Luis Merchan

The Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago, September 13-14, will celebrate the most recognized Latin American cannabis companies. This year's attendees will have the opportunity to meet the best Latin American brands in the industry that entered the emerging market and knew how to...

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) kicked off the week by reporting a 604% year-over-year revenue increase totaling roughly $15 million for the first half of fiscal 2022. Cantor Fitzgerald's analyst Pablo Zuanic revealed in his recent note that the company's revenues were below both his and...

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC), a manufacturer and distributor of global cannabis products and brands, reported late Monday its financial and operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2022. During the first half (H1) of 2022, Flora’s revenue increased to ~$15.0 million, up...

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) entered into a joint venture agreement with Pharma Indigena Misak Manasr Sas, the largest indigenous tribe in Colombia, on the development of cultivation best practices, manufacturing, export, and marketing of cannabis and cannabis containing products. Under the...

On Wednesday, Colombian Senator, Gustavo Bolivar, filed a bill to legalize adult-use cannabis in the South American country. In 2020, Senator Bolivar tried to legalize the consumption of marijuana but his bill did not have the support of the majority in Congress. Now, with a new Congress and ...

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) met with the author of a new bill to legalize recreational cannabis in Colombia, on the day the legislation was introduced to Congress. Flora’s chairman and CEO Luis Merchan met with Colombian Senator Gustavo Bolivar prior to the bill's introduction to...

After a prosperous event in Miami this past April, the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference is ready to do it again in Chicago on September 13-14. As always, the meeting will host leading Latinx experts and executives who will talk about the industry’s present and future.  These...

As Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference returns (September 13-14) in Chicago, gathering top CEOs, investors, and leaders in the cannabis industry, let's scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space. Khiron Taps Helen Bellwood To Be Interim CFO Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (TSXV:...

Flora Growth Corporation (NASDAQ: FLGC), a vertically integrated cannabis company, entered the industry intending to become the world’s largest producer of low-cost, naturally grown medicinal-grade cannabis oils and extracts in the world.  Since then, Flora reported it has...

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) appointed Elshad Garayev to serve as Flora’s chief financial officer, effective on the business day following the date on which the company files its mid-year financial results with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Until such time, Garayev will serve...

Halo Collective Names New CEO Halo Collective Inc. (NEO: HALO) (OTCQX: HCANF) (Germany: A9KN) has promoted President Katharyn Field as the company’s CEO. Field is a proven cannabis industry professional with significant management expertise. She succeeds Kiran Sidhu, who resigned as CEO and...

At the annual meeting of shareholders of Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC), held on July 5, 2022, the company’s shareholders voted in favor of all of the proposals submitted for their approval. The four proposals that were approved included: The election of seven members to the company...

Flora Growth Corp.’s (NASDAQ: FLGC) board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $5 million of its outstanding common shares as market conditions and the company’s liquidity warrant. “We believe that the potential to repurchase our shares at these levels represents a...

JustCBD wholly-owned subsidiary of Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) will be launching its line of novel foods registered CBD products on Amazon.co.uk. The news comes on the heels of Canadian cannabis giant, Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY) rolling out its CBD lifestyle brand with a new...

Flora Growth Corp. (NASDAQ: FLGC) has entered into an agreement with a cell biologist, Dr. Annabelle Manalo-Morgan, Ph.D., to acquire her brand Masaya, together with its patent-pending CBD formulations. Created by Dr. Annabelle and backed by her research, Masaya’s formulations of pure, potent...