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Week in Review: Smokable flower in Florida, cannabis investing in Colorado & MMJ software woes in Maryland

A judge allows smokable medical marijuana in Florida, Colorado’s governor vetoes a bill to allow publicly traded companies to invest in cannabis businesses, and Maryland’s MMJ program experiences tracking software…

News June 8
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Marijuana businesses swarm Colorado’s Sponsor-a-Highway program

Cannabis businesses in Colorado – which are saddled with restrictive advertising rules – are flocking to the state’s Sponsor a Highway program. The program covers 287 miles of highway. Roughly…

News June 7
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US senators pitch bipartisan bill to resolve cannabis’ legal, banking, tax issues

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Republican Sen. Cory Gardner unveiled legislation Thursday that would fully protect state-legal marijuana programs as well as resolve banking and taxation issues dogging the MJ…

News June 7
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Marijuana Policy Project cuts staff amid funding challenges

The Marijuana Policy Project may be a victim of its own success. The policy advocacy organization has cut its full-time staff by 30%, from 20 employees to 14, because of…

News June 7
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Marijuana industry banking woes: Here’s how some states are struggling to address them

U.S. cannabis companies are forecast to bring in as much as $10 billion in retail sales this year, according to the Marijuana Business Factbook 2018. But much of that money will…

News June 7
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Provincial Preview: Manitoba cannabis businesses ‘sitting on perfect storm of opportunity’

The small number of licensed cannabis producers in Manitoba has kept a lid on ancillary opportunities, but that hasn’t stopped them from leveraging the province’s benefits, including a business-friendly recreational…

News June 7
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Ohio confirms medical marijuana delay; businesses will suffer, but costs unclear

Ohio had set a Sept. 8 deadline to have a fully operational medical marijuana market. But the state confirmed this week what industry observers have predicted for a while: It’s…

News June 6
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California regulatory reversal: New marijuana delivery rules highlight Eaze’s political pull

New cannabis rules in California released Tuesday highlight again how fractious the state's industry remains.

News June 6
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MedMen inks $53 million acquisition of Florida cannabis cultivator, dispensary sites

MedMen Enterprises has signed a deal to acquire a Florida-based cultivator and the right to open up to more than two dozen dispensaries across the state. The $53 million deal…

News June 6
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