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Los Angeles City Council backs major changes to marijuana licensing, social equity

The Los Angeles City Council gave its initial approval to sweeping changes to the city’s marijuana business licensing…

News June 25
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Initial closing of $61.5 Harvest-High Times cannabis retail deal completed

Multistate operator and vertically integrated marijuana company Harvest Health & Recreation finalized a deal to sell eight California…

News June 23
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Los Angeles proposes ‘major course change’ for cannabis business licensing, social equity

In a series of recommendations to the Los Angeles City Council, L.A.’s Department of Cannabis Regulation proposed an…

News June 22
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High Times’ cannabis retail bid complicated by web of owners, social equity partners

The owner of pioneering High Times magazine is scrambling to close a marijuana retail acquisition in California that…

News June 22
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Week in Review: Acreage cannabis loan’s steep interest rate, Big Tobacco-MJ bankruptcy, Missouri cultivation & more

Cannabis multistate operator Acreage Holdings obtained a $15 million short-term loan with an eye-popping 60% yearly interest rate.…

News June 20
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MedMen loses Virginia medical cannabis dispensary license

Virginia regulators voted to rescind the medical marijuana dispensary license held by embattled multistate cannabis company MedMen Enterprises…

News June 19
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A day too late: US appellate court tosses marijuana tax bill challenge

One day is critical when it comes to filing court appeals, especially if you don’t use an approved…

News June 19
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More states permit marijuana retailers to sell hemp-derived CBD, creating added competition for MJ producers

More states are allowing the sale of hemp-derived CBD products at marijuana stores, setting up a competitive marketplace…

News June 19
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Bierman and Modlin leave board of cannabis firm MedMen

The co-founders of California-based multistate marijuana operator MedMen are completely out of the company, having relinquished their roles on…

News June 18
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Recent looting targeting marijuana shops disrupts supply chain, producing fallout in some wholesale markets

Robberies and looting that targeted cannabis retailers during the recent nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd…

News June 18
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