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October 6, 2025 Cannabis Sales Slide in September

New Cannabis Ventures offers readers this easy-to-read exclusive summary of BDSA’s monthly cannabis sales data for 15 states. Cannabis sales decreased 4.3% sequentially in September, which was a decrease on a per-day basis of 1.1%. In this review, we share the results by state, beginning with the western markets and then concluding with the eastern […]

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October 6, 2025 Seed to Sale with Silver Therapeutics

Q&A with Brendan McGee, Founder, Silver Therapeutics Tell us about your product(s). What do you make or sell, and what should people know about it? At Silver Therapeutics, we’re driven to curate experiences that meet people where they are. From flower to prerolls to vapes, we create and manufacture products that customers consistently come back…

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October 6, 2025 Meet The Female Founder Behind the Alibi Brand

Alibi Cannabis website. Q&A Tell us about your product(s). What do you make or sell, and what should people know about it? Our roots are in cultivation, so everything starts with high-quality flowers.  In Oregon, our flower has won multiple awards, and we bring that focus on excellence to every product we offer.  Our New…

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October 6, 2025 From Puerto Rico to NY: Meet Rosa Reta

Website: rosareta.com Tell us about your product(s). What do you make or sell, and what should people know about it? Rosa Reta crafts solventless cannabis Live Rosin vapes (All-In-One), Bubble Hash Infused prerolls, and Rosin infused gummies. We focus on clean processing, full-spectrum flavor, and consistent quality that honors the plant. Please introduce us to the…

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October 6, 2025 Why America Needs a National Medical Cannabis Program, Now

The cannabis industry’s fragmented foundation is creating a host of problems tied to the lack of federal legalization. Many experts believe that without a national medical cannabis framework, the future of cannabis as a medicine in America could leave patients unprotected, research underfunded, and the industry consumed by unchecked commercial interests. Few voices have been…

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October 6, 2025 AGLC launches 4 in 20 cannabis education campaign

Alberta’s Cannabis Sense program has recently launched its '4 in 20' campaign, featuring a series of Q&As with researchers and subject experts who answer questions...

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October 6, 2025 What budtenders can (and can’t) say about cannabis and health

Customers frequently arrive with questions about pain, anxiety, sleep, or other health concerns, hoping for answers. However, under Canadian law, budtenders must walk a fine...

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October 4, 2025 Week in Weed – October 4, 2025

StratCann’s weekly round-up of cannabis industry news for the week ending October 4, 2025.

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October 3, 2025 BCGEU strike expands to several BC Cannabis Store locations, while private stores hope to keep up with demand

Find out how strikes at BC Cannabis Stores are affecting retailers, supply, and customers across British Columbia.

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October 3, 2025 More than 72,000 plants seized as raids of large unlicensed farms on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory continue  

The raids were conducted by members from the Ontario Provincial Police’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OPP OCEB), Tyendinaga Police Service (TPP), several other branches of...

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October 3, 2025 Why Franchises Could Be the Golden Ticket for Social Equity Entrepreneurs

The cannabis industry is a fertile ground for aspiring entrepreneurs, holding the promise of a modern-day gold rush. Yet beneath the surface of opportunity lies a minefield of obstacles. Success requires navigating a steep learning curve, managing high operational costs, and mastering a complex supply chain that spans cultivation, manufacturing, consumer packaged goods (CPG), retail,…

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October 3, 2025 Ontario cannabis retailers calling for coordinated effort against unlicensed stores

A group calling itself Retailers for Enforcement is calling on the Ontario government to take action against a surge of illegal storefronts and unlicensed online...

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October 2, 2025 New cannabis-based treatment shows promise for chronic lower back pain

A recent clinical trial has delivered evidence for a new cannabis-based treatment in significantly reducing chronic low back pain.

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October 1, 2025 Break-in at Pistol and Paris’ Agassiz facility

A BC cannabis producer’s facility near Agassiz faced a recent break-in in the early hours of Tuesday, September 30. 

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October 1, 2025 Several Cannabis Stocks Are Up a Lot

You’re reading this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to the week’s most important news. We no longer send these by email as we did in […]

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October 1, 2025 Cannabis Jobs Update – October 2025

Canada’s cannabis industry continues to expand, creating new career opportunities nationwide. In this October 2025 job roundup, we’ve found openings in retail, cultivation, production, marketing,...

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October 1, 2025 Verano Gets $75 Million Revolving Credit Line

Verano Secures US $75,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility Company draws US $50,000,000 to retire US $50,000,000 of its existing senior secured credit facility CHICAGO, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNOF) (“Verano” or the “Company”), a leading multi-state cannabis company, today announced the closing of a credit agreement agented […]

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October 1, 2025 Canadian cannabis continues to dominate Australia’s import market

Imports of cannabis from Canada into Australia's medical cannabis market increased by nearly 75% in 2024 from the previous year.

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September 30, 2025 Cannabis Stocks Almost Extended the 2025 Rally in September

Cannabis stocks, as measured by the Global Cannabis Stock Index, were quite volatile in 2024 and have been in 2025 as well. The index dropped 7.5% in December to push the yearly close down 15.2% for the year and also was off to a bad start in 2025. It posted a new all-time of 4.97 during […]

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September 30, 2025 The United Nations Poised To Recognize Cannabis Culture

Beyond its wellness benefits, cannabis carries a rich and diverse cultural legacy that spans the globe. In a  technical paper submitted to Mondiacult 2025, the Cannabis Embassy calls for global recognition of cannabis cultures as an integral part of humanity’s cultural diversity, and as essential to building inclusive, rights-based, and peace-oriented cultural policies in the…

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September 30, 2025 GS1 DataMatrix: A game-changer for cannabis supply chains

The Canadian cannabis industry has successfully adopted a new global barcode format, the GS1 DataMatrix. This shift is notable not only for its technological advancements...

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September 29, 2025 Two Potluck Chillows products recalled due to excessive variability and exceeding 10 mg THC limit (Updated)

An Ontario cannabis producer has initiated a product recall for two of its products, Potluck’s Hot Cinnamon & Winter Mint Chillows from Sensi Brands Ltd.

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September 26, 2025 An Inside Look at Germany’s Cannabis Supply Chain With The Grünhorn Group

On April 1, 2024, Germany launched Pillar 1 of its adult-use legalization framework, building on its established medical cannabis program that has been in place since 2017. Since then, the number of medical patients has surged, as prescriptions remain the only fully legal access point for cannabis aside from home cultivation or membership in non-commercial…

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September 26, 2025 Blockchain-Powered Cannabis CTV Unlocks Advertising Opportunities

The next evolution of marketing in the cannabis industry has arrived. Global Compliance Application Corp. (GCAC), a publicly traded Canadian company specializing in blockchain technology, has launched Citizen Green, a connected TV (CTV) channel designed to educate viewers on various aspects of the cannabis industry. The content will cover a broad range of topics, including…

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September 25, 2025 How To Grow Your Minor Cannabinoid Category

Over the course of three years, across 13 regulated U.S. markets, BayMedica, a company specializing in the production and distribution of rare cannabinoids, identified three key insights into market demand for these compounds. First, products featuring THCV posted a 23.7% higher average retail margin than comparable products without THCV in this dataset. Second, gummies remain…

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September 25, 2025 Cannabis Stock Traders Care About MSOs Again

You’re reading this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to the week’s most important news. We no longer send these by email as we did in […]

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September 23, 2025 Inside Red Light Holland’s Plan to Bring Psilocybin Products to the Global Market

Red Light Holland (CSE: TRIP) has established its foundation in the Netherlands, where psilocybin truffles, the underground sclerotia of psilocybin mushrooms, are legally permitted for cultivation and sale. The above-ground mushroom is prohibited, but the truffle is treated differently under Dutch law, despite delivering the same psychoactive effects. “It’s really the same thing, with the…

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September 19, 2025 Canadian Cannabis Sales Grew Very Slowly in July

Statistics Canada released July retail sales for the country, with cannabis sales increasing from the June levels, up 1.0% to C$485.0 million.  This sequential growth was down on a per-day basis due to the extra day in the prior month. June, originally reported at C$480.2 million, was revised slightly higher to C$480.3 million. The sales in July […]

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September 18, 2025 Curaleaf’s Michigan Problem

You’re reading this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to the week’s most important news. We no longer send these by email as we did in […]

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September 15, 2025 Michigan Cannabis Sales Declined in August

Michigan cannabis sales for August fell from a year ago as they rose sequentially by 3.2%, which was the same on a per-day basis. At $283.3 million, sales were down 4.1% from a year earlier: The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency breaks out sales by medical and adult-use, with medical sales falling 61.0% from a year ago to […]

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September 10, 2025 The Canadian Listing Does Not Matter for American Cannabis Companies

You’re reading this week’s edition of the New Cannabis Ventures weekly newsletter, which we have been publishing since October 2015. The newsletter includes unique insight to help our readers stay ahead of the curve as well as links to the week’s most important news. We no longer send these by email as we did in […]

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September 5, 2025 Florida’s Cannabis Market Continues to Crumble

Each week, Florida’s Office of Medical Marijuana Use (OMMU), which is part of the state’s Department of Health, releases data on the state’s medical cannabis program, including an active patient count, a qualified physician count, new dispensary approvals and an update for each operator. That data includes the number of dispensaries and the unit sales […]

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