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40 Tons to share MJBizCon space with other justice-impacted marijuana brands

40 Tons is sharing its space on the MJBizCon 2024 show floor with 15 other marijuana companies founded…

News October 9
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Commercial landlords soften stance on renting to cannabis businesses

Cannabis companies that once struggled to find space to conduct cultivation, manufacturing and retail operations are benefiting from…

News October 9
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Eaze winding down cannabis delivery operations as new owners ponder future

The former CEO of California’s largest marijuana delivery service, Eaze Technologies, said its parent company is winding down…

News October 7
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Marijuana delivery company Eaze has new owner after assets auctioned

California-based marijuana delivery company Eaze Technologies has a new owner after a public auction of corporate assets.

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California governor approves consumption cafes, vetoes cannabis events bill

The day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed small farmers to sell…

News September 30
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Major marijuana markets still lacking controls for suspicious lab results

More than half of the country’s biggest marijuana markets do not have a reference lab, according to analysis…

News September 30
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SEC alleges data inflation, fines parent of cannabis ad platform Weedmaps $1.5M

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has fined the parent company of cannabis advertising platform Weedmaps $1.5 million…

News September 27
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Cannabis brand West Coast Cure asks court to toss pesticide-spurred lawsuit

The parent company of West Coast Cure, one of California’s largest and most well-known marijuana brands, has filed…

News September 27
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Pelorus seeks receivership for cannabis operator StateHouse Holdings

Pelorus Fund REIT is asking a California court to place StateHouse Holdings into receivership after the vertically integrated…

News September 27
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Los Angeles County seeks to halt online ads for unlicensed cannabis stores

Los Angeles County officials approved a motion to push for popular online platforms such as Google and Yelp…

News September 26
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