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StaffJune 27, 2022

Revive Therapeutics Ltd. (OTCQB: RVVTF) (CSE: RVV) gave an update last week on the company’s U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Phase 3 clinical trial (NCT04504734) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Bucillamine, an oral drug with anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties, in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. Following Revive receiving positive comments from […]

Julie AitchesonMarch 21, 2022

Only a couple of weeks into the Covid lockdown of March 2020, cannabis dispensaries were deemed “essential”, which meant that they were allowed to continue selling medical and/or recreational products in states where those transactions were already legal. As consumers rushed to grocery stores to stock up on toilet paper and disinfectants, many made detours […]

Dave HodesJanuary 18, 2022

“Omicron, with its extraordinary, unprecedented degree of efficiency of transmissibility, will, ultimately, find just about everybody,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor, told moderator J. Stephen Morrison during a “fireside chat” January 11 at the Center for Strategic International Studies. “Those who have been vaccinated and vaccinated and boosted would get exposed. […]

StaffApril 28, 2021

Editors note: This is a guest post. The pandemic has completely changed the way that most markets in the world work. Instead of being able to go out to the store and buy supplies, people are turning to alternative methods. Furthermore, people are finding new distractions during this time, including a growing number of people […]

Debra BorchardtJune 10, 2020

Grow Generation Corp. (NASDAQ:GRWG) stock fell over 3% in early trading after the company announced a $35 million stock offering and gave hints of potential COVID troubles ahead. The hydroponic store chain filed an S-1 to offer $35 million in stock plus a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares […]

Debra BorchardtJune 9, 2020

Legal cannabis sales continue to grow despite the strength of the illegal market. The new State of Legal Cannabis Markets report from The Arcview Group highlights the strengths of the industry going into 2020, while also acknowledging the challenges ahead. Arcview partnered with analytics firm BDSA and is forecasting that worldwide spending on legal cannabis […]

Julie AitchesonJune 1, 2020

With terms like “social distancing”, “quarantine”, and “safer at home” orders now common parlance thanks to the Covid-19 global pandemic, it seems an odd time to forge ahead with opening new retail establishments, yet several determined cannabis companies are betting on a better future and doing just that. Small business website “The Balance” itemizes the […]

StaffApril 7, 2020

Republished with permission from American Marijuana. Written by Dwight K. Blake. As of March 24, 2020, the coronavirus disease had swept through over 195 countries with over 260,000 confirmed cases worldwide. This caused a panic that led people to stock up on foods, toiletries, and other basic needs. But how did it affect marijuana consumers? Let’s […]

Debra BorchardtApril 6, 2020

Canada had originally allowed all cannabis dispensaries to remain open during the COVID19 pandemic. Over this past weekend, stores in Ontario were forced to close when that province reversed course and ordered the stores to close. The list of essential businesses was updated on Friday, April 3 and dispensaries got the bad news that they […]

StaffApril 2, 2020

Within days of proclaiming in social media that its CBD products could cure COVID19, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to NeuroXPF. The letter stated, “We request that you take immediate action to cease the sale of such unapproved and unauthorized products for the mitigation, prevention, treatment, diagnosis, or cure of […]

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Psyence Group consolidates its shares

Nebraska medical cannabis regulations stall in legislative committee

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