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‘Wunderkind’ CEO of Neptune cannabis firm granted CA$69 million in compensation over 2 years

Neptune Wellness Solutions, a Quebec-based health and wellness company involved in the cannabis industry, paid CEO Michael Cammarata…

News October 29
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Marijuana companies turn to training, sommelier-like roles to stem employee turnover

Fine restaurants employ sommeliers who can tell diners just the right bottle to pair with, say, roast duck…

News October 29
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Company challenges seizure of marijuana cash proceeds in Kansas

A Pennsylvania cash management company is asking a federal court to give back nearly $166,000 after law enforcement…

News October 28
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Nugs parent reaches deal to buy part of California cannabis cultivation facility

Los Angeles-based cultivator Cannabis Strategic Ventures signed a memorandum of understanding with Devine Solutions to purchase 10% of…

News October 28
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Illegal marijuana grows in Oregon linked to drug cartels, state police say

Many illegal marijuana grows in one Oregon county are operated by national and international criminal organizations, according to…

News October 28
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California’s ramped-up enforcement seizes 1.2 million illicit cannabis plants

Enforcement against illicit cannabis operators continues to ramp up in California, with authorities having seized 1.2 million illegal…

News October 28
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Don’t give up on market opportunities for minor cannabinoids

The inclusion of delta-8 THC in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's "orange book" of controlled substances in May…

News October 28
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Cost of debt keeps going down for cannabis MSOs

The cost of debt continues to decline for the largest multistate operators, as evidenced by Verano Holdings Corp.’s…

News October 27
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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…

News October 27
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