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An illustration showing how MSOs gained control of New York's medical cannabis market

Lawsuit casts spotlight on New York’s initial medical cannabis licensing, questions scoring

A new lawsuit sheds light on New York's licensing of 10 medical cannabis operators in 2015 and 2016,…

News February 26
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Sales of Canadian cannabis edibles, extracts fall for first time

Canadians purchased fewer cannabis edibles and extracts last November compared to the previous month, new Health Canada data…

News February 25
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Charts showing the growth in recreational pre-roll sales in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington state.

Sales of cannabis pre-rolls up nearly 50% in 2020 despite pandemic

Marijuana pre-rolls are the second-fastest growing product category year-over-year despite conventional wisdom that the often-shared product would suffer…

News February 24
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An illustration showing how the Crispr-cas9 technique is being used to edit the cannabis genome.

Genetic editing offers marijuana and hemp companies a way to improve plant strains

The development of new genetic-editing technology offers cannabis companies a cost-effective way to make specific changes to marijuana…

News February 23
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Canada tallies CA$2.6B in cannabis sales for 2020, up 120% over 2019

Canadian sales of legal recreational cannabis totaled 2.6 billion Canadian dollars ($2.08 billion) in 2020, as December sales…

News February 19
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Map showing what states are expecting minimum wage increases in 2021

Mainstream businesses are bracing for minimum-wage hike, but many cannabis firms already pay more

Half the states across the country have increased – or will raise – the minimum wage paid to…

News February 19
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Chart showing how Oregon's recreational cultivation is driven by two types of sales; processor and retailer.

Oregon marijuana firms enjoy booming market fueled by pandemic, consumers shunning illicit suppliers

Oregon recreational marijuana companies are enjoyable favorable economics not seen in years, with demand outpacing supply spurred by…

News February 17
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Chart showing change in retail adult-use marijuana prices per category for California, Colorado, Nevada, and Washington state. Flower and pre-roll grew, the rest were a mixed bag depending on state.

Retail prices for recreational marijuana flower rise in response to record demand amid pandemic

The average retail price for smokable recreational marijuana products in four Western states continued to increase throughout the…

News February 16
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Chart showing the growth in number of patients in the DC medical marijuana market.

Washington DC could see long-delayed start to recreational cannabis sales, new medical opportunities

Washington DC's long-stalled recreational cannabis market could get a new lease on life now that Democrats control both…

News February 15
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A chart showing the growth in marijuana categories during Valentine's Day.

Cannabis topicals make big gains around Valentine’s Day; beverages, edibles see a bump, too

Topicals are a sliver of the overall cannabis market, but around Valentine’s Day, when many couples try to…

News February 12
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