Technology

Square announced this week it was entering the Canadian cannabis space through a partnership with cannabis e-commerce company Jane Technologies.

Hemp Black, a subsidiary of Australia-based Ecofibre, today signed a $9 million annual supply deal with Under Armour Inc. Under the deal, Hemp Black will provide specialty yarn made from its trademarked eco⁶ hemp biochar.

Michael Brosgart is the Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Vapor Devices (AVD), a vertically integrated cannabis vaporizer technology distributor and manufacturer.

Cannabis compliance and financial services company Green Check Verified announced the acquisition of Komplyd, a compliance-focused cannabis business applications platform.

Kerry Farms, an Illinois-based hemp and medical cannabis cultivator, will receive nearly $480,000 in grants from the state to build chargers for electric vehicles.

Lavall Chichester is the CEO of Growth Skills, an award-winning growth marketing agency based in New York City that specializes in developing custom, multifaceted strategies to accelerate audience and revenue growth for brands.

James Yi is the founder and CEO of Leaf Trade, a wholesale cannabis platform that integrates point-of-sale, e-commerce, retail fulfillment, payment processing, and more.

Colorado cannabis company Terrapin has installed a first-of-its-kind cannabis vending machine — the ACE, or Automated Cannabis Experience — at the company’s Aurora-based dispensary.

The cannabis B2B tech firm LeafLink announced it raised $100 million in its Series D financing round.

The fourth and final installment of our 2023 Cannabis Industry Predictions series covers international cannabis policy, legalization, finance, fintech, and cannabis industry real estate.

The latest piece in our 2023 Cannabis Industry Predictions series features experts in cannabis data collection and analysis, operations management, technology, employment, industry events, and tourism.

Brothers Ross and Zach Lipson, the co-founders of cannabis e-commerce company Dutchie, claim in a lawsuit that they were wrongfully forced out of the company earlier this month.

In the second installment of our 2023 predictions series, we asked experts in cannabis science, cultivation, and agricultural technology — as well as industrial hemp and psychedelics — to weigh in with their industry expectations for the next year.

Matt Garippa is Chief Business Officer (CBO) of Order.co, a spend efficiency platform that helps cannabis businesses simplify how they purchase and finance growth.