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Blockbuster Trulieve-Harvest deal could revive cannabis megamergers

After several months of smaller, more focused transactions, Florida-based Trulieve’s $2.1 billion deal to acquire Harvest Health & Recreation could mark a resurgence in cannabis megamergers, industry experts say.

News May 11
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Marijuana producer Pure Sunfarms reports small quarterly sales growth

Canadian marijuana producer Pure Sunfarms reported a small increase in net sales in the January-March quarter compared to the preceding three months, bucking an industry trend in which most large…

News May 11
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Verano nets $100 million in upsized loan to support cannabis moves

Illinois-based Verano Holdings entered into an amended $130 million loan agreement that provides the multistate cannabis operator an additional $100 million of funding at an annual interest rate of 9.75%.…

News May 11
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Marijuana MSO Holistic Industries raises $55 million for expansion

Holistic Industries, a vertically integrated multistate marijuana company operating in six U.S. markets, secured a $55 million convertible note, nearly doubling a $30 million fundraising goal the company set in…

News May 11
Tilray Canadian cannabis producer

Cannabis firm Tilray reports $341 million net loss in last stand-alone quarter

Tilray’s recreational and medical cannabis revenue plunged in the final quarter before its merger with Aphria went into effect May 3, and the company recorded a net loss of nearly…

News May 11
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Canada’s role in making hemp viable in car-building: Q&A with Aptera’s Nathan Armstrong

It’s common lore in the hemp industry: Henry Ford made a car out of hemp, but then anti-cannabis hysteria and a malevolent steel industry squashed the plant’s potential as an…

News May 11
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Marijuana industry expected to add $92 billion to US economy in 2021

From jobs to tax revenue to commercial real estate, the marijuana industry has a large – and growing – impact on the broader economy in the United States. The total…

News May 11
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Two California officials sentenced to two years in marijuana corruption case

Two former California city officials were each sentenced to two years in prison for accepting $35,000 in cash bribes in January 2020 in exchange for ensuring that a marijuana dispensary…

News May 10
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Marijuana legalization outlook: Alabama yes, but Kansas unlikely

Alabama is poised to become the 39th state in the nation to legalize a medical cannabis market after lawmakers in the Deep South state passed a landmark but restrictive measure…

News May 10
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