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DEA selects only cannabis foes to participate in marijuana rescheduling hearing

Cannabis reform advocates are locked out the DEA marijuana rescheduling hearings set to begin later this month. But that might not be a bad thing.

ATACH President Michael Bronstein (Courtesy photo)

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The Payment Problem No One Warns CBD Retailers About

Cannabis payments are facing a reckoning as workarounds disappear

Cannabis operators are used to payment solutions that disappear overnight. But as margins squeeze, that's a risk most businesses can't afford to take.

News May 29

Minnesota merges medical and adult-use cannabis supply chains

Allows hemp operators to hold marijuana licenses without giving up their existing hemp businesses

News May 28

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Cannabis MSO sells off Massachusetts retail permit ‘on the low side’ for $1 million

The sale, from an Arizona-based marijuana multistate operator, represents a potentially low valuation for a valid but not-yet-operational retail permit in Massachusetts.

News May 28

How small cannabis operators are preparing for interstate commerce

If products move across state lines, regulators will have to reconcile different lab standards, labeling rules and shelf-life requirements.

News May 28

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Three states join fight against marijuana rescheduling as deadline looms

Three states have gone on record formally opposing marijuana rescheduling ahead of major hearings scheduled for June.

News May 27

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Vireo Growth’s latest deals see cannabis MSO expand to real estate, agribusiness

The MSO bought its New York cultivation facility from landlord Innovative Industrial Properties for $88.5 million.

News May 27

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New York promises cannabis operators help to pay for track-and-trace

New York cannabis operators may be able to seek assistance in paying for seed-to-sale tracking requirements.

News May 26

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Cannabis MSO Curaleaf prepares for uplisting on US stock exchanges

The move will allow Curaleaf to comply with penny-stock rules and potentially uplist on major U.S.-based stock exchanges -- when and if marijuana rescheduling allows it.

News May 26

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Major consolidation in Virginia cannabis as Boston-based fund takes over second permit

One company now controls two out of Virginia's five medical marijuana permits, a move that critics say will allow for major consolidation ahead of adult-use sales.

News May 26