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Alleged leader of $13 million illegal marijuana ring claims federal protection

An attorney for the alleged mastermind of an illegal interstate marijuana operation based in Maine claimed that a…

News June 27
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Critics question whether Biden-signed marijuana research law has ‘any value’

Six months after President Joe Biden signed marijuana research into law, a growing chorus of critics note that…

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Marijuana cultivator Bright Green secures $3.5 million private placement

An institutional investor has agreed to buy more than 3 million shares in Florida-based marijuana cultivation company Bright…

News May 23
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Cannabis cultivator Bright Green granted DEA production license

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has officially registered publicly traded Bright Green Corp. as a federally licensed cannabis…

News May 3
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DEA-licensed cannabis cultivator closes $20 million Series A funding round

Biopharmaceutical Research Co., one of seven cultivators licensed by the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration to grow cannabis primarily…

News October 4
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Marijuana firm Bright Green sets deal on $10 million private placement funding

Bright Green Corp., which hopes to win federal approval to cultivate marijuana on behalf of researchers, said it…

News September 8
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DEA awards seventh cannabis cultivation license for research

Maridose has been licensed by the U.S Drug Enforcement Administration and Department of Justice for the bulk manufacture…

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After legal setback, hemp extractors hope DEA won’t make any big moves

Hemp extractors worried about a federal crackdown over THC levels have dim prospects for getting help from the…

News July 6
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DEA close to allowing companies to grow cannabis for scientific research

After years of delay under the Trump administration, the federal government is preparing to award the first new…

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