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Aurora says its Danish cannabis has reached German pharmacies

A subsidiary of Canada’s Aurora Cannabis says its “made in Denmark” medical cannabis products have reached some Germany pharmacies for the first time – a milestone that was years in…

News February 23
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Marijuana packaging firm KushCo raises $40 million in direct stock offering

California-based marijuana company KushCo Holdings said it expects to net about $40 million from the sale of securities in a direct offering to investors. The provider of packaging and other…

News February 23
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Cannabis MSO Green Thumb Industries raises $56 million in US share sale

Chicago-based multistate cannabis operator Green Thumb Industries raised roughly $56 million from selling shares in the United States. Green Thumb (GTI) accepted offers to purchase 1.6 million subordinate voting shares…

News February 23
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Genetic editing offers marijuana and hemp companies a way to improve plant strains

The development of new genetic-editing technology offers cannabis companies a cost-effective way to make specific changes to marijuana and hemp plants - such as more disease resistance - without creating…

News February 23
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Virginia OKs smokable flower in move that could spur medical marijuana sales

Virginia lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow smokable marijuana flower sales later this year, a reform that will dramatically boost sales in the state’s nascent medical cannabis market. Flower…

News February 22
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Wrigley chewing gum heir to take cannabis MSO Parallel public via $1.9 billion deal

Chewing gum heir William “Beau” Wrigley Jr., the CEO of Atlanta-based Parallel, struck a mammoth deal with an entertainment mogul to take the cannabis multistate operator public through a transaction…

News February 22
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Ex-Eaze CEO pleads guilty in $100 million cannabis payment scheme

The former CEO of California cannabis delivery platform Eaze pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with an alleged scheme to deceive banks into…

News February 22
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Attorney general nominee Garland signals friendlier marijuana stance

The U.S. marijuana industry will likely have a friendlier attorney general if President Joe Biden’s pick, Merrick Garland, is confirmed as the head of the Department of Justice – based…

News February 22
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New Jersey recreational marijuana implementation law signed, setting stage for $1 billion market

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday finally signed a law to implement a projected $1 billion recreational marijuana market, hours after lawmakers agreed on a “clean-up measure” that had…

News February 22
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