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MJBizCon 2018 begins with record attendance, reflecting marijuana industry’s rapid growth

The annual MJBizCon that began Wednesday is again setting record numbers for attendance and exhibitors, mirroring the marijuana industry's explosive growth and its bullish prospects after voters approved three new…

News November 14
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Exec: Aurora Cannabis to expand in US ‘moment it becomes allowable’

Canada’s leading medical cannabis company by revenue is ready to expand into the United States “the moment it becomes allowable,” one of its executives said at MJBizCon in Las Vegas.…

News November 13
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New cannabis business takes over Louisiana MMJ grower contract

Pennsylvania-based Ilera Holistic Healthcare is taking over the contract to grow medical marijuana on behalf of Louisiana’s Southern University for the state’s MMJ program. Shreveport TV station KTBS reported that the…

News November 13
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MTech, MJ Freeway name their merged marijuana company ‘Akerna’

Denver cannabis technology business MJ Freeway and MTech Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition firm, said their new holding company set to list on the Nasdaq will be named Akerna once…

News November 13
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Multistate cannabis firm Acreage Holdings named in $400 million lawsuit in NY

A company that says it was part of a team vying for a medical marijuana business license in New York has sued multistate cannabis operator Acreage Holdings and others for…

News November 13
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Marijuana investor insights: Q&A with venture capitalist Codie Sanchez

Of all the choices cannabis investors make as they consider where to place their bets, few are more important than the deals they turn down, according to Codie Sanchez, a…

News November 13
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Marijuana firm MariMed invests $30M in hemp-derived CBD producer

Massachusetts-based MariMed, a multistate cannabis operator, is entering the hemp-derived CBD business with a $30 million investment in a Kentucky company. The company, GenCanna, has contract farmers to grow hemp…

News November 13
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Choosing the proper legal structure can minimize a cannabis firm’s tax liability and protect assets

Of the myriad decisions entrepreneurs make as they grow their marijuana companies, few are more critical to a business' financial future than the legal structure chosen at the get-go. From…

News November 13
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Aurora ‘expects sufficient supply’ of marijuana to meet adult-use demand

Aurora Cannabis expects to have sufficient supply next year to meet demand in Canada’s shortage-ridden recreational marijuana market, according to a regulatory filing the Alberta company released Monday alongside its…

News November 12
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