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forbes.com - Peter Su - Why Energy Costs Are Reshaping Cannabis Industry Economics
Why Energy Costs Are Reshaping Cannabis Industry Economics
Forbes

INGENDORF, GERMANY - APRIL 15: Wind turbines stand next to a yellow blossoming rape field as water vapour rises from the cooling towers of the Neurath coal-fired power plant on April 15, 2024 in Ingendorf near Rommerskirchen, Germany. The German…

newsweek.com - Amanda Greenwood - The states looking to turn cannabis facilities into data centers
The states looking to turn cannabis facilities into data centers
Newsweek

A growing number of states and provinces are exploring an unusual solution to two very different economic trends: Converting struggling cannabis cultivation facilities into data centers. As demand for AI and cloud computing infrastructure surges…

bbc.co.uk - Mick Lunney - Cannabis 'worth millions' seized in Doncaster police raid
Cannabis 'worth millions' seized in Doncaster police raid
BBC

A 'huge' cannabis farm has been shut down after a raid in Doncaster, police have said. Officers targeted the warehouse in Braithwaite on Monday morning and said they found almost 1,800 plants. The lead officer in the case said the 'very significant…

forbes.com - Scott Byrne - What Overlooked Markets Can Teach About Finding Growth Opportunities​
What Overlooked Markets Can Teach About Finding Growth Opportunities​
Forbes

Scott Byrne is President of Blackwell Captive Solutions, a medical stop-loss captive helping brokers and employers bend the HC cost curve. When companies look for growth, they often focus on larger markets, broader customer segments or new products…

smh.com.au - Kate Aubusson - Cannabis companies caught allegedly making false promises
Cannabis companies caught allegedly making false promises
The Sydney Morning Herald

The national medicines watchdog is suing two Australian cannabis companies for allegedly unlawfully advertising medicinal cannabis, including implying that the products had been endorsed by the regulator and health practitioners. Better Leaf Pty…

nytimes.com - Kenneth P. Vogel - Trump Seeks a Boost for Hemp That Would Benefit a Top Aide's Family
Trump Seeks a Boost for Hemp That Would Benefit a Top Aide's Family
The New York Times

The White House is lobbying Congress for a reprieve from a ban it approved last year on potent intoxicating hemp products, seeking a delay whose beneficiaries would include the son-in-law of Susie Wiles, President Trump's chief of staff. Under…

newswire.ca - Aurora Cannabis Inc. - Aurora Cannabis Announces Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results
Aurora Cannabis Announces Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Results
CNW

Delivers Net Revenue of $67.6 million, including a 17% YoY Increase in International Medical Cannabis Net Revenue Safari Flower Company Receives Three-Year EU-GMP Certification, Strengthens Ability to Supply Growing, High-Margin International…

theconversation.com - Alistair Clulow - Is hemp a thirsty crop? New research measures just how much water cannabis farming can use
Is hemp a thirsty crop? New research measures just how much water cannabis farming can use
The Conversation

In South Africa, it's been legal for several years for people to grow hemp (a type of Cannabis sativa with very low levels of the psychoactive compound THC), for personal use following changes to the law. There's also been a growing interest in its…

forbes.com - Antonio Pequeño IV - Trump-Linked American Bitcoin Settles Improper PPP Loan Allegation For $2.5 Million
Trump-Linked American Bitcoin Settles Improper PPP Loan Allegation For $2.5 Million
Forbes

A Trump-linked cryptocurrency mining company, American Bitcoin, disclosed Monday that it settled a Justice Department allegation accusing it of improperly obtaining a pandemic relief loan, agreeing to pay millions of dollars as it omitted the…

lancashiretelegraph.co.uk - Nat Goodlad - Nurse who imported £160k of cannabis avoids being struck off from profession
Nurse who imported £160k of cannabis avoids being struck off from profession
Lancashire Telegraph

Levi Whalley, 30, was handed a 12-month suspension order by the Nursing and Midwifery Council's Fitness to Practise Committee following a hearing on July 27 and 28. The panel ruled that while her fitness to practise remains impaired, striking her…

marketbeat.com - Aurora Cannabis Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Aurora Cannabis Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
MarketBeat

Profit from the Green Wave: Top Cannabis Stocks to Watch Aurora Cannabis NASDAQ: ACB reported fiscal first-quarter 2027 net revenue of C$67.6 million, as growth in international medical cannabis sales was offset by lower Canadian medical revenue…

seekingalpha.com - Juxtaposed Ideas - Innovative Industrial Properties: Great Risks, Rich Dividends - Short-Term Contrarian Play
Innovative Industrial Properties: Great Risks, Rich Dividends - Short-Term Contrarian Play
Seeking Alpha

Juxtaposed Ideas 16.05K Followers Preferred stock issuances and expensive debt may be common in the near term, as IIPR demonstrates their commitment to stable dividend payouts. Rental revenues appear to be stabilizing, with new leases in place and…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcript Insights Editor - Green Thumb anticipates Q3 revenue to be flat as Virginia adult-use takes effect July 1, 2027 (OTCMKTS:GTBIF)
Green Thumb anticipates Q3 revenue to be flat as Virginia adult-use takes effect July 1, 2027 (OTCMKTS:GTBIF)
Seeking Alpha

Earnings Call Insights: Green Thumb Industries (GTBIF) Q2 2026 'Medical cannabis is now on Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. The first domino has fallen,' said (Founder, Chairman & CEO Benjamin Kovler), adding, 'we expect a decision on…

newswire.ca - Trulieve Announces August 2026 Event Participation
Trulieve Announces August 2026 Event Participation
CNW

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 5, 2026 /CNW/ -- Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (NYSE: TRLV) ('Trulieve' or 'the Company'), a leading and top-performing medical cannabis company in the U.S, today announced planned event participation in August. Canaccord Genuity…

bbc.co.uk - Hayley Coyle - Men deny stealing drugs from Leeds disposal facility where they worked
Men deny stealing drugs from Leeds disposal facility where they worked
BBC

Five men will go on trial after being charged with conspiring to steal drugs from the disposal facility where they worked and selling them on. The Class A and B substances, including cocaine, cannabis and amphetamines, had been sent to Stericycle…

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