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San Diego County starts work on marijuana social equity program

One of the few remaining major metro California markets that doesn’t have a marijuana social equity program began…

News January 28
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Judge reaffirms that marijuana firm MedMen must pay ex-CFO’s legal fees

A California judge again ordered marijuana multistate operator MedMen to pay the company’s former chief financial officer at…

News January 26
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Harvest closes $34.6M Florida sale-leaseback deal with marijuana REIT

Multistate marijuana operator Harvest Health & Recreation on Monday closed a sale-leaseback transaction, selling a cultivation and processing…

News January 25
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An elusive pathogen is damaging cannabis crops – here’s how to fight it

Over and over again, I meet cannabis growers who are not yet aware of a widespread disease that…

News January 20
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California trade group offers marijuana banking services through credit union

The California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA) on Tuesday unveiled a new partnership with North Bay Credit Union under…

News January 19
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Insights into 20 years of organic growth, profitability at marijuana vape maker Storz & Bickel

Jürgen Bickel, managing director of Germany-based Storz & Bickel, offers business takeaways from 20 years of making cannabis…

News January 19
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Marijuana companies weigh how to approach COVID-19 vaccinations for employees

Cannabis companies are seeking clarity on Covid-19 vaccinations for employees as the pandemic continues to cause logistical challenges…

News January 18
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Wildfires that damage marijuana crops are focus of new federal group

In response to the 2020 wildfires that engulfed the western U.S. and harmed many marijuana cultivators, two federal…

News January 15
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A marijuana pioneer changes course: Q&A with Harborside co-founder Steve DeAngelo

Steve DeAngelo is one of the marijuana industry’s most high-profile pioneers. But earlier this month, DeAngelo and the…

News January 15
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Judge: California has 30 days to inform marijuana firms about billboard ban

A California judge ruled this week that state marijuana regulators have 30 days to inform businesses of a…

News January 14
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