Howard Alexander

CALGARY – Sundial Growers Inc. has agreed to make a stalking horse bid to acquire cannabis grower Zenabis Group, which obtained court protection from creditors last week. The agreement will set a minimum acceptable bid for the Zenabis Group's business…

EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — More than 12,000 marijuana plants in 32 greenhouses were seized from a marijuana grow site in southern Oregon, June 16, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. A search warrant was served by Illegal Marijuana…

EDMONTON – Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it is laying off 12 per cent of its workforce as the company embarks on a reorganization. The Edmonton-based cannabis company confirmed the cut in an email to The Canadian Press, but did not…

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts lawyer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges he tried to bribe the Medford police chief to get help in opening a recreational marijuana dispensary on behalf of a client. Court records say that Somerville…

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A commercial bus driver has been charged with 38 counts of reckless endangerment after blacking out behind the steering wheel while snacking on gummies he says he didn’t know were infused with THC. Jinhuan Chen appeared…

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Canopy Growth Corp. has signed two deals to exchange C$262.7 million of its debt for shares and a little bit of cash. Under the agreements with a limited number of noteholders, the cannabis company will acquire…

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A campaign to legalize marijuana for medicinal use in Nebraska is in danger of missing its signature goal to qualify for the November general election ballot, organizers said. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana still needs to gather…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group seeking a statewide vote on whether to fully legalize adult use of marijuana in Oklahoma submitted boxes of signatures on Tuesday with hopes of getting the question on the November ballot. Oklahomans for Sensible…

CALGARY – Cannabis retailer High Tide Inc. has signed a deal to buy nine stores from Choom Holdings Inc. for $5.1 million in shares. Under the agreement, High Tide will acquire two stores in British Columbia, six stores in Alberta…

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A medical marijuana advisory team formed by Gov. Andy Beshear will hold a town hall on the issue in northern Kentucky. The Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee is traveling around the state to gather views on the…

TORONTO – Nearly one third of Canadian cannabis retail employees hired over the last year already left their jobs and 24 per cent didn't even make it past their first month, a new study says. The data from marijuana analytics…

MONCTON, N.B. – Organigram Holdings Inc. reported a loss of $2.8 million in its latest quarter as its gross revenue rose 90 per cent compared with a year ago. The cannabis company says the loss amounted to 0.9 of a…

TORONTO – Three months after stepping into Hexo Corp.'s top job, CEO Charlie Bowman has already deepened his predecessor's cuts and begun backing away from certain products, but he insists the moves are for a good reason: resetting Hexo's cost…

VANCOUVER – A new study shows the number of consumers who turned to unlicensed stores to purchase cannabis has dropped by almost 40 per cent between 2018 and 2021. The BC Stats study commissioned by the BC Cannabis Secretariat shows…