AYR Adapts, TER Upsizes, UN Ponders

News & Views across the cannabis landscape.

Daily Recap

Quiet summer session for U.S Cannabis with ~$15M notional plant-touching volume (allowing for double accounting) ahead of quarter-end on Friday/ next week’s holiday.

The landscape for operators remains challenged and uneven on this, day 866 since the U.S cannabis market topped; the status quo has been unkind to this space.

TerrAscend listing on the TSX is the nearest-term catalyst we know of that has the potential to shake things up; an update of other potential catalysts can be found here.

We’ll be trialing this format/ content/ style to see if Substack+ gets sticky ahead of what we expect will be an eventful 2H23 for this industry and it’s people.

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Today’s Top Stories

UN Experts Call for End to Global ‘War on Drugs’

Push to get Ohio Adult-Use on the Ballot

AYR Reaches Contingent Agreements to Defer ~$69M of Promissory Note Payments

The New York City Council passed a bill to penalize landlords who knowingly lease space to unlicensed marijuana businesses.

Glass House Brands Sues Catalyst Cannabis for Defamation Over Diversion Claims

Cannabis Coalition Makes Case for De-scheduling in New White Paper

Study: Chronic Cannabis Use Shows Promise to Prevent Brain Damage in Athletes

Maryland Readies Recreational Cannabis Market Kickoff on July 1st

TerrAscend Upsizes Previously Announced Offering to $20M; Closes initial $16M.

NCAA Makes Move On Marijuana!

^ OSU Podcast: Changes in Federal Approaches to Cannabis: Process and Impact. I am trying to educate myself on the various processes and protocols involved in the ongoing expedited scheduling review and found it to be informative.