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Colorado medical marijuana patient numbers hit new low

The number of medical marijuana patients in Colorado is the lowest it’s been since 2014, when adult-use sales…

News July 12
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What cannabis executives are looking for in an acquisition target

Cannabis acquisitions must add value to the buyer, but the buyer should also be able to add value…

News June 25
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Colorado sues business that allegedly marketed marijuana as hemp

Colorado's attorney general is suing Greeley-based cannabis product retailer Gee Distributors, which does business as CBDDY, as well…

News June 18
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$100 million award restored in Colorado marijuana retail chain dispute

In what’s believed to be one of the largest judgments in a cannabis industry dispute, a Colorado appeals…

News June 13
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Wana’s Nancy Whiteman shares 14 years of cannabis business lessons

There are no hard and fast rules in cannabis; Every market, partner and situation is so different, one…

News June 4
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Marijuana workers unionize in Denver, Las Vegas and Maryland

Cannabis workers continue to unionize across the country, with the latest pacts in Denver, Las Vegas and Maryland.

News May 31
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A decade later, is Colorado’s regulated marijuana model still a national leader?

Some emerging adult-use marijuana markets are working to improve on the initial weak points of Colorado’s model, such…

News May 31
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Cannabis industry is heading in the right direction, business operators say

U.S. plant-touching cannabis businesses - such as cultivators, manufacturers and retailers - say the industry is heading in…

News May 21
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Colorado cannabis retail chain Silverpeak is up for sale

Silverpeak Corp, one of the larger cannabis retail chains in Colorado, is selling its seven stores and a…

News May 15
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Some cannabis cultivars resistant to hop latent viroid symptoms, research shows

Hop latent viroid, already infecting most cannabis grows across the United States and Europe, is coming under greater…

News May 15
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