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Arkansas awards sixth medical cannabis grow permit as sales rise

Arkansas regulators approved a sixth cultivation license to support a rapidly growing medical cannabis market nearing $100 million in total sales.

News June 17
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Marijuana firm Acreage gets $15 million loan at 60% interest rate

Marijuana multistate operator Acreage Holdings has secured a $15 million short-term loan with a whopping 60% yearly interest rate, the company said Wednesday.

News June 17
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Michigan recreational cannabis sales top medical for first time

Adult-use marijuana sales in Michigan surpassed medical cannabis sales on a weekly basis for the first time since the state’s recreational market launched Dec. 1, 2019. According to MLive.com, recreational…

News June 17
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First Big Tobacco firm in marijuana seeks bankruptcy protection

Pyxus International, the first Big Tobacco company to enter the marijuana and hemp sectors, filed for bankruptcy protection after  the coronavirus pandemic dealt a financial blow to its operations.

News June 17
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Switzerland releases details on recreational marijuana experiment, but full legalization likely years away

The lower house of Switzerland's Federal Assembly approved a bill paving the way for a pilot research program that would permit the temporary production and distribution of cannabis to adults…

News June 17
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L.A. enforcement targeting illicit cannabis operators suffers setbacks from COVID-19 fallout, budget cuts

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted cannabis enforcement initiatives in Los Angeles and caused critical budget shortfalls that could further hinder efforts to crack down on unlicensed marijuana operators. That one-two…

News June 17
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Colorado lawmakers pass cannabis social equity measure

A Colorado bill that would set aside cannabis social equity licenses for prospective entrepreneurs and give them a leg up in getting started sailed through the state Legislature and was…

News June 16
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Aurora Cannabis president stepping down this month

The president of Aurora Cannabis, Steve Dobler, is retiring from the company he helped create seven years ago. Dobler’s retirement from the Alberta cannabis producer is effective June 30, Aurora…

News June 16
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Recovery from losses, damage during protests will take weeks for many cannabis businesses

The protests, lootings and robberies connected to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis might have died down over the past two weeks, but scores of marijuana companies are still…

News June 16
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