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Marijuana firm Caliva closes $75 million funding with assist from NFL great Joe Montana

Caliva, a vertically integrated cannabis company based in California, closed its first round of funding, snagging $75 million…

News January 24
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Philippines medical cannabis bill advances, but it’s not law yet

A bill to legalize and regulate medical cannabis in the Philippines was approved in the House, but steps…

News January 24
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British Columbia, Ontario at bottom of per-person legal cannabis sales

Provinces with more physical cannabis stores saw significantly higher per-person sales in the six weeks after Canada’s legalization…

News January 23
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ND medical cannabis market inches onward as state hands out first patient cards

North Dakota has begun issuing medical marijuana cards to patients and caregivers, which marks another step forward as the…

News January 18
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CIBC compares cannabis to gold rush, predicts ‘beginning of global seismic shift’

The birth of the legal cannabis industry in Canada is akin to the gold rush, but very few…

News January 18
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Surterra Wellness enters Massachusetts cannabis market by acquiring NETA

Surterra Wellness, a Florida-based medical marijuana firm and producer of CBD products that include oils, vaporizers and topical…

News January 14
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Northern Mariana Islands governor signs landmark adult-use cannabis law

A tiny group of islands in the western Pacific took its place in history Friday when the governor signed…

News September 21
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New Jersey bill seeks tax credit program for marijuana businesses

A New Jersey assemblywoman plans to propose a bill that would create a tax credit program for cannabis…

News March 5
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New York is considering recreational cannabis legalization

New York’s governor is urging state lawmakers to provide funding to establish a commission that would study the feasibility…

News January 18
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