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Florida medical marijuana dispensaries begin reopening after Hurricane Ian

Dozens of Florida medical marijuana dispensaries shuttered during the onslaught and aftermath of Hurricane Ian are starting to reopen.

News October 5
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Canadian cannabis producer Pure Sunfarms cuts 27 jobs

Pure Sunfarms, the cannabis unit of U.S. and Canadian produce company Village Farms International, cut more than two dozen positions, MJBizDaily has learned. 

News October 5
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Former Rhode Island, New York marijuana regulator tapped for FDA job

Norman Birenbaum, a former head of marijuana programs in Rhode Island and New York, has taken a job as senior public health adviser for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

News October 5
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Michigan warns cannabis businesses about potential scams

Michigan's marijuana regulator is warning licensed cannabis businesses about an increase in fraudulent activity targeting the industry.

News October 5
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Key congressional races the marijuana industry should watch

The 2022 midterm elections are right around the corner, and the outcome could prove incredibly important to U.S. marijuana businesses. If Republicans take control of at least one of the…

News October 5
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DEA-licensed cannabis cultivator closes $20 million Series A funding round

Biopharmaceutical Research Co., one of seven cultivators licensed by the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration to grow cannabis primarily for research purposes, closed a $20 million Series A funding round.

News October 4
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Ex-SoCal politician gets 5-year prison sentence in marijuana bribery scheme

Former Southern California politician Jermaine Wright was sentenced to five years in a federal prison after being convicted of bribery in a marijuana business licensing scheme as well as attempted…

News October 4
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International cannabis company Akanda gets Nasdaq share price notice

International medical cannabis company Akanda Corp. says its shares could be delisted from the Nasdaq Capital Market after the stock exchange gave notice that the bid price of Akanda's shares…

News October 4
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First licensed social equity craft marijuana grower opens in Illinois

Star Buds IL became the first social equity craft marijuana grower to begin operations in Illinois.

News October 4
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