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Green Dragon to shut down Denver cannabis cultivation facility

Cannabis operator Green Dragon is shutting down its Denver cultivation facility, resulting in 45 workers losing their jobs.

News June 9
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Cannabis staffing platform Vangst makes third acquisition in 13 months

Cannabis staffing platform Vangst has acquired Se7en Staffing & Employment Solutions, marking its third acquisition in the past…

News June 3
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Marijuana industry debt crisis intensifies as lenders circle overleveraged operators

As spurned lenders begin to encircle marijuana companies owing an estimated $3 billion in collective debt coming due…

News May 29
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Colorado marijuana sales fall by $20 million in early 2025

Colorado marijuana sales dropped by about $20 million during the first two months of the year.

News May 8
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Judge won’t force Colorado cannabis regulator to halt alleged ‘inversion’

A Colorado judge has declined to impose new requirements on the state’s cannabis regulator to suss out illicit-market…

News May 6
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Cannabis veteran Joe Hodas is leaving infused products maker Wana Brands

Cannabis industry veteran Joe Hodas is wrapping up his last week as president of Colorado-headquartered infused products company…

News April 16
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Return on investment is new 4/20 focus for cannabis retailers, brands

As the industry, consumers and other enthusiasts prep for another April 20 cannabis celebration, the date is taking…

News April 16
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Big players enter hemp-derived THC drink market amid growing restrictions, bans

Another week, another move from an established company into the federally legal, hemp-derived THC market.

News April 7
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How a Colorado operator stumbled onto ‘blueprint for laundering marijuana’

The CEO of a licensed marijuana grower says he stumbled onto “the blueprint for how to launder marijuana”…

News March 31
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Struggling marijuana MSO Schwazze defaults on restructured debt

Struggling Colorado-based marijuana multistate operator Schwazze defaulted on a restructured loan after it missed a $700,000 payment due…

News March 25
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