An expanding tissue-culture laboratory with locations in Washington and Canada has entered into a joint venture…
Lucky Strike’s parent company now selling CBD vapes
British American Tobacco is selling flavored CBD vapes in the United Kingdom as it eyes new…
CBD exec’s blank-check effort nets $115 million
A blank-check investment company led by the co-CEO of North Carolina CBD maker cbdMD Inc. has…
CBD brand hires former FDA executive to oversee regulatory initiatives
North Carolina CBD maker cbdMD has hired Sibyl Swift, a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
AOSCA review board clears 4 new CBD-dominant seeds
A publicly traded California biotech company announced Tuesday that four of its hemp seed varieties have…
CBD maker GW Pharma agrees to $7.2 billion acquisition by Ireland’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals
(A version of this story originally appeared at Marijuana Business Daily and will be updated.) An…
First Big Tobacco cannabis player backs out after bankruptcy
The first Big Tobacco company to join the hemp and marijuana industries is getting back out.…
Investor lawsuit against NY hemp biotech company tossed
A federal judge in New York has dismissed an investor’s lawsuit accusing a hemp biotech company of…
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Molson Coors, HEXO launch CBD drinks in Colorado
Molson Coors Beverage Co. says it has launched CBD drinks in Colorado through TRUSS CBD USA,…
Landing a Buyer: Executives who have closed M&A deals reveal what makes them commit
This story appears in the January issue of Marijuana Business Magazine. Acquisitions remain a key strategy…
Aurora Cannabis breach exposes personal data of former, current workers
This story first appeared at Marijuana Business Daily. A data breach at Aurora Cannabis has exposed…
Charlotte’s Web says another labeling lawsuit should wait for FDA
Charlotte’s Web Holdings says that labeling lawsuits against CBD makers must wait while federal regulators consider…
Aphria, Tilray to form biggest global cannabis company by revenue
Aphria and Tilray, two Canadian giants in cannabis, have agreed to combine operations and form an…
They raised $150 million to invest in hemp companies. But they couldn’t find the right partners, forcing a pivot.
Hemp businesses won’t benefit directly from the $150 million raised by a special-purpose acquisition company that…
Canada’s Canopy Growth loans $20 million to hemp-CBD subsidiary of TerrAscend
Arise Bioscience, a Florida-based hemp-derived CBD subsidiary of TerrAscend Corp., has received a $20 million loan…
Charlotte’s Web CEO eyes consumer data: ‘Consumers want to know that you know them’
Charlotte's Web CEO Deanie Elsner This session and other MJBizCon 2020 content is available on demand. This story first…