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Are AI data centers coming for cannabis cultivation real estate?

Data center developers are eyeing distressed cannabis grow facilities for their high-capacity power, HVAC and security as the industry downturn deepens.

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Consumers’ cannabis buying patterns change markedly in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Consumers’ purchasing patterns involving marijuana have changed noticeably over the past several months in response to the coronavirus crisis. Marijuana shoppers are spending more money per visit to recreational retail…

News September 22

Metrc awarded Oklahoma’s medical marijuana traceability contract

Florida-based cannabis traceability company Metrc locked down the contract for Oklahoma's medical marijuana program, bringing the firm's total track-and-trace pacts to 14 states and the District of Columbia.

News September 21

Uruguay blames administrative error for cannabis export confusion

Uruguayan authorities are blaming an administrative error for recent communication that medical cannabis shipments from the South American country to Israel would not be able to occur. On Sept. 16,…

News September 21

Manitoba weighs on-site cannabis consumption, but not for smoking

Manitoba’s provincial cannabis store regulator is considering a new type of cannabis business license that would allow on-site consumption of ingestible and topical marijuana products, but would bar smoking or…

News September 21

Cannabis REIT makes $56.4 million deal to acquire Florida property

Add another cannabis property to Innovative Industrial Properties’ portfolio after the San Diego-based real estate investment trust (REIT) closed a potentially $56.4 million deal to acquire and lease back a…

News September 21

British Columbia to reserve shelf space for Indigenous cannabis producers

Shelf space in British Columbia's privately and publicly owned recreational cannabis stores will soon be reserved to highlight products from Indigenous producers.

News September 21

BC cannabis sector getting farm-gate – but not until 2022

British Columbia is developing farm-gate and direct delivery programs to benefit cannabis industry businesses and expects them to be rolled out in 2022.

News September 21

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Massachusetts marijuana retailer sues state over licensing delays

A Massachusetts cannabis company filed suit against the state, alleging that unnecessary delays on one of its business licenses has cost it $1.2 million.

News September 21

US House vote delay likely won’t derail marijuana reform momentum

The postponement of a U.S. House vote until after the November election to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act is a disappointment to many in the industry, but…

News September 21