marijuana

Eve & Co Announces Closing of Shares for Debt Transaction

STRATHROY, Ontario, Feb. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eve & Co Incorporated (“Eve & Co” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: EVE; OTCQX: EEVVF) is pleased to announce it has closed its previously announced shares for debt transaction (the “Transaction”) whereby it settled $657,000 in payables (the “Payables”) owed to certain directors, officers, employees, and debentureholders related […]

Schwazze Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Smoking Gun, LLC & Smoking Gun Land Company, LLC

Schwazze Continues to widen its Colorado Expansion Strategy DENVER, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Schwazze, (OTCQX: SHWZ) (“Schwazze” or the “Company”), announced that it has signed definitive documents to acquire the assets of Smoking Gun, LLC and Smoking Gun Land Company, LLC (“Smoking Gun”).   SCHWAZZE (CNW Group/Medicine Man Technologies, Inc.) The Smoking Gun dispensary and assets are located on a prime retail corner […]

Decibel Appoints Paul Wilson as CEO

CALGARY, AB, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Decibel Cannabis Company Inc. (the “Company” or “Decibel”) (TSXV: DB) (OTCQB: DBCCF), a premium cannabis producer, is pleased to announce  the appointment of Paul Wilson as its Chief Executive Officer, effective Wednesday, June 23rd. Emphasizing the Company’s objective for brand growth, Mr. Wilson brings CEO and President level experience from some of Canada’s top consumer brands […]

Australis Corporate Update

LAS VEGAS, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – Australis Capital Inc. (CSE: AUSA) (OTC: AUSAF) (“AUSA” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide the following corporate update:   Rapid Growth – Balance Sheet Strength Jon Paul, CFO, commented, “Despite ALPS only contributing approximately 3 weeks to our year end, AUSA’s revenues are anticipated to more than double for the […]

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 […]

What Revive’s PharmaTher Acquisition Means for Investors

Revive Therapeutics Ltd. (CSE: RVV) (OTC: RVVTF) recently acquired the full rights to PharmaTher Inc.’s (CSE: PHRM) (OTC: PHRRF) intellectual property pertaining to psilocybin—the most popular psychedelic compound in clinical development worldwide. The assets include preclinical research from the National Health Research Institutes in traumatic brain injury and stroke, as well as three key provisional […]

Do International Cannabis Companies Deserve More Attention?

Since the legal cannabis industry burst onto investors’ radar in 2014 the U.S. market and the Canadian markets have been the primary focus. The potential of the U.S. market in terms of sheer size, and the Canadian national recreational program and export opportunities have captured investor attention.  Interestingly, there are some U.S. and Canadian companies […]

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 […]

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 […]

ManifestSeven Doubles Down on Emerald Triangle with New Facility

California’s legal cannabis industry is on track to reach $7.2 billion in sales by 2024, according to Arcview Market Research and BDS Analytics, which represents a 19% compound annual growth rate. The Emerald Triangle region is widely considered to be the epicenter of that growth with its ideal microclimate and world-class operators. Let’s take a […]

Royalty Streaming: A Different Way to Get Exposure to the Cannabis Market

  When cannabis legalization started to gain momentum in 2012 with Washington and Colorado legalizing recreational marijuana, everyone knew it was going to be a big industry. For nearly a decade now, the investment community has ridden the volatility of the emerging market that generated $13.8 billion in sales in North America in 2019. Analysts […]

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 […]

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 […]

California Cannabis Industry to Hit $6 Billion by 2025

California’s cannabis industry is on track to surpass $6 billion in 2025, according to BDS Analytics, which would represent a sixth of legal cannabis sales in the United States. Although Nevada and a handful of other states experienced COVID-19-related disruptions, California’s mature market has managed to weather the pandemic thus far. Let’s take a closer […]

ManifestSeven: From Railroads to Fiber in California’s Cannabis Industry

California has the world’s largest cannabis market with an estimated $12 billion in annual sales. While legal cannabis sales topped $3 billion last year, the state continues to struggle to meet high expectations with logistical and other challenges. ManifestSeven Holdings Corporation (CSE: MSVN), which recently debuted on the Canadian Securities Exchange on September 30, aspires […]

Israel Gives Final Go-Ahead for Cannabis Exports: Here’s Who Could Profit

Israel gave final approval in mid-May for exports of medical cannabis, paving the way for more than one billion shekels ($273 million) in annual revenue. The country will become one of just three countries that have approved the export of medical cannabis to countries that permit its use—after Canada and the Netherlands— when the law […]

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 […]

THC BioMed Reports Growing Revenue & Profitability

Cannabis investors had already been shifting from “unproven potential” to “profitability” over the past several quarters prior to the global health crisis. With the COVID-19 outbreak, investors have fled previous investments to profitable companies that aren’t reliant on costly or dilutive funding to sustain their operations. THC BioMed Intl Ltd. (CSE: THC) recently recorded its […]

Science-driven Brand Delivers 5 Perfected Cannabis Highs

What happens when the investment environment surrounding cannabis companies evaporates amid concerns about overvaluations and lack of returns? And then, a worldwide pandemic reverses years of economic growth almost overnight, plunging economies into near-instant depression? One thing that happens is some quality companies become distressed, offering investors the opportunity to purchase a stake at a […]

Cannabis Brands Want Their Own Store, CalEthos Deems it Essential

Cannabis Shelf Space Deemed Essential What is the ideal setting for a brand to showcase its wares to the retail consumer? It is certainly not a crowded store with hundreds of brands competing for limited shelf space and consumer attention. Every brand out there would much rather have its own store, featuring its own product […]

Israel Begins Cannabis Exports to Meet Unmet Medical Needs

Israel has long been an international center for cannabis research. THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, and CBD, the plant’s predominant non-psychoactive ingredient, were first isolated and defined by Israeli researcher Dr. Raphael Mechoulam in the early 1960s. Research continued there in the following decades, and the Israeli government has contributed greatly to the country’s […]

CannaTrac’s Diversified Revenue Streams Create a Baseline for Consistent, Sustainable Growth

The legal cannabis industry has had its ups and downs since its inception just a few years ago. Legislation and licensing decisions helped boost some companies, while overcapacity and regulatory issues depressed others. The best companies have found ways to diversify their revenue streams to generate consistent and sustainable growth over time.  In this article, […]

Isracann Enters JV for Near-Term Cannabis Farm Production Opportunity in Israel

24 MAR 2020 / CORPORATE NEWS Partnership advances time-to-market to under six months VANCOUVER, BC, — (March 24, 2020) – Isracann Biosciences Inc.  (CSE: IPOT) (XFRA: A2PT0E) (OTC: ISCNF) (the “Company” or “Isracann”) an Israel-based company focused on becoming a premier low cost, high quality cannabis producer for both domestic and European export sales, is […]

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. […]

Supreme Cannabis Focuses Organization and Reduces Cost Structure to Accelerate Profitable Growth

Corporate positions decreased by approximately 33% and operational positions decreased by approximately 13% Total number of positions decreased by approximately 15% across the Company New structure focuses the business on accelerating revenue growth in the Canadian market TORONTO, February 11, 2020 – The Supreme Cannabis Company, Inc. (“Supreme Cannabis” or the “Company”) (TSX: FIRE) (OTCQX: […]

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 […]

ManifestSeven Expands Distribution in California with Focus on Women Ahead of Public Listing

ManifestSeven is building California’s first integrated omnichannel platform for legal cannabis by merging compliant distribution with a retail superhighway. With a network of seven distribution facilities stretching from San Francisco to San Diego, the company offers cultivators and product manufacturers a unique venue for distributing and selling their products. Over the past several months, 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 […]

From Warehouse to Living Room, ManifestSeven Dominating California Cannabis Supply Chain

There were probably plenty of cannabis investors glad to see the end of 2019, a year when the legal marijuana industry broadly hit the reset button. To many companies, survival served as a testament to good health. If you’re Sturges Karban, CEO of ManifestSeven, 2019 was a solid year for growth, and exciting times lie […]