Connecticut’s projected $750 million recreational marijuana market is unlikely to match the size of neighboring New York’s, but it’s poised to launch first and might turn out to have as strong – if not stronger – of a social equity program, industry experts agreed..
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West Virginia’s long-delayed medical marijuana market poised to launch
West Virginia’s potential $40 million medical marijuana program finally is set to launch Friday with the opening of the state’s first dispensary by multistate giant Trulieve Cannabis.
New Jersey to start accepting adult-use marijuana applications next month
New Jersey regulators will start taking grower, processor and testing lab license applications in December as the state’s potential $2 billion adult-use marijuana market edges closer to a launch.
Cannabis software firm Fyllo nets $40M in capital
Fyllo, a cannabis compliance software company, raised another $40 million in capital to fund growth, mergers and acquisitions as well as attract executive talent.
Curaleaf to buy Arizona-based cannabis operator Tryke for $286 million
Cannabis multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings signed a definitive agreement to acquire an Arizona-based MSO in a cash and stock transaction currently valued at $286 million.
Hydrofarm spends $58 million on another marijuana acquisition
Hydrofarm Holdings Group entered an agreement to acquire Illinois-based Innovative Growers Equipment (IGE) for $58 million, the cannabis cultivation equipment maker's fifth acquisition in 2021. Pennsylvania-based Hydrofarm said in a news release that it will fund the...
Driven by Stem enters new cannabis market by acquiring Colorado Harvest
Florida-based cannabis multistate company Stem Holdings, known as Driven by Stem, signed a letter of intent to expand into the Colorado market by acquiring one of Denver’s oldest vertical operators.
California cannabis company sues over ‘Breez’ trademark
Oakland-based Promontory Holdings sued The Breeze Brand of Los Angeles in state court, claiming infringement over Promontory’s California-registered “Breez” trademark.
Florida official calls for probe into Black farmer cannabis license
Florida’s agricultural commissioner is calling for the state’s top prosecutor to investigate a new rule that provides for a Black farmer medical marijuana license, saying it is discriminatory against Black farmers and “beyond unacceptable.”
US Postal Service enacts cannabis vape product restrictions
The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday issued a final rule that bans sending marijuana and hemp vape products in the mail, subject to certain exceptions.
MJBizCon marks 10th year with return to in-person event
MJBizCon is marking its 10th anniversary this week with a return to in-person events in Las Vegas, pre-show forums and a new event geared toward retailers through a partnership with the B2B cannabis show Hall of Flowers.
‘Big cannabis can be good cannabis’: Q&A with Curaleaf CEO Joe Bayern
As the CEO of Curaleaf Holdings, Joe Bayern skippers the nation’s largest marijuana multistate operator.
And he doesn’t shy away from touting the benefits of “big cannabis.”













