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Trulieve to Open Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Fort Myers, Florida
New Lee County location will host grand opening celebration Friday, January 30th
January 26, 2026 — Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) (“Trulieve” or “the Company”), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the U.S, today announced the opening of a new medical cannabis dispensary in Fort Myers, Florida.
The dispensary will host a grand opening celebration on Friday, January 30, featuring specials, discounts, and partner giveaways.
“We are committed to providing patients with affordable, high-quality medical cannabis and superior customer service,” said Trulieve’s Chief Executive Officer Kim Rivers. “We are proud to expand access in the Fort Myers community to help patients live healthier, fuller lives through cannabis.”
Trulieve Fort Myers Beach, located at 17274 San Carlos Boulevard, will be open 9 a.m. – 8:45 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Sundays, offering walk-in and express pickup service.
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Trulieve Rewards is a customer rewards program offering patients and customers in participating states an easy platform to earn points on every purchase at Trulieve dispensaries. We've revamped and refreshed our old cannabis loyalty program to reward cannabis enthusiasts loyal to Trulieve with savings, perks, and points every time they shop for cannabis products JOIN NOW |
AYR Wellness Announces Resignation of Lou Karger as Director and Chair of the Board
MIAMI, Jan. 21, 2026 – AYR Wellness Inc. (CSE: AYR.A) (OTCQX: AYRWF) (“AYR” or the “Company”), a leading vertically integrated U.S. multi-state cannabis operator, announces that Lou Karger, the Chair of the Board, has resigned in his capacity as a director of the Company, effective as of January 31, 2026.
“As Chair, Lou helped guide the Company through important phases of its development, and we are grateful for his leadership and dedication,” said Blake Holzgrafe, Interim CEO of AYR. “On behalf of the entire AYR team, we thank Lou for his service and wish him well in his future endeavors.”
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Curaleaf Celebrates Launch of Adult-Use Sales in Maine at Bangor Dispensary
The opening marks the Company’s only adult-use location in Maine
STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 21, 2026 — Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) (“Curaleaf” or the “Company”), a leading international provider of consumer cannabis products, today announced the opening of an adult-use store adjacent to the medical dispensary located at 829 Hogan Rd., Bangor, Maine. With this opening, Curaleaf expands to five retail locations in Maine, and 161 nationwide.
Conveniently situated near the Bangor Mall, hotels, and restaurants, Curaleaf Bangor (829 Hogan Road, Unit 38) has served medical cannabis patients since 2021. The medical store has been upgraded and the new adult-use store at Unit 46 offers high quality cannabis products to consumers over the age of 21. Both stores will operate Monday through Sunday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM ET.
Customers can explore Curaleaf’s full portfolio of high-quality cannabis products across flower, pre-rolls, vapes, and edibles, including Grassroots Dark Heart Collection flower, Find Flower & Pre-Rolls, Select BRIQ all-in-one vapes, and B Noble pre-rolls. The expanded product assortment is designed to meet the needs of both long-time medical patients and first-time adult-use consumers seeking a trusted, educational retail experience.
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Verano Continues Expansion of Florida Operations with the Opening of MÜV Deltona, Elevating the Company’s Retail Footprint to 83 Florida Locations and 160 Dispensaries Nationwide
MÜV Deltona is located at 1670 Providence Boulevard, a busy thoroughfare with an average daily traffic count of 8,600 vehicles
The new Deltona dispensary complements four existing MÜV locations in Volusia County, a growing region with over 550,0002 residents
Verano’s active operations span 13 states, comprised of 160 dispensaries and 15 cultivation and processing facilities with more than 1.1 million square feet of cultivation capacity
CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2026 — Verano Holdings Corp. (Cboe CA: VRNO) (OTCQX: VRNO) (“Verano” or the “Company”), a leading multi-state cannabis company, today announced the opening of MÜV Deltona on Friday, January 30th, raising the Company’s Florida retail footprint to 83 MÜV locations and 160 dispensaries nationwide. Located at 1670 Providence Boulevard, MÜV Deltona, will be open from Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. local time.
MÜV Deltona is the fifth MÜV dispensary to open in Volusia County, complementing existing locations in Orange City, Ormond Beach, Port Orange, and New Smyrna Beach.
In celebration of the grand opening, MÜV Deltona will offer customers up to 50% off storewide and deals from some of Florida’s most beloved cannabis brands including Savvy, Sweet Supply, MÜV, (the) Essence, Encore edibles, On the Rocks, Avexia and Verano Reserve.
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Viridian Capital Chart of the Week: Does the Lack of Trading Liquidity Inhibit Capital Inflows to Cannabis? |
The Viridian Chart of the Week shows the average daily dollar trading volume for twelve of the largest U.S. MSOs and five of the largest Canadian LPs over the last 180 days, the approximate time frame since Trump announced he would have a rescheduling answer in the next “several weeks.”
The blue bars represent volume on Canadian exchanges, while the orange bars represent volume on U.S. exchanges. The group’s average total dollar trading volume is up 53% to $28.5M for the six months ended 1/23/26, compared to the same period in the previous year.
The green line on the chart shows the market cap divided by the average daily dollar volume, or the number of days it would take to trade the company’s market cap (DTTMC). This measure puts trading volume on a common scale that normalizes for the significant differences in scale between the companies.
The largest dollar volume U.S. traders, Green Thumb (GTII: CSE)(GTBIF: OTCQX), Curaleaf (CURLF: OTCQX)(CURA: TSX), and Trulieve (TRUL: CSE)(TCNNF: OTCQX), traded between $7M and $8M per day, similar to the lowest volume Canadian traders Cronos (CRON: Nasdaq)(CRON: TSX) and SNDL (SNDL: Nasdaq)(SNDL: OTCQX). However, Green Thumb, Curaleaf, and Trulieve would require 301, 345, and 225 days, respectively, to trade their market caps, whereas Cronos and SNDL would require only 147 and 58 days, respectively.
Why does trading liquidity matter for capital formation?
Imagine you are an investor with a 5% position in a U.S. company like Green Thumb with 301 days to trade the market cap, and you want to trade out of your position. Assuming you wanted to keep your trading to less than 25% of the average daily volume so as not to pressure the market, it would take you 60 days to trade out of your position. The same 5% position in Canopy Growth would only take two days to trade out of. Most of the U.S. companies on the graph are better investments in our view than Canopy Growth; however, the tremendous illiquidity of these stocks would have to give us pause.
Trading liquidity inhibits capital formation because institutional investors do not want to be locked into their investments, unable to trade or exit. Significantly increased liquidity through up-listing to senior exchanges would attract incremental institutional investment that would not otherwise come into cannabis.
We think the completion of rescheduling will be tremendously positive for the industry, not only for better tax treatment, but also because legitimizing the medical uses of cannabis will help advance the next key regulatory reform measure, the SAFER Act. The SAFER Act would eventually lead to up-listing possibilities as banks become emboldened to custody stocks and trading liquidity rises to the point that Nasdaq notices. The two key measures of rescheduling and SAFER will together allow new institutional capital into cannabis. |
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SCC Announces New Executive Committee, Ushering in a Historic Era of Woman-Led Leadership
The Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC) proudly announces its newly elected Executive Committee, marking a historic milestone in the organization’s 26-year history. For the first time, SCC is led by a female President and a majority female Executive Committee, reflecting a transformative moment in both the organization and the broader medical cannabis community.
Genester Wilson-King, MD, FACOG, has been elected by the Board of Directors as President of the Society of Cannabis Clinicians (SCC), becoming the first woman to lead the organization in its 26-year history. A board-certified OB/GYN and nationally recognized leader in women’s health, integrative medicine, and cannabis therapeutics, Dr. Wilson-King brings more than 25 years of clinical experience and a patient-centered, holistic approach to leadership. She is the founder and Medical Director of Victory Rejuvenation Center, where her work focuses on plant-based medicine, hormone balance, and personalized preventive care.
Serving alongside her as Vice President, Dustin Sulak, DO, is an internationally recognized Osteopathic physician and integrative medicine specialist with more than 15 years of clinical experience. Dr. Sulak is the author of Handbook of Cannabis for Clinicians: Principles and Practice and co-founder of Healer, a leading cannabis education organization. He is widely respected for his clinical insight, research contributions, and commitment to physician education.
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2026 FLORIDA MEDICAL CANNABIS CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Orlando, Florida – The 9th Florida Medical Cannabis Conference & Exhibition (FMCCE 2025) will be held May 29- May 31, 2026, at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This conference is a networking and educational forum on the subject of medical cannabis.
This conference is designed for attendees who are active or interested in the medical cannabis industry.
For medical professionals and entrepreneurs, the conference will cover a range of topics, all relevant to the medical cannabis industry, as it pertains to the State of Florida, including but not limited to:
An Introduction to the Endocannabinoid System and Medical Cannabis
Florida Medical Cannabis Legislative Update
A Review of Qualifying Conditions Case Studies
Medical Cannabis Dosing and Public Health Issues
Medical Cannabis Research
State of Florida Medical Cannabis Regulatory and Program Update
The Business of Medical Cannabis: How to Make Sure Your Practice is Successful
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Tilray Medical Strengthens Italian Market Presence with the Launch of Tilray Medical Italia and Expanded Medical Cannabis Portfolio
NEW YORK and SAVONA, Italy, Jan. 22, 2026 — Tilray Medical, a division of Tilray Brands, Inc. (“Tilray”) (Nasdaq: TLRY; TSX: TLRY) and a global leader in medical cannabis, empowering the therapeutic alliance between patients and healthcare practitioners to make informed individualized health decisions, today announced a strategic update to its medical cannabis operations in Italy with the launch of Tilray Medical Italia, the new name of the entity previously known as FL Group.
The transition to Tilray Medical Italia reflects the Company’s continued commitment to building a unified, scalable medical cannabis platform across Europe, while strengthening its presence in one of the region’s most important regulated medical markets.
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Akanda Announces Closing of $7.0 Million Convertible Note Offering
Toronto, Ontario–January 23, 2026 – Akanda Corp. (NASDAQ: AKAN) (“Akanda” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of its previously announced transaction with institutional investors for the purchase and sale of 12 month, convertible promissory notes for an aggregate purchase price of $7.0 million, in a private placement transaction.
The Company shall use the proceeds from the sale of the notes for (i) marketing purposes of up to $2.3 million, (ii) working capital and general corporate purposes of approximately $2.6 million and (iii) up to $2.1 million to be used for debt.
Univest Securities, LLC acted as the exclusive placement agent in connection with the offering. Ruskin Moscou Faltischek PC acted as transaction and securities counsel to the Company.
The notes and the common shares issuable upon the conversion of the notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws and, until so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States or any state absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
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Herbal Dispatch Approved for Listing on the OTCQB
Vancouver, British Columbia– January 26, 2026 – Herbal Dispatch Inc. (CSE: HERB) (OTCQB: LUFFF) (FSE: HA9) (“Herbal Dispatch” or the “Company“), a leading cannabis e-commerce and distribution platform, is pleased to announce that effective today, the Company’s common shares have commenced trading on the OTCQB® Venture Market (“OTCQB“) under the ticker symbol “LUFFF”.
This listing enhances accessibility for U.S. based investors and supports broader exposure of the Company’s stock within the North American investment community. OTCQB is the Venture Market tier of the U.S. over-the-counter markets operated by OTC Markets Group and is intended for international growth-stage companies that are current in their reporting and meet defined eligibility standards. This new listing complements the Company’s primary listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE: HERB) and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange listing (FSE: HA9).
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Optimi Health Completes First 2026 Production of MDMA and Psilocybin Capsules
Australia’s Department of Health has issued import permits for Optimi’s MDMA and psilocybin capsules for use under the Authorised Prescriber Scheme
Vancouver, British Columbia–January 26, 2026 – Optimi Health Corp. (CSE: OPTI) (OTCQX: OPTHF) (FSE: 8BN) (“Optimi” or the “Company”), a Health Canada-licensed manufacturer of pharmaceutical psychedelic drug products, today reported that it has completed a production cycle for its MDMA and psilocybin capsules intended for supply into Australia under the Authorised Prescriber Scheme.
The completed batch consists of 1,000 MDMA capsules in a 60 mg dosage form and 1,000 naturaly derived psilocybin capsules in a 5 mg dosage form. Final packaging, labeling, and batch release were completed in accordance with Optimi’s Drug Establishment Licence issued by Health Canada. The capsules are GMP-compliant and supported by Certificates of Analysis confirming conformance with applicable quality specifications, folowing receipt of the required Australian import permits.
“This production run has been released and approved for import, alowing Optimi to continue supplying MDMA and psilocybin into Australia’s regulated healthcare system,” said Dane Stevens, Chief Executive Officer of Optimi Health. “Completing this first production cycle of 2026 positions us to expand access across the country for patients suffering from PTSD and TRD.”
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BELOW ARE THE LINKS TO THE DIRECTORY OF FLORIDA CANNABIS DOCTORS AND
DISPENSARIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA |
QUALIFIED PATIENTS
OVER 932,000
AND 744 DISPENSING LOCATIONS |
LATEST OMMU REPORTS FROM OFFICE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA Highlights from
JANUARY 23, 2026 Report BY THE NUMBERS
Qualified Patients: (Active ID Card) JAN 23 2026- 932,407 JAN 16 2026- 931,959
JAN 09 2026- 931,653
JAN 02 2026- 930,226
DEC 26 2025- 929,665
Patients Last Week: +448
Qualified Ordering Physicians: 2,295 New Doctors Last Week: -19 Reporting Period: JAN 16- JAN 22, 2026
Amount of Medical Marijuana Dispensed - (mgs THC) 421,136,092
Amount of Low-THC Cannabis Dispensed - (mgs CBD) 145
Amount of Marijuana in a From for Smoking (oz) 140,119.560
Approved Dispensing Locations: 744
Added Last Week: 2 Trulieve - Fort Myers Beach
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