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The Daily Hit is a recap of cannabis business news for August 9, 2022.
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Cronos Makes Gains in The Second Quarter
Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) (TSX: CRON) reported its 2022 second-quarter earnings with net revenue of $23.1 million which jumped from last yearâs $7.4 million for the same time period. However, total revenue before taxes was $28 million which just beat the Yahoo Finance average analyst estimates for revenues of $27 million. It was also better than the first quarterâs revenue of $25 million. The stock was dropping by roughly 8% in early trading to lately sell at $3.26. Read more here.
Acreage Holdings Sees Revenues Climb, Pushes Eastward
Acreage Holdings, Inc. (CSE: ACRG.A.U, ACRG.B.U), (OTCQX: ACRHF, ACRDF) delivered positive results in the second quarter as the company moves away from established western markets in favor of emerging markets east of the Mississippi. The company reported its financial results for the first quarter ending June 30, 2022 after the market closed on Monday. Read more here.
Weedmaps Beats on Earnings, But Gives Cautious Outlook
WM Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPS) announced its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2022. WeedMaps reported that its revenue increased 24% to $58.3 million over the second quarter of 2021. This slightly missed the Yahoo Finance average analyst estimate for revenues of $62 million. Net income was $19.8 million as compared to net income of $16.8 million from the prior year period. Read more here.
Hydrofarm Stock Craters as Sales Wither
Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HYFM) slumped in trading on Tuesday as it posted second-quarter results that missed expectations â showing that consumer demand for hydroponics remained flat as a lack of regulatory guidance and recessionary pressures facing the sector persist. The company released its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2022. Read more here.
MariMed Edges Up in Second Quarter Earnings
After the close on Monday, MariMed, Inc. (CSE: MRMD) (OTCQX: MRMD) delivered its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. MariMedâs revenue of $33 million just barely edged out the previous yearâs revenue of $32 million and was higher than the first quarterâs revenue of $31 million. However, it missed the Yahoo Finance average analyst estimate for revenues of $36 million. The company reported a net income of $1.9 million versus last yearâs net income of $7.6 million. Read more here.
Village Farms Beats on Revenue, as Produce Stays Strong
Village Farms International, Inc. (NASDAQ: VFF) (TSX: VFF)Â announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Total consolidated sales increased 18% year-over-year to $82.9 million from $70.4 million. This beat the Yahoo Finance average analyst estimate for revenues of $70 million. Read more here.
Charlotteâs Web Misses on Revenue, Finds Hope Beyond The U.S.
Charlotteâs Web Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CWEB) (OTCQX: CWBHF) missed expectations as the CBD company continues to struggle amid a patchwork regulatory landscape. The company reported its financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2022. Read more here.
Cannabis Operators Plan to Raise Prices, Blaming Inflation
The word âinflationâ has dominated headlines and earnings calls this year, and a survey from a leading national cannabis accounting and advisory firm solicited feedback to gauge how such rising costs are affecting the sector. In a month-long survey this year asking operators a series of questions regarding the impacts of inflation on their cannabis operation, GreenGrowth CPAs found that one in four operators reported planning to raise prices in the near or immediate future to combat rising inflation costs. Read more here.
Psychedelics Plays a Role In Metamodernism
There are stories about how psychedelics changed the minds of entrepreneurs not only seeking enlightenment in the San Francisco Bay Area beginning in the late 60s and early 70s but incorporating their psychedelic visions into business models. Read more here.
IN OTHER NEWS
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc., Pharma GmbH
Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (CSE: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF), a U.S. provider of consumer products in cannabis, today announced that Curaleaf International Holdings Limited, the company’s European holding company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 55% stake in Four 20 Pharma GmbH, a fully EU-GMP & GDP licensed German producer and distributor of medical cannabis with its own product line. Read more here.
Lowell Farms Inc.
Lowell Farms Inc. (CSE: LOWL; OTCQX: LOWLF), a California-born cannabis cultivation and maker of brand Lowell Smokes, announces unaudited revenue and operating results for the second quarter (ended June 30, 2022). All figures stated are in US Dollars. Read more here.
AFC Gamma, Inc.
AFC Gamma, Inc. (NASDAQ:AFCG) today announced its results for the second quarter of 2022. AFCG issued a presentation of its second quarter 2022 results, titled âSecond Quarter 2022 Earnings Presentation,â which can be viewed at www.afcgamma.com under the Investor Resources section. AFCG also filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2022. Read more here.
Akanda Corp., Cansativa GmbH
International medical cannabis platform company Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) today announced it has signed a multi-year supply agreement with European medical cannabis leader Cansativa GmbH to supply EU-GMP quality THC dried flower strains cultivated from its Portuguese operations at Holigen. This new supply agreement marks one of the largest for medical cannabis to be exported from Portugal to serve the emerging European medical cannabis market. Read more here.
TRP, Cookies Florida, Inc.
TRP is bringing recognized cannabis brand Cookies to the Florida market through an exclusive partnership. The first Cookies dispensary in the state is opening at 8303 Bird Road in Miami, Florida on August 13, 2022. TRP looks forward to serving South Florida’s patients via its subsidiary and MMTC license holder Cookies Florida, Inc. Read more here.
22nd Century Group, Inc.
22nd Century Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: XXII), a leading agricultural biotechnology company dedicated to improving human health with reduced nicotine tobacco, hemp/cannabis, and hops advanced plant technologies, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, and provided an update on recent business highlights. Read more here.
MediPharm Labs Corp.
MediPharm Labs Corp. (TSX: LABS) (OTCQX: MEDIF) (FSE: MLZ), a pharmaceutical company specialized in precision-based cannabinoids, announced it has entered into a research support agreement with the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) to conduct a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 2 trial on the efficacy of THC and CBD to treat hospice-eligible patients diagnosed with dementia and experiencing agitation. Read more here.
Mindset Pharma Inc.
Mindset Pharma Inc. (CSE: MSET) (FSE: 9DF) (OTCQB: MSSTF), a drug discovery and development company focused on creating novel, optimized, next-generation psychedelic and non-psychedelic medications to treat neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders with unmet medical needs, today issued a letter to shareholders from James Lanthier, Chief Executive Officer of Mindset. Read more here.
Cybin Inc.
Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (NYSE American: CYBN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on progressing âPsychedelics to TherapeuticsTMâ, announced that it has established an at-the-market equity program that allows Cybin to issue and sell up to USD $35,000,000 of common shares. Read more here.
