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California cannabis companies sell assets, narrow focus to save money

Vertical integration was the name of the game when California launched its recreational marijuana market in 2018, as…

News May 6
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Cannabis MSO MedMen appoints another chief executive

Los Angeles-based cannabis multistate operator MedMen Enterprises appointed Edward Record as chief executive officer, effective immediately.

News April 29
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Marijuana REIT IIP provides $45 million in funding to PharmaCann in New York

Marijuana real estate investment trust Innovative Industrial Properties announced $45 million worth of funding to privately held multistate…

News April 29
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Denver marijuana company’s dispute with union highlights PR pitfalls

A new Colorado law that allows agricultural workers, including cannabis grow employees, to unionize has led to a…

News April 28
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Marijuana tech firm Lucid Green raises $10 million in capital

New York-based Lucid Green, which provides a high-tech, inventory-management platform for the marijuana industry, raised $10 million of…

News April 26
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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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