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Canadian firm DionyMed to acquire L.A. cannabis campus, other assets for $19 million

Toronto-based DionyMed Brands, a multistate cannabis brands operator, said it will acquire the 1.8-acre Los Angeles campus of MM Esperanza 2, also known as MMAC, for $19 million. The campus…

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Australian medical marijuana revenues could hit AU$36 million in 2019

Australia’s medical cannabis market could surpass 15,000 patient application approvals by the end of this year, with industry revenues totaling roughly 36 million Australian dollars ($25 million), according to an…

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US marijuana firm Vireo Health launches on Canadian exchange

Vireo Health, a Minnesota-based multistate operating cannabis company, started trading Wednesday on the Canadian Securities Exchange. Vireo has growing, dispensary and processing operations in six states. Vireo is trading under…

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Marijuana growers find alternative to cloning – tissue culture

Marijuana growers historically have turned to cloning to propagate plant inventory and perpetuate plant genetics. But the art of cloning, where a cultivator takes a rooted cutting of a mother plant…

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US House committee poised to consider cannabis banking bill next week

A bill to provide federal protection for banks serving state-legal marijuana businesses is scheduled for markup by a congressional committee next week, a notable development for cannabis banking legislation. Maxine…

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Amyris closes on potential $300M cannabinoid deal with biotech firm

Amyris, a California-based company focused on wellness products, said it has closed a deal potentially worth $300 million with biotech startup Lavvan to research and develop synthetic cannabinoids.

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Ascent to sell Canadian cannabis assets for CA$41 million

The Supreme Court of British Columbia has approved the sale of financially troubled cannabis firm Ascent Industries for 41.5 million Canadian dollars ($30 million), comprising CA$29 million in cash and the…

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Illinois marijuana firm Grassroots closes $90 million raise to expand operations

Chicago-based Grassroots Cannabis said it completed a $90 million capital raise designed to expand the company’s footprint and operations. Grassroots, a vertically integrated cannabis company that operates in 11 states,…

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Insurance-covered cannabis in Germany tops 70 million euros in 2018

Statutory health insurers in Germany covered 73.7 million euros ($83.7 million) worth of medical cannabis products in 2018, according to new data published by German health insurance agency GKV-Spitzenverband. Pharmacies…

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