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Quick Hits: Cannabis news in brief

Published on June 27, 2025 by Pat Bulmer

Cannabis news in brief: Yummy, healthy hemp; HYTN exports carts; Sluggers comes north; Village Farms on NASDAQ

Smoothies taste better with hemp

Put some hemp in your smoothie.

Manitoba Harvest, a Tilray subsidiary, has launched three “smoothie boosters” under its Hemp+ label.

The Hemp+ Mood, Energy and Immunity brands are available at some Whole Foods Markets.

The powders feature organic ground hemp with other natural ingredients— ashwagandha and lemon balm in the Mood package; caffeine and guarana powder in the Energy; and elderberry, acerola cherry and beet powder in the Immunity.

“Hemp is a perfect smoothie companion with other superfoods,” said Rebecca Morgan, senior director of marketing for Manitoba Harvest and Tilray Wellness, in a news release, “and we’re excited to debut these new herbal blends for enhanced energy, mood and immunity — some of the biggest wellness priorities.”

Also available online at manitobaharvest.com.

HYTN gets first cartridge export order

 Kelowna-based HYTN Innovations is exporting vape cartridges for the first time.

A total of 1,000 one-gram live resin vape cartridges are to be shipped to the United Kingdom by Sept. 6.

The cartridges were developed in collaboration with Edmonton-based cannabis and liquor giant SNDL.

The companies formed a partnership in January to develop Good Manufacturing Practices-compliant cartridges with SNDL providing the equipment and capital, and HYTN the facility.

“We’re excited to see demand for our GMP-compliant vape cartridges,” said HYTN’s chief operating officer Jason Broome in a news release. “International drug development requires specialized and validated facilities, equipment, and systems. HYTN’s capabilities meet these stringent requirements.”

Quick Hits

🇹🇭 Illegal again? Thailand moves to re-criminalize cannabis in blow to $1B industry (Al Jazeera)

📄 Weed policy: Nelson Chamber of Commerce cannabis policy endorsed at BC conference (Nelson Star)

📦 Tariff turmoil: Supply chain woes put squeeze on BC cannabis producers (Business In Vancouver)

Sluggers brand comes to Canada

An American cannabis brand is coming to Canada.

Simply Solventless (SSC) is launching Sluggers, a northern California brand known for pre-rolls, vapes and flower.

In Canada, Sluggers products will be manufactured by SSC subsidiary, ANC Inc.

According to consumer data company Headset, Sluggers is the the top seller in California for 3.5-gram pre-roll packs.

Sluggers products launching in July are:

— Bubble Bath Juiced, a hash-and-diamond-infused, kief-coated five-pack pre-roll in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba; and

— Fire OG hash-and-diamond-infused glass tip 1.5-gram pre-roll in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Under the deal, Calgary-based SSC has exclusivity on distribution of the Sluggers brand in Canada. SSC will retain 75% of the net income from the sales of Sluggers products. SSC will provide all raw materials and Sluggers owner Natura Life + Science will pay for sales and marketing. 

NASDAQ approves Village Farms

Village Farms International is back in NASDAQ’s good books.

The cannabis company announced recently it is now in compliance with the stock market’s listing rules after achieving a closing price of US$1 per share.

Village Farms has headquarters in Delta, B.C., and Lake Mary, Florida. It owns Pure Sunfarms, a large Canadian grower, and of 80% of Québec-based Rose LifeScience.