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Canadian marijuana firm Canopy pledges to enter US market with Farm Bill passage

Canadian cannabis giant Canopy Growth announced it will make forays into the U.S. market after the United States…

News December 21
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Canada’s draft regulations for cannabis edibles ban alcohol brands, cap THC

Canada’s health department unveiled its draft regulations for edible cannabis and infused beverages, extracts and topicals, to establish…

News December 20
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Ascent appeals marijuana license revocation, lays off a third of Canadian staff

Vancouver-based Ascent Industries has appealed Health Canada’s decision to revoke the license of its subsidiary, Agrima Botanicals, after…

News December 20
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Budweiser maker AB InBev teams with Tilray in $100 million deal to research marijuana-infused drinks

Two commercial giants from the worlds of beer and marijuana are teaming up to spend $100 million to…

News December 19

Weekly Deal Watch: Brand development, scale drive cannabis dollars

Cannabis firms have raised more than $13.7 billion in 2018 as U.S.-based operators work to grow their domestic…

News December 19
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Canadian medical cannabis firm Tilray eyes global reach in deal with Novartis subsidiary

British Columbia-based Tilray reached an agreement with a subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG in which the…

News December 18
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New Zealand sets ‘binding’ cannabis legalization referendum

A week after approving medical marijuana, New Zealand’s government announced that a binding referendum on ending cannabis prohibition…

News December 18
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‘Severe supply shortage’ forces Ontario to start with only 25 cannabis retailers; licensed producers barred

Canada’s largest marijuana market is set to adopt a phased approach to cannabis retail due to “severe supply…

News December 14
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Week in Review: NV cannabis licensing gripes, Connecticut permits more MMJ dispensaries & Q3 earnings roundup

Nevada issues 61 additional provisional recreational marijuana retail permits, Connecticut doubles the number of medical cannabis dispensary licenses…

News December 14
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Howard Dean, Lloyd Axworthy join marijuana firm’s International Advisory Board

Amid growing scrutiny of cross-border deals in the marijuana industry, Nanaimo, British Columbia-based Tilray has formed an International…

News December 13
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