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Marijuana consumers return to pre-pandemic shopping hours, favoring evenings versus the daytime

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted work, school and life schedules, it also caused marijuana buyers to change when they shopped, shifting from the evening hours to the daytime. A year…

News March 16
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Unserved CO areas getting recreational marijuana stores after election

Regulated recreational marijuana stores are coming to untapped Colorado markets after pro-marijuana ballot wins last November. Voters in eight Colorado municipalities voted in last November’s election to allow recreational marijuana…

News March 15
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Arizona hemp growers suffer losses due to crown and root rot

With the burgeoning market for CBD, it is no wonder hemp cultivation has taken off in many US states. But successfully growing this crop means finding the right conditions, as…

News March 15
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Impairment following medical cannabis use subsides within four hours

Recreational users have been recommended to wait at least seven hours after inhaling cannabis before engaging in driving or other safety-sensitive tasks. But a new review of clinical studies looking…

News March 15
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Ethanol injection promises to reduce extraction costs, time

Kelowna, BC-based Vitalis Extraction Technology believes it has discovered a new approach to cannabis extraction that will cut operational costs and significantly lower the time needed to produce extracts from…

News March 15
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Arizona adult-use cannabis sales hit $2.9 million during initial 10 days

Adult-use cannabis sales in Arizona reached $2.9 million in the first 10 days that sales were permitted, according to figures released by the state.

News March 15
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SPAC to acquire four marijuana operations in $210 million deal

New York-based Greenrose Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, entered into definitive agreements to acquire four marijuana businesses in a deal initially valued at $210 million.

News March 15
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Maine’s largest city about to open recreational cannabis license floodgates

Maine’s biggest city, Portland, could soon be awash in recreational cannabis retailers after a slow implementation process. SeaWeed Co. opened March 12, Grass Roots Marijuana Shop is expected to open…

News March 15
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How ‘essential’ transformed the US cannabis industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic

During the tumultuous weeks and months of the past year, a nine-letter word emerged as a game changer for the nation's legal marijuana industry: "essential."

News March 15
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