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Beringer Capital buys majority stake in financial site covering marijuana

Toronto-based private equity firm Beringer Capital acquired a majority stake in Benzinga, a business website covering various sectors,…

News October 26
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Time for the cannabis industry to build a sustainable model

As just one example of the ongoing threats cannabis growers experience in our changing climate, wildfires raged through…

News October 26
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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…

News October 25
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Industry icons discuss the class of cannabis culture and big business.

‘Big Business,’ marijuana culture need each other, industry insiders agree

Five marijuana industry insiders - ranging from the CEOs of multistate operators to a farmer in California's Emerald…

News October 25
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California cannabis business owner pleads guilty to bribery, tax evasion

Cannabis businessperson Helios Dayspring entered formal guilty pleas to federal criminal charges, apparently ending a lengthy corruption saga…

News October 25
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Oregon marijuana processor fined $100,000 for skirting packaging rules

Oregon regulators fined a recreational marijuana processor $100,000 for allegedly sidestepping packaging and labeling rules.

News October 25
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Future of cannabis sales relies on data-driven, targeted marketing, expert says

Sending promotions for cannabis concentrates to a longtime shopper who buys only flower is not just a waste…

News October 25
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Oakland sends social equity marijuana licensees to collections over unpaid loans

Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have begun referring a handful of social equity licensees to the city's collections…

News October 25
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‘Keep swimming,’ Daymond John of ‘Shark Tank’ tells MJBizCon

A co-star of ABC-TV's hit show "Shark Tank," Daymond John, delivered a rap-laced lyrical presentation Friday at MJBizCon,…

News October 22
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