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Alaska credit union ending ties with MJ-related accounts

A federally chartered credit union in Alaska has moved to sever ties with 10 personal accounts linked to…

News August 16
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Tuatara’s big raise underscores improving landscape for cannabis financing

By Omar Sacirbey Tuatara Capital’s recent success at raising a record $93 million for marijuana industry-related investments signals that…

News August 16
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DEA rejects rescheduling marijuana but will open doors to more cannabis research

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected calls to remove marijuana from its list of the most dangerous drugs in…

News August 10
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Record Raise: Tuatara Lands $93M for Investments in Marijuana Businesses

By Omar Sacirbey A New York-based private equity firm has raised $93 million to pump into cannabis companies,…

News August 10
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Scotts Miracle-Gro’s cannabis play boosts stock price

Marijuana appears to be lifting Scotts Miracle-Gro’s stocks to new highs. On Thursday, a day after the Ohio-based lawn care…

News August 5
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Illinois MMJ Cultivators Now Allowed to Host Reporters

Illinois medical marijuana regulators today lifted an unusual prohibition on media outlets visiting the state’s cultivation facilities, a move…

News August 5
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Canna-Centric Software Company Nets $1.6 Million in Seed Funding

Baker, a Denver-based customer-engagement software company for marijuana dispensaries and edibles brands, announced on Friday it has landed…

News August 5
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$40 Million Cannabis Acquisition for Scotts Miracle-Gro

Scotts Miracle-Gro CEO Jim Hagedorn has made good on an earlier promise to invest big money in ancillary cannabis companies.…

News August 4
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Pioneering Denver MJ Business Sold to Willie’s Reserve Processor

The owners of a pioneering recreational and medical cannabis business, Denver Relief, announced the sale today of their…

News August 4
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