The second edition of the PBC Green Pages expands to include 60-plus banks and credit unions that serve cannabis-related businesses.

With the theme of “Growing the Category,” the 2023 event will cover four pillars: creating end consumer pull; educating consumers on cannabis beverages; state bottlenecks; and multistate opportunities.

The vertical license will permit Verano Alabama to operate a cultivation and processing facility and five cannabis dispensaries throughout the state.

The program will be led by a team of experts in both the traditional beverage and cannabis industries, offering a strategic approach designed to drive product awareness, increase category education, and drive sales.

Through a sales and distribution agreement with BevCanna, Heritage will utilize its distribution channels and relationships with the provincial boards to bring beverages to market across the country.

In California, Kiva Sales and Service will sell and distribute Garden Society's products to retailers state-wide, while in New Jersey, Garden Society will manufacture Kiva's edibles, such as Camino and Lost Farm gummies.

Mississippi is the fourth state for Good Day Farm, which has operations in Arkansas, Louisiana and Missouri.

Old Pal products will be available beginning in the first quarter of 2023, with more SKUs rolling out through the year.

The Cannabis Incubator will offer resources and assistance in collaboration with The 1937 Foundation and Parkway Dispensary.

Sean "Diddy" Combs has announced plans to purchase assets in New York, Illinois and Massachusetts that Cresco Labs and Columbia Care are divesting in order for Cresco Labs to complete its acquisition of Columbia Care.