Innovative Industrial Properties Announces Senior Leadership Appointment and Promotions

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (IIP), the first and only real estate company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: IIPR) focused on the regulated U.S. cannabis industry, announced today the hiring of David Smith as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the promotions of Catherine Hastings to Chief Operating Officer and Ben Regin to Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Smith previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Aventine Pr

Columbia Care Extends Maturity of 13% Senior Secured Notes to May 2024

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Columbia Care Inc. (NEO: CCHW) (CSE: CCHW) (OTCQX: CCHWF) (FSE: 3LP) (“Columbia Care” or the “Company”), one of the largest and most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and retailers of cannabis products in the U.S., today announced that it has provided notice to extend the maturity of its 13% senior secured notes (the “2023 Notes”) in the amount of $38.2 million, originally due on May 14, 2023, by twelve months. The 2023 Notes were issued pursuant to the Trust Ind

CORRECTING and REPLACING Leaf Trade and Sweed Announce Transformative Merger Creating a Fully Integrated Solution for Cannabis Operators

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Please replace the release with the following corrected version due to multiple revisions. The updated release reads: LEAF TRADE AND SWEED ANNOUNCE TRANSFORMATIVE MERGER CREATING A FULLY INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR CANNABIS OPERATORS Leaf Trade, the leading wholesale cannabis marketplace in the U.S. with nearly $3 billion in annualized orders, announces its merger with Sweed, the cannabis industry’s leading all-in-one retail operating platform. The merger provides groundbr

Best-in-Class Cannabis Tech Platform Leaf Trade Announces Transformative Merger with Sweed

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Leaf Trade, the leading wholesale cannabis marketplace in the U.S. with nearly $3 billion in annualized orders, announces its merger with Sweed, the cannabis industry’s comprehensive retail operating systems. The combination provides first-of-its-kind technological solutions for wholesale and retail operations to leading multi-state cannabis operators (MSOs) and other dispensary groups with multiple locations solving industry-wide operations challenges including full c

ZYUS Announces Concurrent Private Placement of Subscription Receipts in Connection With Previously Announced RTO

TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In connection with its Reverse Takeover Transaction (the “Proposed Transaction”) with Phoenix Canada Oil Company Limited (TSXV: PCO) (“Phoenix”), as originally announced on May 30, 2022, ZYUS Life Sciences Inc. (“ZYUS” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce its intention to complete a concurrent brokered private placement offering of subscription receipts for gross proceeds of C$20,000,000 or such greater amount as agreed to between the Company and the Agents, which

ANANDA Scientific Announces First Patient Enrolled in FDA-approved Clinical Trial Evaluating a Potential New Treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

NEW YORK & GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ANANDA Scientific Inc., a research focused bio-pharmaceutical company today announced that the first subject has been enrolled in the clinical trial with an FDA-approved IND evaluating Nantheia™ A1002N5S, an investigational drug using cannabidiol (CBD) in ANANDA’s proprietary Liquid Structure™ delivery technology as a potential treatment for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). The National Center for Complimentary and Integrative Health (NCCIH-a

Old Pal Taps Nabis for Exclusive Distribution Partnership to Bolster Footprint Across California’s Cannabis Market

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nabis, the leading licensed cannabis wholesale platform in the world’s largest legal cannabis market, today announces an exclusive distribution partnership with multi-state operating flower brand Old Pal to expand its reach in California, and bring ethically, sustainably sourced cannabis to consumers across the state. Retailers with access to Nabis’ Marketplace are now able to order and receive Old Pal’s products, such as its Infused Blunts and Ready to Roll kits

Global Blockchain Technology Market to 2028: Players Include Coinbase, Coinfirm, ConsenSys Systems, Dell Technologies and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu – ResearchAndMarkets.com

DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Blockchain Technology Market by Use Case, Business Model, Solutions, Services and Applications in Industry Verticals 2023 – 2028” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This report examines the technology, leading companies, and solutions in the evolving blockchain ecosystem. The report evaluates current and anticipated use cases for blockchain and assesses the market potential globally, regionally, and segmented by deployment type and industry

HEXO Ranks on The Globe and Mail’s Fourth-Annual Women Lead Here Benchmark of Executive Gender Diversity

GATINEAU, Québec–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HEXO Corp. (TSX: HEXO; NASDAQ: HEXO) (“HEXO” or the “Company”), is pleased to announce it has been included on The Globe and Mail’s 2023 Report on Business magazine’s Women Lead Here list. This annual editorial benchmark identifies top-notch Canadian businesses with the highest executive gender diversity. “We are honoured that The Globe and Mail has recognized our continued efforts towards gender diversity and parity,” says Mona Matta, Vice-President, People a

Putnam Investments Announces Distribution Rates for Class A Open-End Funds

BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Trustees of The Putnam Funds have declared the following distributions. FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS RECORD/ EX DATE PAYMENT DATE       Putnam Dynamic Asset Allocation Conservative Fund– Class A Shares (PACAX) $0.0160 per share investment income 4/18/23 4/20/23       Putnam Diversified Income Trust – Class A Shares (PDINX) $0.0290 per share investment income 4/18/23 4/20/23       Putnam Core Bond Fund – Class A Shares (PTRNX) $0.0330 per share investment income 4/18/