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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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Cannabis firm Jushi secures $100 million funding with 9.5% interest rate

Multistate cannabis operator Jushi Holdings Inc. secured a $100 million credit facility with a 9.5% annual interest rate…

News October 21
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MJBiz CEO sees at least 4 more states legalizing marijuana in 2022, big M&A deals

At least four more states will legalize cannabis in some form in 2022 and industry mergers and acquisitions…

News October 20
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Marijuana real estate firm inks $60M sale-leaseback with Gold Flora

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) said it closed on the purchase of an industrial property in Southern California and…

News October 18
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