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Marijuana industry spends millions lobbying as shutdown threatens SAFE Banking

The cannabis industry continues to spend millions of dollars on high-powered lobbyists to sway U.S. senators to pass…

News August 8
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Cannabis MSOs Cresco Labs, Columbia Care terminate planned merger

Cannabis multistate operators Cresco Labs and Columbia Care are officially walking away from their planned merger, a deal…

News July 31
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Marijuana MSO Cresco Labs alleges GTI poached key employee

A lawsuit filed in Illinois by Chicago-based marijuana multistate operator Cresco Labs alleges rival Green Thumb Industries (GTI)…

News July 21
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Marijuana megamerger between Cresco, Columbia Care still up in the air

The large-scale merger of marijuana multistate operators Cresco Labs and Columbia Care is in question after the companies…

News June 30
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Marijuana MSOs report mixed financial results after tough year

Some marijuana multistate operators have weathered the perfect storm of macroeconomic headwinds, cannabis-specific challenges and legislative disappointments better…

News April 26
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Employee numbers up at some cannabis MSOs despite challenging conditions

News of widespread layoffs at cannabis companies across the United States have dominated headlines, but an analysis of…

News April 20
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Marijuana MSO Cresco Labs’ acquisition of Columbia Care pushed to June

Marijuana multistate operators Columbia Care and Cresco Labs have "mutually agreed" to extend the companies' acquisition closing date…

News February 27
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Marijuana M&A: Distressed, smaller and failed deals expected in 2023

Are blockbuster, billion-dollar marijuana mergers and acquisitions behind us? Possibly, say insiders. But they also predict 2023 will…

News January 23
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Cowen downgrades Columbia, Cresco over lack of marijuana banking reform

Investment bank Cowen has downgraded its outlooks for major cannabis multistate operators Columbia Care and Cresco Labs after…

News December 21
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