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Ohio lawsuit: Regulators ‘punting’ on medical marijuana program expansion

An Ohio medical marijuana grower filed a lawsuit against state regulators alleging that government overseers have been hamstringing the MMJ program’s growth, despite clear demand for more business services. According…

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Utah medical cannabis sales, patients surpassing projections

Utah’s 6-month-old medical cannabis program has far exceeded sales and patient enrollment projections - sparking product shortages that are boosting business opportunities for licensed cultivators.

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Hawaii gets two more medical marijuana dispensaries

Hawaii’s medical marijuana program is adding two new dispensaries, even though the coronavirus pandemic has slowed the amount of tourists visiting the islands and, thus, participating in the state’s MMJ…

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Aurora Cannabis, billionaire Nelson Peltz ‘have concluded their relationship’

Aurora Cannabis and billionaire investor Nelson Peltz “have concluded their relationship,” a spokeswoman for the Alberta, Canada-based company confirmed to Marijuana Business Daily. Peltz’s resignation was announced in a news…

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Adult-use marijuana legalization in New Jersey expected to ignite domino effect

Billions of dollars in business opportunities are riding on whether New Jersey residents legalize a recreational cannabis market in November.

News September 28
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Mistakes by Canada’s largest cannabis companies offer insight into global expansion

If there is a lesson to be learned from the overseas misadventures of Canada’s large cannabis producers in recent years, it is this: Being first to a market is a…

News September 27
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Week in Review: Illinois cannabis permits redo, Vermont adult-use progress, Oregon wildfires & more

Seventy marijuana dispensary applicants for recreational cannabis business licenses in Illinois dropped a lawsuit against the state after the governor allowed the losing bidders to make corrections and try again.

News September 26
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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey to keynote MJBizCon 2020

John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods Market as well as the co-author of “Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business,” will serve as the keynote speaker for…

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Cannabis firm WeedMD borrows CA$30M from Canadian pension fund

Canadian cannabis grower WeedMD secured a loan worth 30 million Canadian dollars ($22.5 million) from the LIUNA Pension Fund of Central and Eastern Canada, a retirement plan associated with the…

News September 25
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