Business
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Spherex to Acquire Two Colorado Cultivation Facilities in First Deal
On October 6, 2026, Spherex announced an agreement to acquire two Colorado cultivation facilities from The Cannabist Company and its affiliates The Green Solution and Rocky Mountain Tillage, a transaction the company described as its first acquisition.The expansion includes a…
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Ascend Wellness Adds Seventh Ohio Store With Lewis Center Debut
Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. on October 6, 2026, announced the opening of its newest Ohio dispensary at 3812 E Powell Rd in Lewis Center, Ohio. The store, the company’s seventh in the state, has begun serving medical patients and non-medical…
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Aurora Keeps Take-No-Action Advice While Curaleaf Revised Bid Is Pending
Aurora Cannabis said on October 5, 2026, that it is maintaining its recommendation that shareholders take no action on the hostile take-over bid from Curaleaf Holdings, stating that Curaleaf has not yet filed the formal notice required to put revised…
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Curaleaf Raises Aurora Cannabis Bid to US$5.00 Per Share
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. said on October 5, 2026, that it will file a Notice of Variation and Change to increase its take-over bid for Aurora Cannabis Inc., raising the total implied consideration to US$5.00 per Aurora share in a mix…
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Vireo Growth Secures $60 Million Loan for New York and Florida Facilities
Vireo Growth Inc. announced on October 5, 2026, that five subsidiaries have entered into a US$60 million real estate financing with a U.S. commercial bank and institutional lender, secured by the company’s cannabis cultivation and production facilities in Johnstown, New…
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Ayr Wellness Completes First Ohio Asset Transfer to Arboretum
AYR Wellness announced on October 1, 2026 the closing of the first transfer of its Ohio operations into wholly-owned subsidiaries of Arboretum Bidco LLC, in connection with the company’s previously announced Restructuring Transactions. All requisite state regulatory approvals for the…
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Lifted Made Sells Kenosha Headquarters for $1.5M and Repays Bank Debt
Lifted Made, the wholly owned subsidiary of LFTD Partners Inc. through which the company develops, manufactures and markets hemp-derived consumer products, completed the sale of its former headquarters building at 5511 95th Avenue in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on September 29, 2026,…
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Rove Launches in Ontario as Its First International Market
Rove, a California-born cannabis brand, has officially entered the Canadian market, marking the company’s first expansion outside the United States, according to an announcement issued September 30, 2026. As of September 2026, Ontario cannabis retailers can order Rove products through…
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Vireo Growth Enters Three-Year Put/Call Agreement on Promissory Note
Vireo Growth Inc. announced on September 29, 2026 that it has entered into a Put/Call Agreement with Battle Green Holdings SR LLC under which the holder may cause Vireo to acquire, or Vireo may elect to acquire, a loan issued…
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IM Cannabis Completes Sale of European Operations to CEO-Owned Slil
IM Cannabis Corp. on September 29, 2026, announced the completion of its sale of all issued and outstanding shares of I.M.C. Holdings Ltd., the vehicle that held its European-focused operations, to Slil.com Holding Ltd., a company beneficially owned and controlled…
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NCS Analytics Adds Cannabis Credit Bureau Data in Exclusive Deal
NCS Analytics announced on September 29, 2026 that it has formed an exclusive partnership with Cannabiz Credit Association, bringing the credit bureau’s payment data to cannabis lenders exclusively through the NCS Platform and NCS Thea, the company’s lending intelligence platform.According…
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Trulieve Secures Alien Labs and Connected Rights in Florida and Texas
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. announced on September 28, 2026, a master licensing agreement with Connected that gives Trulieve exclusive rights to genetics, trademarks, and proprietary know-how to produce and sell Alien Labs and Connected branded cannabis products in Florida and Texas.The…
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IM Cannabis Wraps Up US$1.31M Share Sale to Accredited Investors
IM Cannabis Corp. , a medical cannabis company with operations in Israel and Germany, announced on September 24, 2026 the closing of its previously announced registered direct offering, under which the company sold and issued 655,000 common shares, no par…
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The Gallery NY Opens Cannabis Dispensaries in Brooklyn and Manhattan
The Gallery NY announced on Sept. 24, 2026, that it is opening cannabis dispensaries in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn and the Nomad neighborhood of Manhattan, presenting the two stores as art-driven retail spaces that combine curated cannabis products with…
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Metrc Renews Colorado Cannabis Track-and-Trace Contract Through 2029
Metrc announced on September 24, 2026, that it has extended its partnership with the Colorado Department of Revenue, continuing the company’s role as the state’s cannabis track-and-trace technology provider under a new contract that runs through 2029. The company described…
