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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…

News September 25
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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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Massachusetts nears marijuana delivery from wholesalers

Massachusetts is just a step away from expanding its cannabis home delivery rules, a move designed to benefit social equity applicants as well as provide a second, potentially lucrative wholesale…

News September 25
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Dutch government seeks to ease doubts over adult-use cannabis trial

As it seeks to ease public concerns, the Netherlands is evaluating applications to grow marijuana under a pilot program to permit limited cultivation and sales of adult-use cannabis.

News September 25
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German medical cannabis applications for insurance reach 100,000

Applications for medical cannabis reimbursements with German statutory health insurers (GKV) have hit the 100,000 milestone this year - and 62% were approved, according to data obtained by Marijuana Business…

News September 25
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SPACs offer marijuana companies a source of funding – and a way to go public

A meteoric rise in cannabis special purpose acquisition companies – better known as SPACs – is providing private marijuana and hemp companies an unprecedented opportunity to raise money and go…

News September 25
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Cannabis vape products with cutting agent recalled in Michigan

Michigan regulators recalled more than a dozen cannabis vape products sold in the Detroit area for containing a cutting agent linked to vaping-related lung illnesses. The state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency…

News September 24
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