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Aurora not renewing recreational marijuana contract in Uruguay

Aurora Cannabis decided not to renew a contract to produce recreational marijuana in Uruguay, and the Canadian company is “actively marketing” a facility in the South American country, a spokeswoman…

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Trulieve acquires licensed marijuana store in Massachusetts for $13.5 million

Multistate marijuana company Trulieve Cannabis closed its acquisition of a licensed recreational marijuana store in Worcester, Massachusetts, for $13.5 million. Nature’s Remedy of Massachusetts will receive $13.5 million, comprising $7 million…

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Wildfires threaten CA cannabis grows as blazes start unseasonably early

Wildfires are threatening cannabis cultivation operations in California, with one fire in the northern part of the state growing to more than 13,000 acres.

News June 30
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State lawmakers weigh options as hemp-derived delta-8 THC disrupts marijuana market

Sales and demand for runaway market hit delta-8 THC took regulators by surprise over the past year, so state lawmakers are working to create a distinction and rules around cannabis…

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Canadian cannabis firm Aphria gave CEO $8.1 million to become full-time employee

Canadian cannabis producer Aphria gave then-CEO Irwin Simon a cash and stock compensation package worth $8.1 million (10.5 million Canadian dollars) early last year to change his employment status from…

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Tips for keeping marijuana extraction lab workers safe

When I was preparing to retire from my career as an industrial hygienist - an “environmental health and safety guy” - in 2014 at the Colorado School of Mines, I…

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Marijuana company Slang buying Vermont firm for at least $17 million

Cannabis consumer packaged goods and brands company Slang Worldwide has announced an agreement to acquire High Fidelity, a vertically-integrated Vermont marijuana company, in a deal worth at least $17.25 million…

News June 29
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Alabama adds three members to medical cannabis commission

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey named three new appointments to the state's Medical Cannabis Commission - a pharmacist, a doctor and a banker.

News June 29
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Ontario Cannabis Store: Growing competition may result in store closures

Retail access to legal marijuana has improved significantly in Ontario over the past year, shrinking the average distance between consumers’ homes and regulated stores, according to provincial wholesaler Ontario Cannabis…

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