StaffMay 19, 2022
The Daily Hit is a recap of the top cannabis business stories for May 19, 2022.
ON THE SITE
Harborside Owns Urbn Leaf Seaside Store
Harborside Inc. (CSE: HBOR) (OTCQX: HBORF) now fully owns the Seaside, California store also known as Urbn Leaf. Harborside had initially purchased a 50% ownership in the dispensary, but with the new transaction, it will own all of the issued and outstanding securities of 680 Broadway Master, LLC which owns the Seaside Store, bringing the company’s interest in the Seaside Store to 100%. Read more here.
Psychedelics and Institutional Investors
When looking at the data coming out of psychedelics research, there is tantalizing evidence that the promise of psychedelics is becoming more of a reality every day. Companies and organizations such as Compass Pathways NASDAQ: (CMPS) the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and Awakn Life Sciences are either planning or working on phase 3 clinical trials, one of the last steps before U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Read more here.
IN OTHER NEWS
Medical Marijuana, Inc.
Medical Marijuana, Inc. (OTC: MJNA), a publicly traded cannabis company in the United States, announced today its financial results for the quarter ending March 31, 2022, and provided an overview of recent operational highlights. Generated $7.8 million in net revenue in the first quarter of 2022, a 24% increase when compared to the previous quarter. Read more here.
New Frontier Partners with Treez
New Frontier Data, a data, analytics and technology firm specializing in the global cannabis industry, announces a broad, sophisticated data partnership with Treez, an enterprise cloud commerce platform that streamlines retail and supply chain operations within the cannabis market. The partnership provides new solutions designed to bring speed, accuracy and transparency to cannabis retail, brand and product performance. Read more here.
ADC Partners with Alt Magic
ADC, a cannabis distribution company, announced a partnership with Alt Magic to present the first ever WebXR cannabis store. The store allows users to talk with like-minded people in the Metaverse using their VR headset even if they don’t have a VR headset they can use their smartphone, tablet or computer to enjoy the WebXR experience. It’s the first time that people on all major devices will be able to enter a cannabis store, pick up products, review ingredients and make purchases from the Metaverse. Read more here.
Trulieve Cannabis Corp.
Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF), a cannabis company in the United States, today announced the grand opening of its third and fourth medical dispensaries in West Virginia. Located at 4701 MacCorkle Ave. SW in South Charleston and 152 Park Shopping Center in Parkersburg, both dispensaries will open at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Read more here.
Isracann Biosciences
Isracann Biosciences Inc. (CSE: IPOT) (XFRA: A2PT0E) (OTC: ISCNF) a multi-faceted organization with a natural health medicine division in Canada and holdings in Israel, is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Praesidio Health has completed the natural product number (NPN) submissions to Health Canada for its first formulations. Read more here.
Indiva Limited
Indiva Limited (TSXV: NDVA) (OTCQX: NDVAF), a Canadian producer of cannabis edibles and other cannabis products, announced its financial and operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022. “We are pleased to report very strong year-over-year revenue growth in the first quarter of 2022, and continued gross margin improvement compared to fiscal 2021. According to data from Hifyre Inc., Indiva continues as the dominant national market share leader in edibles,” said Niel Marotta, President and Chief Executive Officer of Indiva. Read more here.
