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Marijuana companies used 4/20 virtual events to drive sales, build community amid coronavirus crisis

With the coronavirus pandemic leading to stay-at-home orders around the U.S., large gatherings were not allowed this year.…

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High Times makes bold move into marijuana retail with $80 million deal

The owner of pioneering cannabis magazine High Times said Tuesday it is acquiring 13 operating and planned marijuana…

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Sweeping Weedmaps subpoena underscores US government’s continued scrutiny of marijuana industry

When the U.S. marijuana industry learned of a federal grand jury subpoena served to Weedmaps owner Ghost Management…

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Marijuana tech firm Omura raises $5 million, adds Linton as adviser

California-based Omura, a marijuana and hemp flower vaporizer company, raised $5 million, with a portion of the funding…

News April 27
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California Marijuana Notebook: Despite media reports, it’s not ‘boom times’ for everyone in state’s cannabis industry

Over the past month, a slew of media stories focused on the sales spike the marijuana industry experienced in…

News April 27
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Week in Review: Federal cannabis aid, California social equity, Brazil medical marijuana & more

Marijuana lobbyists and a group of lawmakers are continuing their fight to include cannabis-related businesses in coronavirus relief packages.…

News April 25
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Livestreaming, digital ads help cannabis businesses keep their brands on consumers’ minds

Many marijuana brands have relied on in-store pop-ups and educating budtenders about their products to reach consumers. But…

News April 24
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California offers marijuana firms tax-related help to cope with COVID-19 fallout

California’s struggling cannabis industry, beset with high compliance costs and taxation, is in line to benefit from new…

News April 23
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New report analyzes US wholesale cannabis prices across the nation

In the video clip below, Bart Schaneman, cultivation and extraction reporter for Marijuana Business Daily, summarizes pre-coronavirus pandemic wholesale…

News April 22
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California provides another $30 million for marijuana social equity programs

California awarded an additional $30 million to 16 different cities and counties to bolster social equity programs, which…

News April 21
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