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Minority cannabis ownership negligible in Colorado, but new social equity law aims to spur progress

As is true in other mature cannabis programs, Colorado falls short in minority representation among business owners.

News August 27
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Columbia Care to close on major deal to acquire Colorado marijuana retailer

Multistate operator Columbia Care is set to close on a full-stock deal to acquire major Denver-based vertically integrated…

News August 26
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Several Colorado cities, counties may loosen marijuana business restrictions

As local governments across the nation look to expand their tax base during the recession, several in Colorado…

News August 24
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Colorado cannabis firms Schwazze, Medicine Man Denver part ways

Medicine Man Denver, a Colorado-based cultivator and retailer, and Schwazze, formerly Medicine Man Technologies, terminated their agreement, effective…

News August 17
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Week in Review: Canopy CEO’s huge compensation, states’ strong cannabis sales, vaping’s popularity & more

The total compensation for the new CEO at Ontario, Canada-based Canopy Growth was an eye-popping $33.8 million (45…

News August 15
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Colorado’s $158M in June recreational cannabis sales sets mark amid COVID

Colorado adult-use marijuana sales in June hit a record $158.1 million as the coronavirus pandemic continued to fuel…

News August 13
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Chart: Cannabis vape products remain popular one year after health crisis

Roughly one year after the first vape-related death was reported in Illinois, marijuana vaporizer sales numbers have shown…

News August 11
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Marijuana branding strategies do’s and don’ts

Branding in cannabis is infinitely more complicated than any other industry. Cannabis consumers encompass a huge demographic spectrum.…

News August 4
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Chart: Cannabis consumption preferences cross generations as millennials and baby boomers favor inhalable products

For all the strife that seems to exist between millennials and baby boomers, when it comes to marijuana…

News August 4
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Tight capital markets – worsened by COVID-19 – derail Schwazze’s cannabis acquisitions

Already struggling capital markets further tightened by the coronavirus, a declining stock price and an improving legalization outlook…

News August 3
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