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Rhode Island medical marijuana program gets new regulatory chief

Rhode Island cannabis companies have a new regulatory chief to oversee the medical marijuana market.

News February 5
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California cannabis workers eligible for immediate COVID-19 vaccinations

The California Department of Public Health on Thursday issued an updated COVID-19 vaccination policy clarifying that cannabis industry employees are classified as health-care workers and therefore are immediately eligible to…

News February 5
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Scammers preying on Michigan marijuana businesses, regulator warns

Michigan’s marijuana regulatory agency is warning local cannabis companies that fraudsters are masquerading as regulators and industry executives in a bid to trick employees into sending money or security information…

News February 5
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Will GW’s multibillion-dollar sale ‘open floodgates’ to pharma-cannabis deal-making?

Jazz Pharmaceuticals' planned $7.2 billion takeover of United Kingdom-based GW Pharmaceuticals could kick off a wave of deal-making between pharma and medical cannabis companies, analysts and industry sources say.

News February 5
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Market for licensed marijuana businesses heats up as buyers snap up retail stores, other properties

The market for buying and selling licensed cannabis businesses has perhaps never been hotter, with demand fueled by new entrants into the industry, hopes for federal marijuana reform and multistate…

News February 5
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iAnthus receives $11M loan, go-ahead to finish New Jersey cannabis facility

Cannabis multistate operator iAnthus said it has closed on $11 million of financing to complete a build-out and improvements of a cultivation and processing facility in New Jersey.

News February 4
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Marijuana real estate lender AFC Gamma to raise up to $105M in IPO

Marijuana industry real estate investment trust Advanced Flower Capital, also known as AFC Gamma, is planning an initial public offering on the Nasdaq exchange that's intended to raise approximately $91…

News February 4
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Power REIT acquires Canndescent cannabis greenhouse for $7.7 million

New York-based Power REIT on Thursday announced the acquisition of a 37,000-square-foot Southern California greenhouse used for cultivation of commercial cannabis in a cash and stock deal worth $7.7 million.…

News February 4
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SBA nominee indicates openness to examining marijuana restrictions

President Joe Biden’s nominee to run the U.S. Small Business Administration said during a Senate confirmation hearing that she will examine SBA rules regarding state-legal marijuana businesses and overall is…

News February 4
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