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New York cannabis retailers averaging about $4 million in annual sales

New York cannabis retailers are averaging about $4 million in annual sales after a year in business, state…

News April 6
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Two more marijuana MSOs enter Texas medical cannabis market

Texas authorities awarded three more vertically integrated medical cannabis permits, and marijuana multistate operators snagged two.

News April 6
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Major marijuana MSO files for U.S. bankruptcy protections

Cannabis multistate operator The Cannabist Co. has filed for bankruptcy after selling off permits in several states and…

News April 3
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Teamsters cannabis union claims win over marijuana MSO in Pennsylvania

A 20-day strike of a Cresco Labs-owned medical cannabis dispensary ended with workers claiming a win.

News March 27
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New vertically integrated cannabis permits could become available in Ohio

A new proposal would allow standalone cannabis processors in Ohio to secure cultivation and retail permits.

News March 27
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Virginia marijuana social equity advocates call to delay adult-use sales launch

Virginia cannabis social-equity advocates are calling for the governor to delay the launch of adult-use cannabis sales so…

News March 26
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Missouri cracks down on hemp THC retailers ahead of federal ban

Stores must immediately halt sales of intoxicating hemp products because of concerns over mislabeled and potentially unsafe merchandise.

March 26
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Cannabis MSO PharmaCann closes another cultivation facility

Both facilities are slated to close on May 20. In Pennsylvania, 60 people will lose their jobs; in…

News March 25
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Scathing audit for Alabama medical marijuana authority on eve of market launch

Alabama’s beleaguered Medical Cannabis Commission failed to follow state procedure and open-meetings laws, overpaid an outside law firm…

News March 24
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Mass layoffs as cannabis MSO PharmaCann exits Colorado market

The closure of the cannabis company's cultivation operation comes as Colorado’s marijuana industry is seeing declining wholesale prices.

News March 24
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