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TuesdayDec 13, 2022 10:30 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: INM) Appoints Interim Chief Financial Officer, Changes Auditor

InMed Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: INM), a leader in the pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing of rare cannabinoids and cannabinoid analogs, announced that Jonathan Tegge, a member of Brio Financial Group, will shoulder the role of interim CFO effective Dec. 12, 2022. The announcement accompanied the news that InMed has signed a service contract with Brio Financial Group to provide senior financial leadership and bookkeeping services. A financial and management consulting group based in New Jersey, Brio outsources financial management and financial reporting support to small- and middle-market entities. Currently, the Brio team provides consulting services to some 50 private and publicly traded…

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MondayDec 12, 2022 11:45 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – ECGI Holdings Inc. (ECGI) Issues Update on Strategic Vision

ECGI Holdings (OTC: ECGI), D/B/A Elite Cannabis Group Incorporated, a Nevada-based portfolio company pivoting into the legal cannabis and cannabinoid marketplace, today provided an update to current and prospective shareholders. According to the update, the company is targeting a leadership role in product manufacturing and wholesale distribution in the legal cannabis marketplace in California. The company believes it has a built-in edge in targeting this niche, which offers a value proposition to small and medium sized grow operations and retailers. “The industry has effectively over-verticalized and there’s rampant inefficiency that drives value destruction for smaller producers and for the whole…

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FridayDec 09, 2022 12:04 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) Announces $5M Registered Direct Offering

Flora (NASDAQ: FLGC), a leading all-outdoor cultivator, manufacturer and distributor of global cannabis products and brands, today announced its entry into securities agreements with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 12,500,000 of the company’s common shares, pursuant to a registered direct offering, and warrants to purchase up to 12,500,000 common shares. According to the update, the combined purchase price for one common share and one warrant will be $0.40. Aggregate proceeds from the offering will be approximately $5.0 million, from which the company expects to use net proceeds for capital expenditures, to increase operating capacity, as well as…

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WednesdayDec 07, 2022 12:54 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Advanced Container Technologies Inc.’s (ACTX) GrowPods Return Local Control, Improve Food Quality

Advanced Container Technologies (OTC: ACTX) offers unique controlled environment farms called GrowPods, which can help reduce the environmental impact of traditional farming and enable year-round cultivation of nutritious food. According to a report republished in Science Direct, “hydroponic closed-environment agriculture could play a role in positive food system transformation, reducing environmental footprints, sparing land, and potentially helping to reconnect consumers with producers.” Further, according to Forbes, large volumes of greens are being grown indoors, even from retail giants, and controlled environmental agriculture is catching on and increasing in popularity. Doug Heldoorn, CEO of ACTX, said GrowPods are transportable and scalable,…

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WednesdayDec 07, 2022 12:01 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – India Globalization Capital Inc. (NYSE American: IGC) Applauds Milestone Development for Medical Cannabis Industry

India Globalization Capital (NYSE American: IGC) applauds the signing of the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, which was signed into law by President Biden on Friday Dec. 2, 2022. The legislation establishes a new registration process for conducting research on marijuana and for manufacturing marijuana products for research purposes and drug development. “The study and development of cannabis for its potential therapeutic benefits is at the center of our work at IGC-Pharma,” said Ram Mukunda, CEO of IGC. “For many years, onerous federal barriers have made it difficult to efficiently source and study cannabis for pharmaceutical applications. We…

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FridayDec 02, 2022 10:50 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – India Globalization Capital Inc. (NYSE American: IGC) Commences Trial Evaluating IGC-AD1 for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s-Related Symptoms

India Globalization Capital (NYSE American: IGC) announced that it has begun “A Phase 2, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of IGC-AD1 on Agitation in Participants with Dementia due to Alzheimer’s Disease.” According to the announcement, the company has commenced the phase 2 study at two U.S. sites and plans to add between three to five additional sites in the United States, Canada and possibly South America. “We believe that IGC-AD1 has the potential to revolutionize the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease as the first and only low-dose natural THC-based formulation candidate currently undergoing FDA trials,” said…

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ThursdayDec 01, 2022 10:58 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – India Globalization Capital Inc. (NYSE American: IGC) to Present at RHK 2022 Disruptive Growth Conference

India Globalization Capital (NYSE American: IGC) has announced that its Chief Executive Officer Ram Mukunda will be presenting at the RHK Disruptive Growth Conference in New York City. Mukunda is slated to present beginning at 11:20 a.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 5, and will also be available for one-on-one meetings on Monday, Dec. 5 and Tuesday, Dec. 6. To view the full press release, visit https://cnw.fm/MZzYM About India Globalization Capital Inc. India Globalization Capital develops advanced cannabinoid-based formulations for treating diseases, including but not limited to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, chronic pain, and pet seizures. The company’s leading drug candidate, IGC-AD1, has…

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WednesdayNov 30, 2022 3:21 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Advanced Container Technologies Inc.’s (ACTX) GrowPods Can Help Feed the Hungry Throughout America

Advanced Container Technologies (OTC: ACTX) offers unique controlled environment farms called GrowPods, which can help non-profit agencies, schools and community groups reduce food insecurity. According to the USDA, more than 34 million people in the United States, including 9 million children, are food insecure. This means that one in eight U.S. kids are living with hunger. Thanks to advances in technology, non-profit organizations, schools, places of worship, and civic groups can now grow food in an automated, controlled system, right within the communities they serve. However, while farming is generally not commonplace among food banks, controlled environment farms like GrowPods…

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TuesdayNov 29, 2022 2:01 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Lexaria Bioscience Corp.’s (NASDAQ: LEXX) DehydraTECH-CBD(TM) Demonstrates Enhanced Performance Compared to Leading Anti-Seizure Medication

Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX, LEXXW), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, today announced that its patented DehydraTECH-CBD(TM) has demonstrated performance enhancements compared to one of the world’s leading anti-seizure medications, Epidiolex(R). According to the update, animal study program EPIL-A21-1 was designed to determine whether DehydraTECH-CBD could provide similar seizure inhibiting efficacy, using an established, vehicle-controlled, acute animal seizure model induced by electrical stimulation (“MES”), at lower doses than were required with Epidiolex, the world’s only commercially approved, CBD-powered anti-seizure drug. In order to minimize adverse side effects, Lexaria is continually searching for the lowest possible efficacious dose levels of…

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MondayNov 28, 2022 11:12 am

CannabisNewsBreaks – Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) Announces Q3 2022 Financial Results

Flora (NASDAQ: FLGC), a leading all-outdoor cultivator, manufacturer and distributor of global cannabis products and brands, released its financial and operating results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2022. Among the highlights, the company reported 414% year-over-year and 510% year-over-year increases in revenue for the three-month period and nine-month period ended Sept. 30, 2022. In addition, Flora achieved a 703% year-over-year increase in gross profit for the three-month period ended Sept. 30, 2022. The company will discuss these results in its earnings call at 4:30 p.m. ET today, as detailed in the press release. “The third…

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