Cannabis

At last week’s Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, one of the most forward-looking conversations centered around a deceptively simple question: Is AI part of your strategy? Moderated by Julie Valdes of Thompson Hine, the panel featured David Belsky (FlowerHire), Rocco Del Priore...

In September 2024, Aurora Cannabis Inc (NASDAQ:ACB) launched a CBD lozenge in collaboration with Vectura Fertin Pharma (now Aspeya, Inc.), a pharmaceutical firm owned by Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM). The dissolvable product, branded Luo, debuted on Aurora’s medical platform in Canada...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect the accurate percentage of the German population participating in the medical cannabis market. Shares of Aurora Cannabis Inc (NASDAQ:ACB) fell roughly 20% on Wednesday following the company's fiscal Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings report...

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Canada-based medical marijuana company Aurora Cannabis Inc.’s (NASDAQ: ACB) stock is trading lower after it released its fourth quarter 2025 earnings. Aurora Cannabis reported a quarterly loss of 24 cents per share (equivalent to CA 35 cents) compared to the analysts’ estimate of 11...

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High Times, the legendary counterculture publication once synonymous with cannabis and psychedelics, is making a comeback. After years of financial turmoil and a high-profile receivership, Josh Kesselman, founder of RAW Rolling Papers, has acquired the brand in an all-cash $3.5 million transaction...

High Tide Inc (NASDAQ:HITI) reported financial results for the second quarter Monday after the bell. Here’s a rundown of the cannabis retailer’s report. Q2 Earnings: High Tide reported second-quarter revenue of 137.8 million Canadian dollars ($96.94 million versus estimates of $96.73...

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At last week's Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, Vladimir Bautista, co-founder and CEO of Happy Munkey, was named the recipient of this year's Bob Fireman Award for Entrepreneurship, an annual recognition presented by MariMed Inc. (OTC:MRMD) to leaders who exemplify integrity, impact...

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The legality of hemp is a matter of margins. The Farm Bill legalized hemp-derived cannabinoids in 2018 as long as the plant remained below a threshold of 0.3% Delta-9 THC by dry weight. Cannabis cousin compounds – CBD, THCA, Delta-8 THC, and a slew of minor cannabinoids – were therefore legal...

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The cannabis industry met itself in the mirror last week in Chicago and what it saw was a sector growing wiser, not just older. At the 2025 Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, held June 8–10 at the Marriott Magnificent Mile, hundreds of investors, executives, advocates and analysts gathered to...

Todd Harrison, founder of CB1 Capital, longtime cannabis market analyst and author of the “Cannabis Confidential” newsletter, shares his reflections from the 2025 Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago and his outlook on the sector's future. The cannabis sector is enduring its...