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Colorado may soon allow its $1.5B marijuana industry to open to outside investors & more of the week’s top news (SLIDESHOW)

Colorado looks close to welcoming a surge of outside investors and capital to its marijuana markets, Hawaii kicks off a program allowing qualified visitors to purchase medical marijuana, bills pending…

News March 8
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Marijuana retail offers solid investment prospects

Retail investments can be tricky for several reasons, but it's also a promising sector of the industry that is burgeoning across the country, with new markets are opening at a…

News March 8
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Alaska’s on-site marijuana consumption rules await lieutenant gov’s pen

Alaska has moved closer to allowing on-site consumption of cannabis at specially authorized stores, a move that could generate $2.4 million in new revenue, according to an informal industry analysis.…

News March 7
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Three cannabis reform bills reintroduced in Congress

The list of pro-marijuana reform bills in Congress just got a little longer. Not only was the anticipated bipartisan SAFE Banking Act reintroduced on Thursday after a much-publicized congressional hearing…

News March 7
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Weekly Deal Watch: M&A activity continues to ramp up among US cannabis cultivators, retailers

M&A activity this year is outpacing the number of deals closed this time last year. Cultivators and retailers continue to be top takeover targets with nearly 30 deals closed this…

News March 7
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MI regulators set to close about 50 unlicensed medical marijuana shops in April

Michigan regulators are poised to enforce a March 31 deadline for about 50 unlicensed medical cannabis dispensaries to close but are recommending allowing licensed facilities to continue to buy product from…

News March 7
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Cultivators use living soil to grow healthy cannabis without pesticides, fungicides

Marijuana cultivators who hope to graduate beyond premixed fertilizers and bagged dirt are increasingly moving toward an alternative way to grow healthier plants and save money: living soil.

News March 7
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Cannabis data firm Headset to partner with global analytics company Nielsen

Global measurement and data analytics company Nielsen has formed an alliance with Seattle-based cannabis analytics firm Headset to provide insights about the U.S. marijuana market to consumer packaged goods (CPG)…

News March 6
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L.A. push to start new marijuana licensing round angers social equity backers

Several proponents of the Los Angeles cannabis social equity program - which is designed to better involve minorities and those affected by the war on drugs in the city's marijuana…

News March 6
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