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Extreme weather patterns force cannabis growers to rethink cultivation strategies

As extreme weather events ravage the country from coast to coast - including wildfires, floods and early freezes…

News September 24

High Times may have lost two California marijuana leases from Harvest deal

Los Angeles-based Hightimes Holding apparently lost the leases on both San Francisco marijuana properties that were a key…

News September 23
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California won’t increase cannabis taxes for a year thanks to new law

California cannabis companies won’t see their state taxes go up until at least next year. Gov. Gavin Newsom…

News September 23
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Consumers’ cannabis buying patterns change markedly in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Consumers’ purchasing patterns involving marijuana have changed noticeably over the past several months in response to the coronavirus…

News September 22
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Cannabis operator MedMen inks financing commitments near $20 million

Multistate marijuana operator MedMen Enterprises has raised roughly $20 million of financing, with $11.7 million committed now, in…

News September 17
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Marijuana vape firms say one year after vaping crisis, customers turning to legal suppliers over illicit market

A year after the vaping health crisis upended the cannabis industry, marijuana vape companies report that sales have…

News September 17
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New wave of multistate marijuana operators hope they have the ‘secret sauce’ to succeed

A second round of multistate marijuana operators are rapidly expanding their geographic footprints, taking advantage of acquisition and…

News September 16
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California marijuana tax revenues stall in wake of pandemic, job losses

A global pandemic, record job losses and massive budget shortfalls all contributed to what California Gov. Gavin Newsom…

News September 15
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Week in Review: Nature’s huge toll on cannabis growers, Illinois social equity questions, legalization efforts & more

Wildfires in the West have devastated a number of marijuana farms in Oregon, Washington state and California, while…

News September 12
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West Coast wildfires threaten hundreds of marijuana businesses, fueling concerns about a ‘new normal’

Devastating wildfires up and down the West Coast of the United States this week reportedly burned down a…

News September 11
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