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Banking giant: Cannabis retailer’s logo is too similar

New York-based Citigroup is asking a California marijuana dispensary to get rid of a logo that it asserts looks…

News April 9
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Chart: Breakdown of California marijuana companies that got cease-and-desist letters

Nearly 1,000 individual cannabis businesses have been sent cease-and-desist letters or emails by California regulators during an ongoing…

News April 9
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Marijuana infused products firm lands $6 million in funding

A California-based cannabis infused products manufacturer on Monday closed a roughly $6 million Series B capital raise in…

News April 9
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California testing labs expect marijuana ‘bottleneck’ in July

Marijuana testing labs are going to be the gatekeepers for California’s legal cannabis industry come July 1, when…

News April 5
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San Francisco cannabis grower using 100% renewable energy

Marijuana cultivators have become an increasing burden on power grids across the country, especially where cannabis is legal.…

News April 2
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Cannabis-friendly states want meeting with US attorney general

California, Oregon and other states where marijuana is legal are seeking a meeting with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions…

News March 30
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Week in Review: California-Canada union, New Jersey’s MMJ expansion & a GOP thumbs-up for hemp

A Canadian cannabis business buys three California MJ companies, New Jersey expands its medical marijuana program, and a…

News March 30
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Canadian firm acquires three California marijuana companies

A publicly traded Canadian cannabis company announced Wednesday that it has acquired three California businesses, including a major…

News March 29
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California’s ‘largest cannabis business landlord’ sues city over regulations

A woman who owns a company that claims to be California’s largest landlord of marijuana businesses sued the…

News March 28
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Financial trouble for proposed marijuana tourism mecca in California town

Arizona-based American Green’s goal of transforming a California ghost town into the “Epcot Center” of marijuana has run…

News March 26
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