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L.A. suburb engaging in kickback scheme for cannabis permits, suit says

A lobbyist allegedly working with city officials in the Los Angeles suburb of Commerce has been soliciting kickbacks…

News September 29
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New recreational cannabis markets are seeing quicker starts to sales

As public opinion changes and state regulators learn from those who have gone before them, the time it…

News September 29
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Week in Review: Illinois cannabis permits redo, Vermont adult-use progress, Oregon wildfires & more

Seventy marijuana dispensary applicants for recreational cannabis business licenses in Illinois dropped a lawsuit against the state after…

News September 26
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Extreme weather patterns force cannabis growers to rethink cultivation strategies

As extreme weather events ravage the country from coast to coast - including wildfires, floods and early freezes…

News September 24

High Times may have lost two California marijuana leases from Harvest deal

Los Angeles-based Hightimes Holding apparently lost the leases on both San Francisco marijuana properties that were a key…

News September 23
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California won’t increase cannabis taxes for a year thanks to new law

California cannabis companies won’t see their state taxes go up until at least next year. Gov. Gavin Newsom…

News September 23
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Consumers’ cannabis buying patterns change markedly in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Consumers’ purchasing patterns involving marijuana have changed noticeably over the past several months in response to the coronavirus…

News September 22
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Cannabis operator MedMen inks financing commitments near $20 million

Multistate marijuana operator MedMen Enterprises has raised roughly $20 million of financing, with $11.7 million committed now, in…

News September 17
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Marijuana vape firms say one year after vaping crisis, customers turning to legal suppliers over illicit market

A year after the vaping health crisis upended the cannabis industry, marijuana vape companies report that sales have…

News September 17
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New wave of multistate marijuana operators hope they have the ‘secret sauce’ to succeed

A second round of multistate marijuana operators are rapidly expanding their geographic footprints, taking advantage of acquisition and…

News September 16
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