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Adult-use cannabis sales slip from 2020 pace after lackluster summer

Adult-use cannabis sales in Western states haven't been able to keep the pace that led to exceptional growth…

News November 2
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Nugs parent reaches deal to buy part of California cannabis cultivation facility

Los Angeles-based cultivator Cannabis Strategic Ventures signed a memorandum of understanding with Devine Solutions to purchase 10% of…

News October 28
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California’s ramped-up enforcement seizes 1.2 million illicit cannabis plants

Enforcement against illicit cannabis operators continues to ramp up in California, with authorities having seized 1.2 million illegal…

News October 28
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Don’t give up on market opportunities for minor cannabinoids

The inclusion of delta-8 THC in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's "orange book" of controlled substances in May…

News October 28
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Columbia Care partners with boxing great Mike Tyson on cannabis brand

New York-based Columbia Care said Wednesday it plans to launch a new cannabis brand in partnership with former…

News October 27
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Marijuana retailers add VIP rooms, consumption lounges, other amenities to woo customers

Drive-thrus, VIP sales areas, consumption lounges - even separate rooms to buy cannabis growing equipment. All are features…

News October 27
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Time for the cannabis industry to build a sustainable model

As just one example of the ongoing threats cannabis growers experience in our changing climate, wildfires raged through…

News October 26
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California cannabis company sues over ‘Breez’ trademark

Oakland-based Promontory Holdings sued The Breeze Brand of Los Angeles in state court, claiming infringement over Promontory's California-registered…

News October 25
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California cannabis business owner pleads guilty to bribery, tax evasion

Cannabis businessperson Helios Dayspring entered formal guilty pleas to federal criminal charges, apparently ending a lengthy corruption saga…

News October 25
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Oakland sends social equity marijuana licensees to collections over unpaid loans

Marijuana regulators in Oakland, California, have begun referring a handful of social equity licensees to the city's collections…

News October 25
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