Compass Pathways (NASDAQ: CMPS) plans to cut about 30% of its workforce and halt early-stage research programs as the firm focuses resources on completing late-stage trials of its lead COMP360 program. The London-based company announced the restructuring alongside third-quarter financial results that showed a widening net loss of $38.5 million …
Feds focus on cannabis industry worker safety (Newsletter: October 31, 2024)
CA report pushes state-run marijuana market; PA gov signs 280E fix; NV athletic board ends cannabis penalties; NH gov candidate tours grow site.
Tax policies compound headaches for state-legal cannabis operators beyond 280E
The Internal Revenue Service continues to be a thorn in the side of state-legal marijuana businesses, even as their hemp industry cousins largely dodge the taxman’s scrutiny, creating an increasingly lopsided playing field. “Hemp is not subject to 280E, or is at least reasonably interpreted as not being subject to …