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California drought plan could exclude cannabis as growers prepare for dry summer

Heading into another brutally dry summer, struggling cannabis growers in California could be excluded from the state’s latest…

News April 25
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Cannabis tech firm Treez raises $51 million in Series C funding

San Francisco-based cannabis technology company Treez completed a $51 million Series C funding round that values the firm…

News April 21
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Short seller goes after cannabis REIT Innovative Industrial Properties

A short seller activist group has gone on the attack against San Diego-based Innovative Industrial Properties, saying the…

News April 15
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Cannabis MSO TerrAscend continues Michigan acquisition spree

Multistate cannabis operator TerrAscend is increasing its footprint in Michigan through a $28.5 million deal to acquire a…

News April 15
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Feds agree to return $1.1 million in legal marijuana funds seized in California

The U.S. Department of Justice plans to give back $1.1 million in legal marijuana proceeds to an armored…

News April 14
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Marijuana REIT Innovative Industrial Properties buys Maryland site for $25M

San Diego-based Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) acquired a Maryland marijuana cultivation and processing facility for $25 million.

News April 14
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Cannabis companies use UX design to boost online sales, compete with in-store shopping

Cannabis businesses are increasingly tapping into the field of user-experience (UX) design to ensure online customers have a…

News April 14
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Can DEA-backed cannabis growers strike gold via drug development?

The cannabis industry hit a possible milestone in March when Bright Green Corp., a Florida company with “conditional”…

News April 13
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Cannabis lender Pelorus closes second tranche of $77.3M Harborside financing

Cannabis industry real estate lender Pelorus Equity Group closed the second tranche of its $77.3 million loan to…

News April 11
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California marijuana farmers clamber to avoid major ‘extinction event’

Marijuana farmers across California are scrambling to revamp their operations to stay in the licensed market at a…

News April 8
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