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Jimmy Kimmel applauds President Joe Biden’s ‘cannabis-friendly decision’

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Aurora Cannabis repurchases $23 million worth of debt

Canadian marijuana company Aurora Cannabis reduced its debt load by repurchasing roughly 31.3 million Canadian dollars ($23 million) worth of its convertible senior notes. The repurchase of some of the notes cost Aurora CA$29.8 million in cash, according to a Friday morning news release, with Aurora paying a 5.45% discount to the notes’ par value. […]

New York adult-use marijuana stores ‘on track’ to open this year, governor says

New York is “on track” to open 20 adult-use cannabis dispensaries this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The governor also said in an exclusive interview with the Advance Media New York editorial board that roughly 20 more stores will open each month after that, according to The (Syracuse) Post-Standard. ADVERTISEMENT There has been some doubt […]

Biden Weed Pardon Spurs Reaction From Cannabis Community and Beyond

President Joseph Biden’s historic announcement that he would pardon all federal marijuana possession convictions and direct administration officials to study easing restrictions on the drug sent shockwaves across the country on Thursday, with activists, cannabis industry officials, pundits, and policymakers all weighing in on the issue. Biden announced the move on Thursday, finally taking the […]

Tilray reports $66 million loss as cannabis sales decline

Cannabis and alcohol company Tilray Brands lost $65.8 million (90 million Canadian dollars) in the first quarter ended Aug. 30 as net revenue declined 9% year-over-year to $153.2 million. Tilray was hit by volatile currencies in the quarter, which shaved as much as $13.3 million off the company’s sales figure in the June-August period, the […]

New York Governor: Recreational Sales On Track To Start By Year’s End

The clock may be ticking on 2022, but New York is still on track to open its first recreational marijuana dispensaries by the end of the year. That is according to the state’s Democratic governor, Kathy Hochul, who said Wednesday that she expects the first official cannabis retailers to open their doors before 2023. “We […]

Joe Biden pardons federal cannabis offences, a decision impacting over 6,000 people in the U.S.

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Australian police shut down $200M cannabis operation housing almost 50,000 plants

Australian police have charged 14 people following the discovery of a massive commercial cannabis grow worth an estimated $206 million. The extensive commercial cannabis production facility was found on a property adjacent to the Bruce Highway in Queensland’s Isis Central area, when members of the Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) Drug and Serious Crime Group and […]

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