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Cresco to enter FL medical marijuana market via $120M VidaCann purchase

Cresco Labs, a Chicago-based vertically integrated cannabis company, agreed to acquire Florida medical marijuana provider VidaCann in a…

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Medical cannabis sales climb in Canada after adult-use legalization

Sales of medical marijuana oil in Canada rose steadily in the months after recreational legalization, bucking a trend…

News March 15
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Canada’s dried cannabis supply builds as adult-use sales decline

The volume of dried adult-use cannabis sold in the regulated Canadian market fell in January while inventories continued…

News March 14
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Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis capital raises outpace record 2018 levels

North American cannabis companies have raised nearly $3.3 billion so far this year, outpacing the record funding levels…

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Marijuana firm Tilray taps ex-Goldman Sachs managing director

Canadian marijuana cultivator Tilray said it is hiring former Goldman Sachs Managing Director Andrew Pucher as chief corporate development…

News March 13
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Billionaire Peltz joins Aurora Cannabis to advise on partnerships, expansion

Nelson Peltz will join Aurora Cannabis as a strategic adviser to help the company lock in partnerships and…

News March 13
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About 20 workers form Ontario’s first marijuana industry union

Nearly two dozen Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) employees agreed to unionize under the United Food and Commercial Workers…

News March 13
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Marijuana firm Acreage reports increased revenue, red ink in Q4 and FY 2018

New York-based vertically integrated cannabis group Acreage Holdings reported its fourth-quarter revenue nearly quadrupled last year, while its…

News March 12
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Canada warns marijuana companies over ‘age gating,’ online promotions

Canada’s cannabis regulator issued a lengthy warning to license holders concerning possible noncompliant promotional activities since the Cannabis…

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Canada’s first indigenous-owned cannabis producer aims for June sales

One of six licensed cannabis producers in Canada with indigenous ties is aiming to take its products to…

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