SMOKE SIGNALS: 09.19.22

The temps have cooled, fall is in the air and tradeshow season is upon us. 🛩️

We welcome signs of optimism coming out of Benzinga attendees and despite a consistent amount of layoffs there is also a solid amount of hiring. Big “Movers and Shakers” post dropping next week. 💃🏽

BREAKING NEWS

The industry rejoices as Blacklist is EXPOSED, and it is pretty much exactly what we all imagined it would be. Sketchy AF. Did anyone read the Blacklist outside of low-level trappers and canna-consumed incels? I dunno, over the past year, two crazy articles were brought to our attention, but their website and IG felt like we were hanging out in a bad neighborhood, somewhere between OnlyFans and FourChan so we mostly avoided it. 🤔

NY super STALLS adult use licensing. 😳

BRANDS

Al Harrington’s Viola ANNOUNCES brand refresh. 🏀

Curaleaf making a BIG international play closing German 420 Phama deal. 🇩🇪

Kiva launches KIVA CARE teaming with cannabis compassion organizations and key labs, to ensure QC on donated product. Rad. 💚

Khalifa Kush LANDS in Florida via Trulieve partnership. 🏖️

LMC digs into the Cookies x Runtz DRAMA. 😶‍🌫️

MJ BizDaily REPORTS, that Colorado MSO Bellrock Brands owners of Dixie and Mary Medicinals, acquires JRM127 Michigan licenses. 💰

Ricky Williams Highsman LAUNCHES in Massachusetts via Tilt Holdings. 🏈

RMR announces Lil Baby FLOWER brand. Can a legacy drug dealers crack the regulated market? 😉

The Parent Company LAUNCHES Faze Rain cannabis brand RCVRY targeting the multi-billion dollar E-Sports market. Hmmm… robots are super curious to see how this pans out. 🕹️

Hardest working man in cannabis, Ave Miller ANNOUNCES two new Uncle Arnies products. 🤘

Vitaly Mekk, Casey Ly and Bloom Brand continue to go hard, with PLANS to open IL and MI by Q1/23. 🔥

RETAIL

Nevada greenlights cannabis CONSUMPTION lounges. 🎰

Glasshouse FINISHES retail shopping spree with Morro Bay NHC location. 🛍️

Rogelio Choy exits Eaze and Cory Azzalino TAKES the helm. What do ya know?! 😲

Stiiizy ANNOUNCES So Cal D2C program. 🚀

DISTRIBUTION

Humble & Fume RAISES an additional $6 Million to expand California distribution and growing chart topping roster including Cookies, Uncle Arnies and Korova to name a few. 💸

Neil Dellacava SIGNS Money Trees to HERBL . 🙌

Kendra Stocking’s Cherry World officially ANNOUNCES distro partnership with Kiva Sales & Service. 🤙

CULTIVATION & MANUFACTURING

California HEATWAVE impacts production. 💔

NCV reports that CRESCO COMPLETES sale and lease back Brookville PA, cultivation, manufacturing and production space. 💰

TECH

Jeffrey Graham’s Pistil Data, announces new products and is now OPERATING in every “legal” cannabis state. 🇺🇸

Zachary Silverman’s Leaflink ANNOUNCES new pricing model suggesting 20% saving across operational costs. 🧭

EVENTS

It’s that time a month already!? We are pumped for High Rise x Green Street Magic Hour on 9/29. ROLL OUT. 🪄

HOF Santa Rosa creeping up. See you soon. 🤙🏼

MJ Unpacked and Cannabis Clio Awards x Vegas on 9/29. 🎰

GOOD READS

Curaleaf founder Boris Jordan SUGGESTS beverage will be 50% of the industry in 5-10 years. We are SUPER bullish on beverage but 50% seems like a lot. To be continued. 🤖

OG Tom Hymes sits down with Rusty Wilenken on the PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE of Old Pal. 🐐

Jackie Bryant’s Benzinga WRAP-UP. 💥

What did we miss?!

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