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OrganiGram: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot

May. 14, 2024 07:37 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — OrganiGram Holdings Inc. (OGI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $20.1 million in its fiscal second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 12 cents per...

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

May. 13, 2024 17:18 PM EDT

Lincoln Journal Star. May 9, 2024. Editorial: Pillen’s job cut plan will face its challenges Days after the Legislature failed to approve his property tax relief plan that in its earliest incarnation would have raised the state sales tax by 2 cents, Gov. Jim Pillen...

Ohio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June

May. 13, 2024 16:54 PM EDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday. Adult-use sales have been in limbo in the state since December, when an initiated statute approved by...

Senseonics: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 13, 2024 16:31 PM EDT

GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — GERMANTOWN, Md. (AP) — Senseonics Holdings Inc. (SENS) on Monday reported a loss of $18.9 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Germantown, Maryland-based company said it had a loss of 3 cents. The results matched Wall...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

May. 13, 2024 15:31 PM EDT

Dallas Morning News. May 9, 2024. Editorial: Texas agency botched multibillion-dollar Medicaid bid Texas Health and Human Services’ gave Aetna a boost and must start over. In Texas, millions of low-income residents are dependent on Medicaid for their...

New York's legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds

May. 10, 2024 15:27 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review released Friday. The report detailed several...

2024 South Carolina General Assembly session may be remembered for what didn't happen

May. 09, 2024 19:31 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The 2024 regular session of the South Carolina General Assembly ended Thursday and will perhaps be better remembered for the things that didn’t pass. South Carolina remains one of just two states along with Wyoming to not have a hate crimes bill. A proposal...

Cronos: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

May. 09, 2024 07:49 AM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Cronos Group Inc. (CRON) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.2 million in its first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 1 cent. The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate...

Connecticut lawmakers adjourn session, fail to pass AI regulations but pass absentee ballot reforms

May. 09, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers began the 2024 legislative session with hopes of passing one of the first major bills in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence and protect citizens from harm. But a veto threat from Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, a former...

Thailand's prime minister wants to outlaw cannabis, 2 years after it was decriminalized

May. 08, 2024 09:12 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said Wednesday that he wants to outlaw the drug again amid concerns that the lack of regulation had made it available to children and increased crimes. Prime Minister...