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An ironclad lease can help marijuana companies avoid eviction in state-legal markets

In most states where marijuana is legal, the license to operate a cannabis business is tied to the…

News November 1
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Marijuana companies turn to training, sommelier-like roles to stem employee turnover

Fine restaurants employ sommeliers who can tell diners just the right bottle to pair with, say, roast duck…

News October 29
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Nugs parent reaches deal to buy part of California cannabis cultivation facility

Los Angeles-based cultivator Cannabis Strategic Ventures signed a memorandum of understanding with Devine Solutions to purchase 10% of…

News October 28
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Illegal marijuana grows in Oregon linked to drug cartels, state police say

Many illegal marijuana grows in one Oregon county are operated by national and international criminal organizations, according to…

News October 28
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California’s ramped-up enforcement seizes 1.2 million illicit cannabis plants

Enforcement against illicit cannabis operators continues to ramp up in California, with authorities having seized 1.2 million illegal…

News October 28
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Don’t give up on market opportunities for minor cannabinoids

The inclusion of delta-8 THC in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's "orange book" of controlled substances in May…

News October 28
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Hydrofarm spends $58 million on another marijuana acquisition

Hydrofarm Holdings Group entered an agreement to acquire Illinois-based Innovative Growers Equipment (IGE) for $58 million, the cannabis…

News October 27
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PharmaCann marijuana workers in New York ratify union contract

Employees of the New York marijuana business Verilife, operated by multistate cannabis company PharmaCann, voted to ratify a…

News October 27
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South Dakota bars medical marijuana companies from advertising

South Dakota lawmakers finalized rules prohibiting advertising of medical marijuana and eliminating a potency cap on smokable flower.

News October 26
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Time for the cannabis industry to build a sustainable model

As just one example of the ongoing threats cannabis growers experience in our changing climate, wildfires raged through…

News October 26
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