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Convenience store giant to boost stake in marijuana retailer Fire & Flower

Multinational convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard plans to boost its stake in major Canadian cannabis retailer Fire & Flower to roughly 35%.

News April 20
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Innovation drives shift in cannabis product demand, especially around 4/20

A critical aspect of cannabis retail success is knowing what your customers want - and when. Marijuana’s unofficial holiday, 4/20, is upon the industry, with expectations of good turnouts for…

News April 20
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4 marijuana-related companies run ‘Chicago cartel,’ federal lawsuit alleges

A group calling itself True Social Equity in Cannabis sued three marijuana multistate operators and an ancillary company in Illinois federal court, claiming the four constitute a “Chicago cartel” linked…

News April 19
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DEA goes to battle in federal court over THC in hemp extractions

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration told a federal appeals court Tuesday that hemp can't legally be processed into an intoxicant.

News April 19
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Workers at another Illinois marijuana retailer vote to join Teamsters

More than 90% of workers at Rise Dispensary in Niles, Illinois, voted to unionize with the Teamsters Local 777, joining a growing list of marijuana employees in the state to…

News April 19
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Alaska cannabis regulator gets new chief, third since 2019

The Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office (AMCO) has a new executive director, the state cannabis regulator's third leader since late 2019.

News April 19
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New York’s illicit marijuana market thrives ahead of adult-use launch

Scores of illicit shops are flourishing across New York, posing a competitive threat to the state’s upcoming multibillion-dollar adult-use marijuana industry.

News April 19
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Michigan changes course on hemp-derived THC

Michigan is backing off a plan to allow hemp-derived THC products to be sold alongside marijuana products after the state's MJ industry complained it could not compete with lower-cost hemp…

News April 18
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MI inexplicably blocks sale of millions of dollars worth of marijuana edibles

Michigan marijuana regulators blocked the sale of $5 million-plus worth of products from a marijuana edibles company without providing an explanation.

News April 18
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