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Connecticut adds chronic pain to medical marijuana qualifying list

It took eight months, but Connecticut lawmakers have added chronic pain as a qualifying condition to use medical…

News June 3
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Cannabis MSO Acreage Holdings raises $60 million as it restructures

Marijuana multistate operator Acreage Holdings, which has been slashing overhead costs and selling unprofitable assets, said Monday it…

News June 1
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US markets that have allowed marijuana businesses to remain open during coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home orders

Most state governments around the nation have deemed medical marijuana companies "essential" during the coronavirus pandemic, meaning the…

News April 2
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Poll: COVID-19’s cannabis legalization impact?

The nationwide coronavirus outbreak could hamper cannabis legalization efforts along the East Coast and elsewhere, raising further questions…

News March 23
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Marijuana industry eyes impact from more stay-at-home orders

The governor of Illinois on Friday followed his counterparts in California and New York by issuing a statewide…

News March 20
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Cannabis firm BR Brands plans $43 million deal for Denver’s Dixie Brands

Connecticut-based marijuana firm BR Brands on Monday announced it will merge with Dixie Brands, a Denver manufacturer of…

News March 9
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Acreage Holdings inks $72 million cannabis real estate deal

Acreage Holdings, a multistate marijuana operator, signed a sale-leaseback deal valued at more than $72 million for cannabis…

News October 25

Week in Review: Mexico moves toward recreational cannabis legalization, vape firm Pax cuts jobs, Northeast govs huddle & more

Mexico prepares to become the most populous nation in the world to legalize adult-use marijuana, vape company Pax…

News October 25
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Experts weigh in on prospects for regional cannabis coordination among US Northeast governors

Democratic governors from five states in the Northeast last week agreed on core principles for a legal recreational marijuana…

News October 23
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Connecticut adds medical marijuana conditions

Connecticut lawmakers on Tuesday approved medical cannabis to treat an additional five conditions, which likely will boost MMJ…

News October 22
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