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Colombia’s medical cannabis industry poised for ‘bellwether year’ on world stage

Colombia’s medical marijuana industry is continuing to develop rapidly, and industry experts predict the country’s producers will be…

News January 30
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Two Canadian cannabis producers each raise CA$70 million

Canada’s licensed marijuana producers continue to raise capital at a record clip to fund overseas expansion plans and…

News January 29
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Canadian producers no longer must store cannabis in bank-like vaults

Health Canada has introduced new security measures that could save early stage cultivation applicants hundreds of thousands of…

News January 29
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Aphria to buy Nuuvera for CA$826 million, plans to ‘dominate’ international marijuana market

Mergers and acquisitions in Canada’s marijuana sector are showing no signs of letting up. The latest deal brings…

News January 29
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US cannabis firm MedMen to go public in Canada to ‘add jet fuel’ to growth plan

Count California-based MedMen as the latest U.S. marijuana company looking to Canada to raise money.

News January 26
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Canada’s illicit marijuana industry bigger than domestic beer market

Canada’s black-market marijuana cultivation industry is larger than the country’s entire domestic brewing industry, according to a federal…

News January 26
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New company launched to serve debt-starved marijuana businesses

Marijuana companies looking to access the debt market to expand their business have a new lender they can turn…

News January 25
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Proposed Canadian medical marijuana tax could funnel patients to black market, critics warn

A proposed excise tax on medical marijuana in Canada could push even more patients to the black market…

News January 25
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Maricann plans to acquire Swiss hemp grower for 8 million Swiss francs

Ontario-based Maricann plans to acquire a hemp farm in Switzerland for 8 million Swiss francs ($8.5 million), making the…

News January 25
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Canadian marijuana company nets CA$10M through crowdfunding effort

A Canadian cannabis company has upped the amount of money it raised through a new crowdfunding method aimed…

News January 24
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