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Cannabis’ global growth: Q&A with Acreage CEO Kevin Murphy and ex-Canadian PM Brian Mulroney

Cannabis’ global growth: Q&A with Acreage CEO Kevin Murphy and ex-Canadian PM Brian Mulroney

In a joint interview, former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Acreage CEO Kevin Murphy discuss the global significance of Canada’s adult-use legalization, the business opportunities in medical cannabis, and when the MJ industry might see another major corporation enter the business after Constellation Brand’s $3.8 billion (CA$5 billion) investment in Canopy Growth.

Southern California recreational cannabis firms struggle with product shortages, licensing and black market

Southern California recreational cannabis firms struggle with product shortages, licensing and black market

“Growing pains” is an understatement to describe Southern California’s tumultuous recreational marijuana marketplace.

New regulations that took effect July 1 are rattling what was already a turbulent part of the California MJ industry. The industry there also is suffering from product shortages, slow license approvals and a thriving black market.

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