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Michigan’s Jars expands marijuana footprint to CO through acquisition

Michigan-based marijuana brand and retailer Jars Cannabis entered the Colorado market by agreeing to acquire the Euflora chain.

News November 7
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Marijuana MSO Curaleaf completes purchase of Tryke for $181 million

Marijuana multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings said it closed on its previously announced acquisition of Arizona-based Tryke Cos., with…

News October 5
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Marijuana M&A has cooled in 2022, but it’s ‘far from disastrous,’ insiders say

After 2021’s record-breaking year for mergers and acquisitions, many marijuana industry insiders predicted that 2022 would be an…

News September 28
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Opinion: Lessons learned from 2021’s marijuana and hemp product recalls

The cannabis industry is not immune to the costly potential of a product recall, which is a necessary…

News September 14
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Marijuana companies lay off hundreds, retrench amid economic woes

While business around the world shuttered as COVID-19 spread, the marijuana industry was deemed "essential" in nearly 30…

News September 6
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Midyear state cannabis sales a mixed bag across the United States

U.S. cannabis sales through July were a mixed bag across the country, as consumers adjusted to historic inflation…

News August 23
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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…

News August 19
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Finger-pointing in Arizona over marijuana social equity hurdles

The failure of a key marijuana bill in Arizona's Legislature has triggered an angry round of the blame…

News June 29
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Climate change will affect where and how cannabis is grown

Cannabis growers are confronting the same issue that threatens to upend the wine industry and other agricultural-based businesses…

News June 9
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Cannabis retailers increasingly discounting their products

U.S. and Canadian marijuana retailers are discounting their products more and more, forgoing billions of dollars in revenue…

News June 8
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