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Sorting Robotics Secures $2M in Debt Financing to Accelerate Cannabis Industry Automation

Sorting Robotics Secures $2M in Debt Financing to Accelerate Cannabis Industry Automation

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Cannabis NewsNovember 3, 2023

Sorting Robotics, a provider of industrial automation solutions in the cannabis sector, has successfully secured $2 million in debt financing. The investment comes from Kiso Capital and Prospeq, who are keen to support the company’s growth initiatives across the cannabis industry’s value chain. The

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Sorting Robotics Secures $2M in Debt Financing to Accelerate Cannabis Industry Automation

Sorting Robotics Secures $2M in Debt Financing to Accelerate Cannabis Industry Automation

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Cannabis NewsNovember 3, 2023

Sorting Robotics, a provider of industrial automation solutions in the cannabis sector, has successfully secured $2 million in debt financing. The investment comes from Kiso Capital and Prospeq, who are keen to support the company’s growth initiatives across the cannabis industry’s value chain. The

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Willie Nelson’s Cannabis arrives at Dispensaries

Willie Nelson’s Cannabis arrives at Dispensaries

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Cannabis NewsNovember 3, 2023

Willie’s Reserve is now available at Puff dispensaries and several other retailers throughout Michigan. Country cannabis outlaw and icon Willie Nelson entered the Michigan cannabis market, debuting his cannabis brand in the state last week. Michigan is the eighth state so far to sell flower from the

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AZ s oversupplied with Marijuana as brands seek shrinking shelf space in dispensaries

AZ s oversupplied with Marijuana as brands seek shrinking shelf space in dispensaries

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

When marijuana was outlawed in Arizona, smoking the plant’s flower was the primary way to feel its effects. Now adults and medical patients can instead choose vape pens, gummies and even beverages. Machinery filled and sealed a long line of tall slender cans made and sold by the Flower Shop AZ on a

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Access to CBD leads to decrease in Opioid Prescriptions

Access to CBD leads to decrease in Opioid Prescriptions

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

Researchers examined states with CBD-specific laws and reviewed nearly 10 years of CDC data to find preliminary evidence of CBD affecting opioid prescription rates. A recent report published in the Southern Economic Journal on Oct. 26 found evidence that legal access to CBD has helped lead to a

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Virginia Judge rejects injunction on Law Limiting Delta-8 and total THC in Hemp Products

Virginia Judge rejects injunction on Law Limiting Delta-8 and total THC in Hemp Products

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

The new, strict rules in Virginia will remain in place until the lawsuit moves forward. Since the 2018 Farm Bill authorized hemp production and removed the crop from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) schedule of Controlled Substances, the hemp-derived cannabinoid industry has boomed across

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14 businesses have Marijuana retail licenses in Central New York but only one is open

14 businesses have Marijuana retail licenses in Central New York but only one is open

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

TJ Lewis has leased a large retail space in Clay and fitted it with display cases and a secure supply room for an array of legal marijuana products. He has 25 people ready to join the payroll. In the past few months, he’s invested more than $500,000 in his project. Lewis is one of more than a dozen

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14 businesses have Marijuana retail licenses in Central New York but only one is open

14 businesses have Marijuana retail licenses in Central New York but only one is open

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

TJ Lewis has leased a large retail space in Clay and fitted it with display cases and a secure supply room for an array of legal marijuana products. He has 25 people ready to join the payroll. In the past few months, he’s invested more than $500,000 in his project. Lewis is one of more than a dozen

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Ole Miss to offer masters degree program for Medical Cannabis and Supplements

Ole Miss to offer masters degree program for Medical Cannabis and Supplements

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

University of Mississippi to Offer Master's Degree Program in Medical Cannabis and Dietary Supplements. A college in Mississippi known for its academic achievements in cannabis research has announced the launch of a new program of study dedicated to the rapidly growing use of dietary supplements and

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Local pharmacies could soon allow distribution of Medical Cannabis

Local pharmacies could soon allow distribution of Medical Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

Georgia Pharmacies Apply for Permits to Dispense Medical Cannabis to Eligible Patients. Mindy Leech, pharmacist and owner of Lee King Pharmacy in Newnan, hopes to be one of the first pharmacies in Georgia to distribute medical cannabis to customers. Soon pharmacies will join the seven licensed

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Study finds home values higher in States with Legal Weed

Study finds home values higher in States with Legal Weed

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

Home values in states that have legalized adult-use cannabis or medical marijuana rose faster than real estate prices in other states, according to new research. Home values in states that have legalized cannabis were higher and grew at a faster rate than in non-legal states, according to a recently

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Members of Washington's congressional delegation joined a bipartisan call for Cannabis policy reform

Members of Washington's congressional delegation joined a bipartisan call for Cannabis policy reform

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Cannabis NewsNovember 2, 2023

A Bipartisan Group of 31 Members of Congress Urges DEA to Deschedule Cannabis. In August, the federal Department of Health and Human Services recommended to the Drug Enforcement Administration that cannabis should be moved off Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. Last week, a bipartisan

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Maggie the dog helps find €3.7M worth of Cannabis

Maggie the dog helps find €3.7M worth of Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2023

Irish Authorities Seize £3,2 Million Worth of Herbal Cannabis at Dublin Airport. Authorities in the Republic of Ireland have seized herbal cannabis with an estimated value of €3,7M (£3,2M), with the help of drugs dog Maggie. Revenue, the Irish government agency responsible for customs, excise and

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As state changes Cannabis regulations, why some South Shore officials are crying foul

As state changes Cannabis regulations, why some South Shore officials are crying foul

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2023

Massachusetts Towns Concerned Over State's New Cannabis Regulations and Fees. Some city and town officials are worried that new regulations issued by the state Cannabis Control Commission, which regulates the marijuana industry in Massachusetts, will take a significant bite out of their revenues

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Missouri rolls back part of its Cannabis product recall

Missouri rolls back part of its Cannabis product recall

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2023

The state allowed nearly 15,000 recalled cannabis products to return to dispensary shelves last week. The state rolled back its recall of nearly 15,000 cannabis products last week and allowed them to return to the dispensary shelves, after requiring Missouri companies to keep them in storage since

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The Social Equity Landscape in US Cannabis

The Social Equity Landscape in US Cannabis

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2023

This is the first installment of a look at the state of social equity in the US Cannabis industry. Social equity in the marijuana industry has been picking up steam for years now as cannabis prohibition continues to be repealed state-by-state across the United States. Early on the path to

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Minnesota begins rule making for Cannabis Industry

Minnesota begins rule making for Cannabis Industry

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2023

Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has announced it has begun rule-making for its new cannabis industry and is seeking public feedback as it begins drafting the new rules. In a bid to create a “safe, accessible, and reliable cannabis industry” the OCM is gathering input from industry

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Second cannabis retail store application in Pitt Meadows

Second cannabis retail store application in Pitt Meadows

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2023

Kelo Cannabis operators would like to open a store in their home town. The first cannabis retail story in Pitt Meadows was approved at a location in the Meadowtown Shopping Centre earlier this year, and now the city has a new application for a second store, at the Meadowvale Shopping Centre. The

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Magnolia Bakery’s has new Cannabis-Infused Desserts

Magnolia Bakery’s has new Cannabis-Infused Desserts

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2023

Magnolia Bakery Partners with Incredibles to Launch Cannabis-Infused Desserts. New York City dessert icon Magnolia Bakery this week announced a new line of cannabis edibles created through a partnership with incredibles, a licensed cannabis brand owned by Green Thumb Industries (GTI). Through the

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White House Urges Public Schools to Carry NARCAN

White House Urges Public Schools to Carry NARCAN

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Cannabis NewsNovember 1, 2023

The Biden administration attempted to take a step toward curbing the nationwide fentanyl epidemic Monday by sending a letter to all the educators in the country. The White House is urging American public schools to carry Naloxone, commonly known as NARCAN, to help combat sky-high overdose rates from

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