to Bring Psychedelics to Market

The psychedelic drug market is projected to grow at a 16.3% compound annual growth rate to reach nearly $7 billion by 2027, according to Data Bridge Market Research. While there are a growing number of publicly traded companies in the space, the best opportunities have the right combination of experience, intellectual property and clinical trials. […]

Kaya Reaches Beyond Oregon

  In early 2014, in a small office in Hollywood, Florida, the management of what is today Kaya Holdings made the strategic decision to transition their existing small-cap publicly traded biofuels company away from alternative energy and exclusively toward the cultivation and retail of legal cannabis. This was no ordinary decision; Colorado and Washington had […]

Next Green Wave: A Hidden Gem in the Cannabis Industry

  The cannabis industry is projected to hit $30 billion in sales by 2023, according to Marijuana Business Daily, with California representing about 34% of U.S. sales. While there are many publicly traded companies in the space, there are only a handful that are growing and profitable with a truly experienced team both in the […]

Delic Looks to Build a Sprawling ‘Psychedelic Ecosystem’

There have been a number of high profile initial public offerings in the psychedelic space, including COMPASS Pathways’ (NASDAQ: CMPS) $2 billion debut. While there are now more than 30 publicly traded companies in the space, there are thousands more private companies at various stages of funding and development.  Delic Corp. (CSE: DELC) (OTCQB: DELCF) […]

How to Invest in Cannabis Delivery

Delivery services of all kinds experienced record-breaking growth in 2020 thanks to a global pandemic that has depressed retailers, restaurants, and grocery stores. Of course, these trends are just an acceleration of an existing transition from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce—a trend that many in the cannabis industry are betting will be transformative. Let’s take a look […]

Why Focus on Cannabis & Mushroom Extracts?

  Cannabis extracts are poised to become a $28.5 billion market by 2027, according to Grand View Market Research, representing a 16.6% compound annual growth rate. At the same time, the functional mushroom market is forecast to reach $34.3 billion by 2024, which represents a respectable 8% compound annual growth rate. Let’s take a look […]

ManifestSeven: The Importance of Cannabis Distribution

  Most cannabis investors are familiar with cultivation operations and dispensaries, but distribution is quickly becoming one of the industry’s most important components. Although distribution plays a big role in other regulated industries, the cannabis industry has only begun recently to recognize the critical role of distributors in the ecosystem. Let’s take a look at […]

How to Invest in a Global Cannabis Portfolio

North America’s cannabis industry may capture the most headlines, but there are many cannabis frontier markets to keep in mind. In fact, North America represented just 25%, or $86 billion, of the $344 billion global cannabis market in 2018, according to New Frontier Data. Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America, Oceana and the Caribbean are all […]

How Cannabis Companies Are Adapting to the ‘New Normal’

The cannabis industry has shifted its focus from expansion to profitability over the past year. Rather than spending a lot of money to expand into every market, multi-state operators, or MSOs, are starting to pare down their assets and restructure their operations to adapt to the ‘new normal’ — mature markets where profits are king. […]

General Cannabis’ SevenFive Farms Acquisition Provides In-Roads to Colorado

Colorado cannabis sales hit $1 billion in total cannabis-related revenue in 2019, becoming the first state in the country to hit that milestone five years after legalization. In addition, Colorado has the highest per-person spending on cannabis at $280 per year, which is significantly higher than the $220 and $130 annual spend in Washington State […]

Why ‘Second-Mover Advantage’ is Key to Cannabis 3.0

Legal cannabis has become one of the fastest growing industries in history. In less than a decade, it has grown from zero to upwards of $15 billion in global sales, driven by the liberalization of laws around the world. These growth rates are expected to accelerate as more states and countries legalize medical and adult-use […]

CannaTrac Aims to Become the Go-To Payment Solution for Cannabis

The legal cannabis industry is projected to grow from $12.4 billion in 2019 to $23 billion by 2025, according to New Frontier Data, driven by the liberalization of medical and adult-use laws around the country. While federal regulations have started to catch up, the industry continues to struggle with a lack of access to the […]

What is the Next Stage of Cannabis Investing?

Remember when investments in cannabis and Bitcoin were seen as interchangeable pursuits of the next sky-high return based on a story that sounded plausible, if not downright enticing? In the early days, cannabis investors chased Canadian operators focused on ramping up production to meet the growing demand of a newly legalized Canadian recreation market and, […]

Studies Show Millions of Americans Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana

As many states have legalized marijuana in some form, the safety concerns surrounding cannabis-impaired driving are growing. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, recent national estimates of drivers who operate a car under the influence of marijuana are in the millions. CNN discussed these findings in an article, highlighting the fact […]

ManifestSeven Expands into Southern California’s Market

California is on track to post a record $3.1 billion in legal cannabis sales this year, according to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, despite troublingly high taxes and licensing challenges that make it difficult to compete with black market products. By comparison, the same analysts expect Canada’s entire market to bring in just $1.1 […]

What if Employers had a Convenient Way to Test for Cannabis Use?

  With cannabis legalization sweeping across North America after decades of prohibition, there are some natural concerns surrounding the introduction of the drug to the legal marketplace. In the area of safety, most of the questions have surrounded the issue of impaired driving. One topic that hasn’t gotten a lot of press is that of […]

CannabisFN Profile: Recognizable Cannabis Advocate, Steve DeAngelo & Harborside Inc.

There are many celebrities that have been involved in the cannabis industry, but few have been as actively involved in the community as Steve DeAngelo. As a pioneering cannabis entrepreneur, activist, author and on-screen personality, DeAngelo co-founded several iconic cannabis businesses and organizations and continues to play an instrumental role in reforming cannabis laws through […]

Synthetic Cannabinoids: The New Age of Medical Marijuana

Believe it or not, the world’s first blockbuster drug is still one of the most commonly used today. Acetylsalicylic acid, better known as Aspirin®, is a synthetic derivative of the natural substance salicylic acid, an extract from the bark of the white willow tree. Any company would like to invent a drug that enjoys 100+ […]

First Ever Marijuana Ice Pops Set to Hit California Markets

In only a few minutes of listening to Sublime Canna CEO Alex Fang it is clear that his company doesn’t take the easiest path with its products. In fact, Sublime Canna often takes the road less traveled, manufacturing products that are very difficult to make, which differentiates them from anything else on the market and […]

Oldest U.S. Cannabis Retailer Goes Public with Big Expansion Plan

  The U.S. cannabis industry is projected to reach $50 billion by 2026, according to Cowen & Co., driven by the legalization of adult-use cannabis across a growing number of jurisdictions. California has already become the dominant force behind the country’s legal cannabis industry following the legalization of adult-use cannabis in 2016. The state generated […]

Jushi Merges Finance and Operational Expertise to Target U.S. Market (Plus Exclusive CFN Interview)

The Canadian cannabis market is maturing, and savvy investors are looking south for new opportunities. While there are a growing number of multi-state operators, there are only a handful that combine financial and operational expertise — and even fewer with management teams that have a meaningful stake in the business. Investors may want to look […]

Cannabis Holding Companies Offer Diversification & Growth Potential

Suppose that you want to invest in a portfolio of cannabis companies. You could purchase an exchange-traded fund (ETF) or build your own portfolio by carefully selecting individual publicly-traded companies. While these are good approaches, you’re limited to publicly-traded companies and the valuations they’re assigned by the market. You can’t access privately-held companies at low […]

Flush With Cash, the Name Hemptown Says it All

The cannabis space has gone through some exciting twists and turns in the last decade, including the passage of the U.S. Farm Bill that legalized industrial hemp at the start of 2019. The U.S. was the last industrialized nation to finally de-couple hemp from its cousin cannabis, effectively opening up a national highway for interstate […]