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About CannabisNewsWire CannabisNewsWire (CNW) is an information service that provides (1) access to our news aggregation and syndication servers, (2) CannabisNewsBreaks that summarize corporate news and information, (3) enhanced press release services, (4) social media distribution and optimization services, and (5) a full array of corporate communication solutions. As a multifaceted financial news and content distribution company with an extensive team of contributing journalists and writers, CNW is uniquely positioned to best serve private and public companies that desire to reach a wide audience of investors, consumers, journalists and the general public. CNW has an ever-growing distribution network of more than 5,000 key syndication outlets across the country. By cutting through the overload of information in today’s market, CNW brings its clients unparalleled visibility, recognition and brand awareness. CNW is where news, content and information converge. To receive SMS text alerts from CannabisNewsWire, text “CANNABIS” to 21000 (U.S. Mobile Phones Only) For more information please visit https://www.CannabisNewsWire.com Please see full terms of use and disclaimers on the CannabisNewsWire website applicable to all content provided by CNW, wherever published or re-published: http://CNW.fm/Disclaimer

CannabisNewsBreaks – BevCanna Enterprises Inc.’s (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC) Strong Financial Results Evidence Continued Execution, Brands’ Impact on Market

BevCanna Enterprises (CSE: BEV) (OTCQB: BVNNF) (FSE: 7BC), a diversified health and wellness beverage and natural products company, recently released its unaudited financial results for the fiscal quarter ended Sept. 30, 2021. The company saw revenues increase by more than 1,000% to $1.1 million with a gross profit of $356,168, a significant turnaround from the loss of $40,280 recorded in Q3 2020. A recent article quotes BevCanna Chief Financial Officer John Campbell as saying, “As we closed out the third quarter, we delivered impressive revenue growth of more than 1,000%, achieving $1.1 million in sales, compared to $94,000 in the year-ago quarter… Our third-quarter results are further evidence of the company’s continued execution and the impact that our brands are having on the market.” BevCanna has recorded a number of operational highlights over the past few weeks, which have contributed to its top-line revenue growth. A key driver of this growth has been the receipt of initial product listings and purchase orders, which in turn have resulted in shipments to British Columbia and Ontario. “BevCanna Enterprises has also worked towards broadening its product portfolio… [and] has arrived at a definitive agreement to acquire Embark Health Inc.”

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About BevCanna Enterprises Inc.

BevCanna Enterprises is a diversified health and wellness beverage and natural products company. BevCanna develops and manufactures a range of alkaline, plant-based and cannabinoid beverages and supplements for both in-house brands and white-label clients. With decades of experience creating, manufacturing and distributing iconic brands that resonate with consumers on a global scale, the team demonstrates an expertise unmatched in the nutraceutical and cannabis-infused beverage categories. Based in British Columbia, Canada, BevCanna owns a pristine alkaline spring water aquifer and a world–class 40,000–square–foot, HACCP-certified manufacturing facility, with a bottling capacity of up to 210M bottles annually. BevCanna’s extensive distribution network includes more than 3,000 points of retail distribution through its market-leading TRACE brand, its Pure Therapy natural health and wellness e-commerce platform, its fully licensed Canadian cannabis manufacturing and distribution network, and a partnership with top U.S. cannabis beverage company Keef Brands. For more information about the company, visit www.BevCanna.com.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (NUGS) Strengthening Position Amid Growing Support for Cannabis Legalization

Cannabis Strategic Ventures (OTCQB: NUGS), an emerging leader in the U.S. cannabis marketplace, is one of the companies set to benefit as a growing number of Americans across various age groups and political affiliations support the legalization of cannabis. While cannabis remains an illegal substance federally, a growing number of states have legalized the substance. Cannabis Strategic Ventures, which is establishing a strong foothold in the industry, is guided by the vision to acquire and scale assets in the legal cannabis market while achieving efficiencies through economies of scale and vertical integration. A recent article reads, “As part of that vision, Cannabis Strategic Ventures owns NUGS Farm North, a six-acre cannabis farm in Northern California. In addition, the company is committed to taking other steps to strengthen its position in the growing market, including working toward taking operational control of each license. The company also recently celebrated the opening of its cannabis dispensary and is looking to deploy another license to establish an indoor cultivation facility with capacity to produce two to three pounds of premium cannabis flower per light, per harvest.”

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About Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc.

Cannabis Strategic Ventures is one of the largest publicly traded marijuana cultivators in the United States. The company is Los Angeles-based and incubates, develops and partners with category leaders within the cannabis and ancillary sectors. The firm’s NUGS brand experience provides operational and financial strategic partnerships and a range of essential services to emerging and existing Cannabis consumer brands. For more information, visit www.CannabisStrategic.com.

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420 with CNW — Illinois Breaks Yet Another Cannabis Sales Record in December

All things considered, 2021 was a pretty good year for cannabis. Unlike most sectors, the state-legal cannabis industry didn’t take much of a beating from the coronavirus pandemic, and when 2021 came to a close, cannabis businesses across the country were doing relatively well. So while businesses in other industries were struggling to recover from the crippling effects of the pandemic, marijuana sellers were making bank. For Illinois, 2021 was probably the best year the state’s cannabis industry had ever seen.

Cannabis sellers in Illinois sold cannabis worth a whopping $137.9 million in December 2021, breaking yet another monthly sales record. December was the market’s best-selling month, with the state’s cannabis industry breaking the monthly record of $127.8 million in sales that was set in July. Furthermore, says the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, marijuana sales in Illinois doubled over the course of the year from $669 million in 2020 to a whopping $1.4 billion in 2021.

Illinois residents made up the majority of the cannabis market, buying $943 million worth of cannabis products while out-of-state visitors purchased marijuana products worth more than $436 million. The year was also quite lucrative for the taxman. Since taxes on legal sales can be up to 40% of the price, the state was able to collect $387 million worth of taxes from cannabis sales. More than one-third of the tax funds were earmarked for the state general revenue fund, with 10% going to unpaid bills, 8% going to law enforcement and 2% going to public safety campaigns.

The Restore, Reinvent and Renew program diverted almost a quarter of every marijuana dollar to social equity programs targeting communities that had been disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. The funds were used to provide these communities with crucial services such as youth development, legal aid, financial support and community reentry. In December 2021, state officials announced that the state would provide $45 million in grants to communities that were harmed most by the decades-long drug war.

To identify such communities and determine their social equity eligibility, officials examined community-level data on child poverty, unemployment, gun injury and state prison commitments. Speaking at a press conference in December 2021, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said that it was time to address the damage caused by the failed war on drugs. He said that what set Illinois apart from other states was its commitment to reinvesting in these impacted communities now that cannabis is legal. Earlier last year, the Restore, Reinvent and Renew program distributed $31.5 million in social equity grants to 80 organizations.

This boom in marijuana sales may suggest that cannabis sector players in that market such as Red White & Bloom Brands Inc. (CSE: RWB) (OTCQX: RWBYF) may have cracked the code of what the consumers in that market need, hence the record sales.

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420 with CNW — Two DEA-Approved Firms Harvest Cannabis Crop, Ending MU Cultivation Monopoly

After more than five decades of being in place, the federal monopoly on marijuana manufacturing ended earlier last week. Before its cessation, only the University of Mississippi was allowed by the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) to grow cannabis for study purposes.

The DEA had in the recent past announced that it would take action to end the monopoly and permit additional manufacturers. In May of last year, a number of companies received conditional approvals for their applications. Two of them — the Biopharmaceutical Research Company (“BRC”) and Groff North America Hemplex — revealed that they had recently received official registration from the DEA and had begun to grow and harvest the crop.

BRC concluded its first harvest in November 2021 and is now focused on its second harvest of marijuana plants under its DEA license. Gross North America Hemplex also concluded its first harvest towards the end of December 2021. The company is making arrangements with various Schedule I substance researchers to scale up the development of its produce.

Researchers state that this development represents a step forward, with the DEA beginning to oversee the production of research-grade marijuana on a new and much larger scale.

In an interview, Biopharmaceutical Research CEO George Hodgin stated that these steps had been made because of the work advocates of the marijuana community had done over the last few decades.

Advocates, health officials and legislators alike have been calling for expanded marijuana research, with most arguing that the current supply of government-grown cannabis for research was inadequate and that its products were chemically different from what consumers were purchasing in state-legal markets.

In a recent interview, Nora Volkow, director of NIDA, stated that researchers being allowed to access marijuana from retailers would be valuable as it would help to better understand the benefits and risks of what individuals were consuming in different states. In November 2021, President Joseph Biden signed an infrastructure legislation, which includes provisions that will provide researchers with this access.

Over in Congress, members are calling for the DEA to permit terminally ill patients to use psilocybin as an investigational therapy without fear of being federally prosecuted. Rep. Earl Blumenauer has been circulating a letter that highlights the existence of federal and state right-to-try laws that should allow eligible patients to access the psychedelic based on the promising potential it’s shown in various ongoing clinical trials.

This comes after a doctor in Washington State filed a lawsuit against the DEA for its refusal to allow him access to treat terminal patients using magic mushrooms.

The end of the cannabis production monopoly is likely to help the field of marijuana research, and the entire industry, including sector actors such as Simply Sonoma Inc., will benefit from that increased research.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Sugarmade Inc. (SGMD) Verticalizing Operations, Expanding End-Market Access in California Cannabis Delivery Marketplace

Sugarmade (OTC: SGMD), an innovator in the dynamic California cannabis sector, is leveraging the combination of NUG Avenue’s high performance and new delivery technology as it moves forward with expansion plans. NUG, which opened its doors at its initial location in March 2021, had gathered more than 10,000 unique members by the end of June 2021. This growth has only increased. NUG Avenue has also added new technology designed specifically to strengthen the company’s competitive advantage in its core delivery zone. Additionally, SGMD has submitted all documentation for the opening of a second NUG Avenue location. The company’s management is also looking for additional properties for further expansion, including outside of the LA marketplace. “Expanding NUG Avenue isn’t the only growth in Sugarmade’s future. The company is taking active steps toward the first planting at its subsidiary Lemon Grow, a large 640-acre outdoor cultivation site,” reads a recent article. “Sugarmade has set its eyes on expanding its end-market access as a central player in the growing California cannabis delivery marketplace while also developing its in-house cannabis production capacity to verticalize operations in the space.”

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About Sugarmade Inc.

Sugarmade is a product and branding marketing company investing in operations and technologies with disruptive potential. The company’s brand portfolio includes CarryOutsupplies.com, SugarRush, NUG Avenue, Lemon Glow, and Budcars. For more information, please visit www.Sugarmade.com.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – American Cannabis Partners Poised for Growth Amid Global Supply Chain Disruptions

American Cannabis Partners (“ACP”), a Jamaican experience canna-business innovator, has sought to establish a foothold in two key U.S. cannabis markets – California and Michigan – through a sustainable, vertically integrated model. The company now plans to expand into its third U.S. state in 2022 and its fourth in 2024. The company, which has acquired 12 cannabis cultivation and retail licenses, currently supplies approximately 80% of its whole flower product to third-party manufacturers and distributors; the remaining 20% is used in the manufacture and sale of its exclusive in-house brand, ZÜK. “In addition to its self-sustaining model, American Cannabis Partners has sought to differentiate its product within an increasingly commoditized cannabis market through the company’s unique adherence to Jamaican cultivation practices, which has led the company to produce some of the most sought-after flowers in the United States,” reads a recent article. The company further leverages its vertically integrated business model and a strict focus on acquiring its own real estate. “ACP finds itself in an enviable position to grow and develop its business at a time when the rest of the industry is subject to the vagaries of the global supply chain.”

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About American Cannabis Partners

American Cannabis Partners is a fully licensed, large scale and 100% organic cannabis cultivation company nationally headquartered in Trinity County of the Emerald Triangle. Guided by business professionals and cultivators, the company focuses on four industry segments: real estate, cultivation, medical research, and nonprofit groups. For both medical and recreational, American Cannabis Partners supplies multiple forms of raw product at wholesale prices for manufacturing, distribution and retail licenses. Its commodity pricing model enables stable profit margins for customers, aiding the company’s expansion into multiple states. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ACPFarms.com.

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420 with CNW — Eight Marijuana Trends Likely to Play Out in 2022

Marijuana industry executives should pay attention to both positive and negative trends in the industry this year. While some will be a continuation from last year, some will be new to the industry. Below is a list of some trends to be on the lookout for this year.

More states will legalize cannabis.

More states are expected to legalize cannabis this year, including Delaware, Maryland and Rhode Island, which may legalize the herb for recreational use. States such as North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas and Mississippi are also expected to legalize cannabis for medical use.

However, the federal government’s stance on the herb’s legalization may remain unchanged.

Unpredictability of climate change will continue.

Weather patterns have become unreliable due to climate change, which means marijuana cultivators need to become adaptable and flexible. Severe flooding, drought, hurricanes, early freezes and wildfires should all be watched closely by cannabis growers.

The industry’s reputation will be cemented as recession proof.

Even with more coronavirus variants developing, cannabis sales at the retail level are expected to remain strong, as they have throughout the pandemic. While the pandemic does present both unexpected and expected challenges for the operational side of marijuana companies, consumers will continue visiting retailers as the market grows.

Inaccurate profitability and growth assumptions in Canada will continue.

Some CEOs of publicly traded Canadian companies will continue making incorrect assumptions about the expected profitability and growth of their businesses as well as about the pace of the global legal marijuana market’s growth and development. It would be fascinating to track this as well in the United States.

More firms will demand lower taxes.

The states of California and Alaska are two markets where state-imposed taxes are a point of contention. For instance, companies participating in the marijuana market in California warn that heavy taxes may cause the market’s collapse, with a recent letter sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighting that if meaningful changes weren’t made, most companies would be faced with the choice of paying their employees or paying extortionate taxes to a system that’s been designed to fail. Over in Alaska, an $800 growing tax has imposed financial strains on cultivators. Players in other cannabis markets are likely to call for reduced taxes so that the industry can thrive.

More cities and towns in California will embrace the industry.

It is expected that more municipalities in this particular state will embrace the licensed cannabis industry.

Brands will grow across various sectors.

As more brands set up their own operations and find ways to work with partners in other states, this trend is expected to grow. Thus far, we’ve observed some edibles and flower brands such Wana Brands expand across the United States and internationally.

Mergers and acquisitions will continue

These deals are set to continue at a fast pace in the United States, especially in states with newly legal marijuana markets. The newly opened markets are likely to create an additional user-base for technology and devices, such as those from RYAH Group Inc. (CSE: RYAH), which facilitate the use of marijuana as a medicine.

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420 with CNW — Colorado Governor Signs 1,300 Marijuana Pardons

America’s cannabis sector may have generated billions of dollars and created hundreds of thousands of new jobs, but its most significant achievement has been alleviating the effects of the drug war. Ostensibly started to reduce drug abuse rates and hit the criminal enterprises behind the drug trade where it hurts most — their wallets — the war on drugs failed to achieve its objectives and instead ruined plenty of lives. As a wave of drug reform sweeps across the country, several state leaders have been working to mitigate the disproportionate effects of the drug war and give the victims a new lease on life.

As 2021 drew to a close, Colorado Governor Jared Polis issued pardons to more than 1,300 individuals with prior cannabis offenses on their records. On Dec. 30, 2021, Governor Polis announced that he had pardoned 1,351 people who had been convicted of possession of two ounces or less of cannabis. Now that adults are allowed to legally possess cannabis in Colorado, Polis said in a press release, it is unfair the records of more than 1,300 Coloradans are stained with cannabis offenses that are now considered legal.

These blemishes don’t just make a record look black, they actively reduce the chances of gaining employment, good credit and even gun ownership, he said. The pardoned individuals were eligible for clemency thanks to a newly signed law that increased the legal possession limit for recreational cannabis. When Polis signed the bill into law in May 2021, he instructed law enforcement officials to identify Coloradans who had prior convictions for possession of two ounces of cannabis or less.

This isn’t the first time Polis has issued pardons for individuals with prior cannabis convictions. In October 2020, he pardoned nearly 3,000 people who had been convicted of possessing one ounce or less of cannabis. His actions were in line with a bill he signed into law in June that gave him the authority to grant clemency for individuals convicted of possessing two ounces of marijuana or less. However, only cases of possession of up to one ounce were granted clemency as that was the state’s possession limit at the time.

In the meantime, a new law that would have an impact on Colorado’s medical marijuana program took effect on Jan. 1, 2022. The law will limit medical cannabis patients to purchasing eight grams of cannabis concentrate per day. Patients will be able to buy more than the allowed limit if they have a designated primary dispensary and their doctor declares that it is medically necessary.

The pardons provide additional testimony that cannabis is gradually shedding its reputation of old and replacing it with social acceptability as information about its numerous benefits emerges. Sector players from around the world, including Cannabis Strategic Ventures Inc. (OTC: NUGS), may expect significant growth of the market as more jurisdictions roll back their prohibitive laws.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – AmeriCann (ACAN) Achieves 225% YOY Revenue Growth

AmeriCann (OTCQB: ACAN), a cannabis company that develops state-of-the-art cultivation, product manufacturing and distribution facilities, today announced that the company’s year-over-year revenue growth exceeded 225% from the calendar year of 2020 to 2021. AmeriCann attributes the increase in financial performance to greater revenue received from products produced and manufactured at the company’s initial development at its Massachusetts Cannabis Center in Freetown, Massachusetts. Among the highlights for the 12 months ended December 2021, AmeriCann reported an increase of 225% in operating revenue for the 12 months ended December 2021 as compared to the prior year. In addition, the company achieved positive adjusted EBITDA for all three quarters in 2021 for which it had financial results, including positive net income for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2021.

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About AmeriCann

AmeriCann develops and leases cannabis cultivation, processing and product manufacturing facilities. The company uses greenhouse technology, which is superior to the current industry standard of growing cannabis in warehouse facilities under artificial lights. According to industry experts, by capturing natural sunlight, greenhouses use 25% fewer lights, and utility bills are up to 75% less than in typical warehouse cultivation facilities. As such, AmeriCann’s “Cannopy” cultivation system enables cannabis to be produced with a greatly reduced carbon footprint, making the final product less expensive. Additionally, greenhouse construction costs are nearly half of warehouse construction costs. AmeriCann is also designing GMP Certified cannabis extraction and product manufacturing infrastructure. The company has secured licenses to produce cannabis infused products including beverages, edibles, topicals and concentrates. AmeriCann plans to operate a marijuana product manufacturing business at the Massachusetts Cannabis Center. For more information about the company, visit www.AmeriCann.co.

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CannabisNewsBreaks – Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) Announces Completion of First Cannabis Extraction Through New Facility

Flora Growth’s (NASDAQ: FLGC) wholly owned subsidiary, Cosechemos, has produced the first batch of crude oil through its newly constructed extraction facility. FLGC, a leading all-outdoor cultivator and manufacturer of global cannabis products and brands, made the announcement, adding that the 10,500-square-foot plant, which has an annual capacity to produce 15,000 L of distillate, is also taking steps to become EU-GMP certified. Full certification will allow the company to export medical-grade cannabis derivatives to international markets. The plant is Flora Growth’s primary processing location and facilitates the drying and processing of the company’s all-outdoor cultivated flower into finished, packaged dry flower and extracted material for domestic production as well as export to wholesale cannabis markets. “Global cannabis markets are growing at an incredible rate, and Flora is ready to meet that demand for cannabis-derivatives with the completion of our new EU-GMP compliant extraction facility in Colombia,” said Flora Growth president and CEO Luis Merchan in the press release. “This is another major step for Flora Growth, as we are now in a position to seek EU-GMP certification, with the ultimate goal of disrupting the global cannabis derivatives market with our low-cost product. Further, the completion of the facility immediately allows us to supply extracts and derivatives to our CPG portfolio, including Flora Beauty and Kasa brands, unlocking additional cost efficiencies.”

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About Flora Growth Corp.

Flora is building a connected, design-led collective of plant-based wellness and lifestyle brands that delivers the most compelling customer experiences in the world, one community at a time. As the operator of one of the largest outdoor cannabis cultivation facilities, Flora leverages natural, cost-effective cultivation practices to supply cannabis derivatives to its diverse business divisions of cosmetics, hemp textiles, and food and beverage. For more information about the company, please visit www.FloraGrowth.ca.

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