Week in Review: Wildfire smoke impact, cannabis market transitions, curbing illicit sales & more
Smoke and ash from the record wildfires in the western U.S. are slowing the growth of outdoor marijuana plants and forcing cultivators […]
Category: International Marijuana Business News
Aurora Cannabis execs saw raises, bonuses despite multibillion-dollar loss
Top Aurora Cannabis executives were rewarded with millions of dollars in bonuses and raises for the fiscal year ended June 30, the […]
New CBD product available under prescription in Peru
A new medical cannabis product is available in Peru, another sign the market is moving in the right direction. Toronto-headquartered Khiron Life […]
Change afoot at Ontario Cannabis Store with new CEO, board members
The Ontario Cannabis Store has its second interim chief executive in the space of one year, after the province’s exclusive cannabis wholesaler […]
Aurora Cannabis, Nelson Peltz ‘have concluded their relationship’
Aurora Cannabis and billionaire investor Nelson Peltz “have concluded their relationship,” a spokeswoman for the Alberta-based company confirmed to Marijuana Business Daily. […]
Mistakes by Canada’s largest cannabis companies offer insight into global expansion
If there is a lesson to be learned from the overseas misadventures of Canada’s large cannabis producers in recent years, it is […]
Cannabis firm WeedMD borrows CA$30M from Canadian pension fund
Canadian cannabis grower WeedMD secured a loan worth 30 million Canadian dollars ($22.5 million) from the LiUNA Pension Fund of Central and […]
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey to keynote MJBizCon 2020
John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market as well as the co-author of “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of […]
Dutch government seeks to ease doubts over adult-use cannabis trial
As it seeks to ease public concerns, the Netherlands is evaluating applications to grow marijuana under a pilot program to permit limited cultivation […]
GW Pharmaceuticals cannabis drug gets regulatory OK in Australia
GW Pharmaceuticals’ plant-derived CBD drug Epidyolex received approval from Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) to be used in treating seizures related to […]