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Canadian Giant SNDL Speeds Up Acquisition Of Majority Positions In Two US Cannabis Companies As Marijuana Rescheduling Looms
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 1:24pm | 786SNDL Inc. (NASDAQ:SNDL), through its joint venture with SunStream Bancorp Inc., announced on Thursday that SunStream USA group of companies will proceed with the process of acquiring equity positions in U.S. cannabis assets, following the completion of a review by SNDL’s listing authority,...
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Michigan's Lume Cannabis To Acquire Skymint's Remaining 56,000-Square-Foot Grow Facility
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 10:46am | 549In a significant move within Michigan’s cannabis industry, Lume Cannabis Co is set to take over a large cannabis grow operation near Lansing, previously operated by Skymint. The transition comes as Skymint restructures, stepping away from cultivation to focus on its retail presence across the...
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Michigan Leads U.S. In Cannabis: Will It Continue In 2024 Given High Sales, Low Prices & Big Scandals
Thursday, December 28, 2023 - 4:51pm | 657Despite becoming the leading market in the U.S. in 2023, Michigan’s cannabis industry faces a complex landscape marked by declining prices, corporate struggles, and potential federal regulatory changes. Sales in Michigan soared to $2.8 billion through November 2023, outperforming older...
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Skymint Closes Down Lansing Grow Facility: What's Next For Michigan's Once Leading Cannabis Producer?
Monday, December 11, 2023 - 6:30pm | 707Skymint, undergoing acquisition out of receivership, is slated to close its Harvest Park facility near Lansing, Michigan. The 56,000-square-foot plant will cease operations following the termination of approximately 180 employees by March 1, 2024. This information was revealed in an...
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SNDL Renews CA$100M Share Buyback Plan, Narrows Q3 Net Loss By 78% YoY
Monday, November 13, 2023 - 4:36pm | 620SNDL Inc. (NASDAQ: SNDL) announced on Monday that its board of directors has approved the renewal of its share repurchase program upon the expiry of its current share repurchase program on November 20, 2023. The share repurchase program allows the Alberta-based company to repurchase up to CA$...
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Michigan's Skymint Acquired Out Of Receivership
Friday, October 13, 2023 - 12:38pm | 597SunStream Bancorp Inc. announced on Friday that a receivership court order is allowing the sale of certain assets of Greenpeak Industries Inc. and certain affiliated entities doing business as Skymint to Skymint Acquisition Co., a newly formed designee entity of Tropics L.P. Tropics is a...
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Michigan's Skymint Heading Towards Inevitable End, Its Assets Slated For Auction In August
Thursday, July 6, 2023 - 6:22pm | 530Michigan-based cannabis company, Skymint has been going through a rough patch lately, to say the least. Now, the cannabis operator prepares to be auctioned off following its collapse and court-appointed receivership earlier this year. The auction, scheduled by receiver Gene Kohut of Trust Street...
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Michigan's Skymint Hits The Auction Block, First Major Cannabis Company To Go To Highest Bidder
Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 10:44am | 459Michigan’s once-promising cannabis cultivator, which has been under a court-appointed receiver for the past three months, is being auctioned off. The company’s assets, including leases on 23 dispensaries and two cultivation sites, will be sold to the highest bidder, reported Crain...
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Michigan's Skymint Loses Infamous Summit Sports Complex Where It Planned Huge Weed Cultivation Project
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 - 3:31pm | 532Skymint had sunk millions into the former Summit Sports and Ice Complex to turn the 200,000-square-foot facility into a huge cannabis cultivation and processing operation. As has been the case with Skymint lately, things didn't go as planned. Had they, Skymint would...
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Cannabis Movers & Shakers: Ousted CEO, Latest Appointments & New Head Of NM Marijuana Regulator
Friday, April 21, 2023 - 8:46am | 619Flora Growth Announces New CEO & Board Member Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) confirmed that Luis Merchan opted to step down as both chairman of the board and chief executive officer. The board appointed JustCBD founder Hussein Rakine as his replacement. “We are honored to have the...
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Turbulence At Skymint: CEO, Chairman Ousted Amid Legal Battles And Receivership
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 - 2:41pm | 583Cannabis company Skymint has been going through a rough patch lately. Its CEO and chairman, Jeff Radway, who founded Skymint in 2018, bid farewell to his team in an email on April 18, thanking them for the memories and the ride of a lifetime, as first reported by Crain’s Detroit. Radway has...
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Michigan's SKYMINT Giving Away Free Weed For One Year Starting 4/20, Here's How To Get Some
Monday, April 10, 2023 - 11:23pm | 515The always creatively generous SKYMINT has a new offer for its Michigan customers: Free weed for a year. And that’s just one of the prizes the cannabis dispensary chain is giving out as it begins its countdown to the 4/20 sweepstakes, which kicked off Monday. Each ...
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Michigan's Embattled Skymint Cannabis Company Catches A Break: Court Orders Return Of 3 Dispensaries
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 2:57pm | 406Michigan’s Skymint reopened three dispensary locations following a court ruling that settled a dispute between the company and an entity it acquired last year and after been forced into a court-appointed receivership and being sued by Canadian investment firm Tropics LP....
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Is Recreational Weed Killing Medical Marijuana? Michigan MMJ Sales Drop A LOT As Rec Sales Boom
Friday, March 17, 2023 - 11:43am | 841Michigan's February medical marijuana sales dropped 61.5% year-over-year to $10.0 million, while adult-use sales improved 60.1% to $206.4 million. The data from the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory agency revealed that combined sales improved 4.4% sequentially, while on a per-day basis, they grew...
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Cannabis Industry Woes: It's Not Just Skymint, Another 4 Michigan Weed Companies Now In Receivership
Friday, March 10, 2023 - 5:15pm | 739Michigan's Skymint is not the only cannabis operator under the control of a receiver, according to Crain’s Detroit Business. At least another four marijuana companies are in receivership. Skymint, which underwent rapid expansion, now employs 600 people in 24 retail...