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Feds grant UC San Diego cannabis import license for product from Canada’s Tilray

In a rare move, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration approved the importation of marijuana extracts from Canada for…

News September 18
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Build it and they will come? Cannabis entrepreneurs wager big bucks on social consumption venues

Applicants for marijuana social consumption licenses across the United States are betting that consumers will want to patronize a…

News September 18
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Parent firm of marijuana mag High Times raises $5M, extends cutoff for $50M goal

The parent of California-based cannabis culture magazine High Times raised more than $5 million in its effort to…

News September 17
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Longtime head of California cannabis growers group steps down to head new MJ venture

Hezekiah Allen has been a staple of marijuana lobbying in Sacramento, California, for more than four years as…

News September 14
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Week in Review: MJardin’s reverse takeover, California’s marijuana testing woes & Alaskans’ taste for high-THC goods

MJardin becomes the latest U.S. cannabis company to go public in Canada through a reverse takeover, nearly 20%…

News September 14
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More illegal cannabis businesses raided in Los Angeles area

Law enforcement agents in the Los Angeles area continue to crack down on unlicensed cannabis retailers this week,…

News September 13
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Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis investing and M&A highlights (as of Sept. 7, 2018)

This is the first installment of a new weekly series from Marijuana Business Daily and Viridian Capital Advisors. Each week,…

News September 12
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Nearly a fifth of California marijuana products failing testing standards

Close to 20% of marijuana products in California have failed tests for potency and purity since the state…

News September 11
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How ‘thousands of pounds’ of California cannabis may be left out of the legal supply chain

The regulatory whirlwind that swept through California's marijuana industry since the newly regulated market launched in January continues…

News September 11
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California cannabis tech firm Treez closes $11.5 million funding round

Treez, an ancillary cannabis tech company based in Oakland, California, raised $11.5 million to help fund its expansion. The company…

News September 10
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