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The cannabinoid CBN might be cannabis industry’s surprise hit

While delta-8 THC is certainly stealing the spotlight, CBN might just be the sleeper cannabinoid of the summer…

News August 31
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Cannabis businesses starting to use RICO lawsuits instead of being targets in such cases

Licensed cannabis businesses are turning the tables by deploying a legal weapon that has been used against them…

News August 30
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Cannabis e-commerce platform I Heart Jane nets $100 million of capital

Jane Technologies, a leading cannabis e-commerce platform, said it raised $100 million of equity to expand its footprint,…

News August 26
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How Tilray-MedMen deal could impact either cannabis company’s US aspirations

Last week, British Columbia-based Tilray (TLRY on Nasdaq, TSX), the second-largest Canadian licensed producer by market cap, announced…

News August 25
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West Coast cannabis growers operating under ongoing threat of wildfire, smoke

Many cannabis growers on the West Coast have accepted the reality that wildfires and smoke are an unavoidable…

News August 24
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Cannabis group drops suit against Los Angeles over social equity licensing

Three cannabis companies withdrew their year-old federal lawsuit against Los Angeles over the city’s controversial social equity licensing…

News August 23
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How to sell an ancillary cannabis business: Q&A with Lbs Distribution CEO Ross Haley

When Ross Haley entered the cannabis industry 20 years ago, it was to sell the proverbial “picks and…

News August 22
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California county offers $10,000 grants to cannabis farmers

Officials in Humboldt County, California, launched a program to help bolster the community’s struggling – but legal –…

News August 18
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Delivery platform Eaze to acquire CO, FL marijuana retailer Green Dragon

California-based marijuana delivery platform Eaze struck a deal to acquire multistate cannabis retailer Green Dragon.

News August 18
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With an eye on US cannabis market, Canadian firm Tilray acquires majority of MedMen debt

Tilray said Tuesday it acquired a majority of the debt that California-based MedMen Enterprises owes to New York…

News August 17
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