Charlie Bachtell

Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) is advertising on Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT), one of the world's most popular audio streaming subscription services, with over 551 million users and 220 million subscribers. The Chicago-based marijuana giant announced the news on...

Temple University has been investigating the medical potential of cannabis for decades. Now, thanks to a new partnership with medical cannabis producer Cresco Labs (OTCQX: CRLBF), Temple is expanding its research into the ways cannabis can be used to treat conditions like chronic...

Cresco Labs (OTCQX: CRLBF)  (CSE:CL) (FSE: 6CQ), a vertically integrated, multi-state operator opened its 32nd Florida dispensary in Palm Bay. Located at 1260 Malabar Rd., Sunnyside Palm Bay resides along a high-traffic, primary retail corridor directly off the intersection of FL-514 and I-95...

In a legal battle between two of America's biggest cannabis companies, Cresco Labs Inc (OTC: CRLBF) has accused competitor Green Thumb Industries Inc (OTCQX: GTBIF) of illicitly recruiting its high-level personnel. As reported by Chicago Sun-Times, both firms, based in Chicago's River...

Cresco Labs (OTCQX: CRLBF) (CSE:CL) (FSE:6CQ) expanded its partnership with Khalifa Kush to exclusively cultivate, manufacture and distribute the cannabis brand’s products in Massachusetts. Wiz Khalifa is the multi-platinum-selling, GRAMMY and Golden Globe Award-nominated recording artist...

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker thinks that Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is significantly impacting his Senate colleagues to oppose passing any cannabis-related bills in the lame-duck session. Last week, McConnell revealed he was pleased that the final version of the National Defense...

NY Regulators Sign Its First Lease For Rec Marijuana Store New York regulators have chosen a Harlem location for the first legal recreational marijuana store in the state, reported The City. The lease for the shop at 248 W. 125th St. is already signed, according to Dormitory Authority of the State...

Cresco Labs Kicks Off Cannabis Sales At Another Pensacola Florida Dispensary Cresco Labs (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) announced the expansion of its Sunnyside retail brand in Florida's Panhandle region with the opening of a second dispensary in Pensacola. The new store is located at 2122 W. Nine...

 Just days after Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) notified Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. (CSE:GDNS) (OTCQX: GDNSF) of its intentions to ditch a deal to acquire the Canadian cannabis producer, Goodness Growth revealed a plan to...

Cresco Labs Inc (OTCMKTS: CRLBF) recently announced plans to acquire Columbia Care Inc (OTCMKTS: CCHWF), marking another round of industrial consolidation in the cannabis sector. Cresco CEO Charlie Bachtell, a keynote speaker at the 2022 Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, said on Tuesday that...

Cresco Labs Expands Retail Footprint In Florida Cresco Labs (OTCQX: CRLBF) is expanding its Sunnyside retail brand in Florida with three new dispensaries in Cape Coral, Tampa and Panama City Beach, bringing up the total store count to 19 locations in the Sunshine State and 53 nationwide...

Cresco Labs (OTCQX: CRLBF) (CSE:CL) revealed that Parkway Dispensary, LLC and Navāda Labs, LLC, both social equity groups supported by the company’s SEED initiative, received conditional adult-use dispensary licenses as part of the 185 new licenses recently issued by the state of Illinois....

While there’s no doubt that the federal legalization of marijuana would make the industry explode, current trends shouldn’t be underestimated. U.S. cannabis sales are projected to surpass a whopping $57 billion by 2030 in currently legal states, according to New Frontier Data in...

After the sweeping success of Benzinga's 4/20 Miami event, the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is heading back to Chicago. Mark your calendars for September 13 and 14 and join us to meet a slew of marijuana industry power players who will share their experiences, ...

On Friday, Columbia Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) (FSE:3LP) announced the approval of the previously announced plan of arrangement under which Chicago-based Cresco Labs Inc. (CSE: CL) (OTCQX: CRLBF) will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Columbia...