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Marijuana lender Chicago Atlantic boosts credit facility to $45 million

Marijuana industry lender Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance upsized a loan from two banks to $45 million.

News December 22
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Michigan judge nixes request to reinstate recall of contaminated cannabis

A Michigan judge denied a request from state regulators to reinstate a recall of contaminated marijuana.

News December 22
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Opinion: Limiting marijuana licenses benefits only multistate operators

Cannabis legalization has taken many paths as it sweeps across the United States. Colorado and Washington state took…

News December 22
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Cashless ATMs in marijuana stores might be headed for extinction after Visa warning, experts say

After credit card giant Visa warned banks and others earlier this month about the misuse of cashless ATMs,…

News December 21
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Arkansas, Missouri medical cannabis sales take different paths

The medical cannabis markets of neighboring states Arkansas and Missouri are roughly the same size, but they're going…

News December 21
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RICO lawsuit in California aims to hamper licensed marijuana grow facility

A new civil lawsuit in California is attempting to use federal anti-racketeering laws to close down a licensed…

News December 21
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Canadian recreational cannabis sales grow to CA$364.2 million in October

Regulated sales of recreational cannabis totaled 364.2 million Canadian dollars ($281.7 million) in October, a monthly record.

News December 21
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Planet 13 to acquire marijuana producer Next Green Wave for CA$91 million

Planet 13 Holdings, a Nevada-based marijuana company with operations in California, agreed to a deal worth roughly 91…

News December 21
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The importance of an open relationship between cannabis product manufacturers and labs

A new study of cannabis vape products from California collected during the vaping crisis of 2019 and 2020…

News December 21
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