CannabisNewsBreaks

WednesdayJun 29, 2022 2:49 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) Focused on International Strategy to Reach ‘Larger Consumer Base’

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) CEO Luis Merchan is quoted in a recent article saying, “International growth is a key objective of our company’s strategy.” Earlier this year, the company completed the acquisition of 100% equity interests of Just Brands LLC and High Roller Private Label LLC, owners of the JustCBD brand, in a move by Flora Growth to explore global expansion opportunities and increase its customer database. The article reads: “By mid-May 2022, Flora Growth had already announced the expansion of its operational footprint in Europe and the United Kingdom to further its international growth strategy… In what marks…

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WednesdayJun 29, 2022 2:29 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) Leveraging DehydraTECH(TM) to Stand Distinct, Push Brand

Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) acknowledges consumers’ shift away from smoking cigarettes to nicotine alternatives, which has resulted in the growth of the nicotine pouch and nicotine replacement therapy (“NRT”) markets. Through its patented DehydraTECH technology, Lexaria looks to tap into the multibillion-dollar nicotine alternatives industry and stamp its position. “In a move that sought to prove DehydraTECH’s superiority, Lexaria conducted an oral nicotine absorption study in 2021. The research showed that Lexaria’s DehydraTECH-nicotine delivered via an oral pouch product dispensed enough nicotine levels in blood plasma in four minutes, as concentration-matched controls did in 45 minutes. In addition, peak…

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WednesdayJun 29, 2022 12:11 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Prime Harvest Inc. Featured in Latest Episode of Bell2Bell Podcast

Prime Harvest, a technology-focused, full-service cannabis company with horizontally diversified operations spanning various segments of the cannabis value chain, was featured in the Bell2Bell Podcast, a part of IBN’s (“InvestorBrandNetwork”) sustained effort to provide specialized content distribution via widespread syndication channels. Duane Alexander, CEO of Prime Harvest, joined the latest episode to discuss to discuss the company, its flagship brand and seasoned management team, recent milestones, and goals for the balance of 2022 and beyond. “Prime Harvest is a vertically integrated cannabis company. We’re based out of San Diego … and we’re positioned to expand into other markets in the…

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TuesdayJun 28, 2022 1:31 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Advanced Container Technologies Inc.’s (ACTX) GrowPods Can Enable ‘New Breed of Farmers’

Advanced Container Technologies (OTC: ACTX) today announced that GrowPods — transportable modular hydroponic farms — can help democratize food production around the world. Technology has made farming easier since the arrival of the plow thousands of years ago. Farmers now have access to advanced robots, automated facilities, self-driving tractors, and pollinator drones. With technology, community groups, entrepreneurs, schools, and all types of organizations are enabled to grow their own fruits and vegetables, as automated systems like GrowPods have made it simple for anyone to become a farmer. “GrowPods can be placed virtually anywhere and can grow the equivalent of three…

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FridayJun 24, 2022 1:47 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Prime Harvest Inc.’s Jaxx Carving out Top Spot in Cannabis World

Prime Harvest’s Jaxx Cannabis is poised in the cannabis world with its outstanding, renowned customer service and quality products. “The flagship brand in a portfolio of superior offerings from Prime Harvest, Jaxx features an expertly curated selection of premium products from some of the most respected brands in the thriving California market. Jaxx products are carefully selected to combine value and quality to create an experience focused and centered on consumers… Visitors to both brick-and-mortar and online stores can choose from an array of categories, including flower, pre-rolls, vaporizers, concentrated, edibles, tinctures, and topicals. Jaxx enthusiasts can even order from…

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WednesdayJun 22, 2022 4:16 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Cannabis Drinks Expo Partners with Women in Cannabis Group to Host Unique Expo Session

Cannabis Drinks Expo has announced that it will again be partnering with Illinois Women in Cannabis (“IWC”) to present a powerful session during the upcoming expo event; the panel will focus on developing women-led cannabis beverage brands. The panel will feature an all-woman panel of cannabis-industry executives, with panel members discussing women consumers of cannabis-infused beverages and drinks as well as the implication of portability, palatability and sociability on product development, branding and marketing. Panel members will include Meagen Anderson, director of Highway Horticulture, a midwest vertically integrated cannabis production facility and wholesaler; Lisa Hurwitz, president of Happi, Michigan's first…

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WednesdayJun 22, 2022 1:52 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – 2022 Cannabis Drinks Expo to Shine the Spotlight on Top Names, Cutting-Edge Innovations

Cannabis Drinks Expo, a super hit business-to-business (“B2B”) trade show, returns in July. With the theme “Growing the Category,” this year’s show will provide the cannabis and drinks industry a unique platform to expand business, explore the segment and source amazing brands. The event will share insight on this burgeoning category and the development of new products while offering existing brands networking opportunities with state manufacturers for national expansion. Retailers and distributors will find assistance to develop store-owned brands, discover ideas for marketing and selling their cannabis beverages and growing consumer market share. Topics will include the planning stages of…

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TuesdayJun 21, 2022 3:14 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Lexaria Bioscience Corp. (NASDAQ: LEXX) Enters Strategic Manufacturing, License Agreements with BevNology

Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX, LEXXW), a global innovator in drug delivery platforms, today announced the signing of two agreements with Atlanta-based BevNology LLC. According to the update, the first manufacturing operating agreement expands production capabilities for Lexaria’s own growing list of business-to-business (“B2B”) clientele interested in purchasing DehydraTECH-powered active ingredients for consumer packaged-goods brands. A new, state-of-the-art processing facility custom-built by BevNology is operational that increases and broadens production capacity and is currently serving Lexaria’s corporate clients. The second commercial license agreement empowers BevNology to offer DehydraTECH products with active ingredients derived from hemp including cannabidiol (“CBD”) under BevNology and…

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TuesdayJun 21, 2022 1:21 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) Congratulates Colombia’s President-Elect Gustavo Petro

Flora (NASDAQ: FLGC), a leading all-outdoor cultivator, manufacturer and distributor of global cannabis products and brands, congratulates Gustavo Petro and the Humane Colombia Party on their victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff election in Colombia. “We would like to congratulate President-Elect Gustavo Petro on his victory, and we look forward to working with the new government to continue Colombia’s progressive momentum in the global cannabis industry,” said Luis Merchan, Flora’s chairman and CEO. “We are encouraged by President-Elect Petro’s stance on seeing Colombia become a leader in the legal cannabis industry, and we are hopeful for progressive legislation that will allow…

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TuesdayJun 21, 2022 12:58 pm

CannabisNewsBreaks – Advanced Container Technologies Inc.’s (ACTX) GrowPods Can Help Address Global Lettuce Shortage

Advanced Container Technologies (OTC: ACTX) announced that GrowPods – transportable modular hydroponic farms - can help reduce the global lettuce shortage. The crisis began in 2020 when, according to Growing Produce, California lettuce cultivators faced hotter-than-average temperatures and crop diseases that led to a shortage of iceberg and romaine lettuce. The conditions bled into 2021, with Mintec indicating that lettuce increased in price 67% from the previous year due to low supplies. “Almost all plants grow faster hydroponically than they do in soil-based farming methods,” the publication reported. “This is because the plant’s light, nutrition and water are all under…

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