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Scotts Miracle-Gro arm invests $3.2M in marijuana ag-tech venture

Ohio-based Scotts Miracle-Gro’s new marijuana investment subsidiary, The Hawthorne Collective, has made another deal.

News August 17
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Harvest closes $29.5 million Maryland sale-leaseback deal with cannabis REIT

Multistate marijuana operator Harvest Health & Recreation on Monday closed a sale-leaseback transaction, selling a cultivation and processing…

News August 17
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California completes marijuana regulatory agency merger; new cannabis czar takes over

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Department of Cannabis Control aims to unclog a glut of temporary licenses and transition…

News August 17
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Canadian cultivator Bonify shutting down in wake of illegal cannabis sales scandal

Canadian cannabis cultivator Bonify Holdings Corp. is shutting down, 2½ years after its sales license was suspended because…

News August 17
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Marijuana farmers at greater risk of taking own lives amid hardships, California industry officials warn

Tough business conditions in the California marijuana industry are leading more and more people to take their own…

News August 16
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Law enforcement snafu creates millions in losses for legal cannabis firm

An apparent computer mix-up led law enforcement officers to raid a legal marijuana cultivation operation in Oklahoma, resulting…

News August 13
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Two maps showing the issues farmers are facing in the U.S. The first is of the Crop Moisture Index for August 7, the other is the percent of normal precipitation.

Cannabis growers seek solutions to water issues, including studying usage, monitoring theft

Cannabis growers in the American West haven’t escaped the massive water shortages this year that have forced farmers…

News August 13
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Oregon launches hemp inspection program in bid to root out illegal marijuana grows

Without question growers are cultivating unlicensed marijuana in southern Oregon and shipping it across the country. They have…

News August 12
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Health Canada issues reminder on cannabis potency labeling after Pure Sunfarms complaint

Canadian cannabis regulator Health Canada is reminding licensed producers that their THC and CBD potency labels must reflect…

News August 11
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Cuomo’s political crisis could further delay New York marijuana rollout, hurt smaller entrepreneurs

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement that he would resign from office amid sexual-harassment and assault allegations added…

News August 11
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