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Long shot effort to repeal medical marijuana in South Dakota launches

A South Dakota man has launched an effort to convince voters to repeal the state’s medical marijuana law.

News August 1
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Financier Pelorus Capital Group prices cannabis real estate securitization

California-based commercial real estate lender Pelorus Capital Group priced a securitization for cannabis-related real estate assets, calling it…

News August 1
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Seven unlicensed marijuana stores shut down across New York

New York cannabis regulators and law enforcement agencies said they shut down seven unlicensed marijuana stores in Cayuga,…

News August 1
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Canadian producer MediPharm exports cannabis oil to US for clinical trial

Canadian marijuana producer MediPharm Labs said it completed a shipment of cannabis oil containing both CBD and THC…

News August 1
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Small marijuana businesses take advantage of purported 280E loophole

A growing number of marijuana businesses are taking advantage of a tax strategy that might reduce the costly…

News August 1
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New York adult-use operator reports $12 million in cannabis sales in 6 months

Housing Works Cannabis Co., the first adult-use retailer to open in New York, generated about $12 million in…

News July 31
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Massachusetts marijuana regulatory agency ‘in crisis’ as chief quits

The sudden departure of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission's executive director puts the organization "in crisis," according to…

News July 31
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Cannabis MSOs Cresco Labs, Columbia Care terminate planned merger

Cannabis multistate operators Cresco Labs and Columbia Care are officially walking away from their planned merger, a deal…

News July 31
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Share consolidation sweeps marijuana industry as stock prices flop

In the face of slumping cannabis stock prices, publicly traded Canadian marijuana producers and U.S. ancillary companies are…

News July 31
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