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Verano spending $105M to buy cannabis licenses in 2 markets from Cannabist Co.

Chicago-based cannabis multistate operator Verano Holdings Corp. will pay $105 million to The Cannabist Co. to acquire the…

News July 29
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MJBizCon’s social equity scholarship program returns

MJBizCon, the world’s largest cannabis business conference and trade show, once again is offering scholarships for social equity…

News July 26
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Minnesota starts adult-use marijuana social equity license application process

Minnesota’s Office of Cannabis Management has opened its first social equity business license application window for the state's…

News July 26
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How to navigate the challenges of cannabis real estate

Cannabis businesses must contend with a complex regulatory landscape and wary financial sector that makes securing and managing…

News July 26
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States struggle to implement effective environmental regulations for marijuana

The cannabis industry’s outsized impact on the environment - especially high energy and water use - increasingly is…

News July 25
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Ohio issues 10 dual licenses for pending launch of adult-use marijuana sales

Ohio regulators have issued the first 10 dual licenses to marijuana cultivators and processors in the lead-up to…

News July 24
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California State Fair pairs cannabis consumption with retail

For the past few weeks, dozens of award-winning cannabis brands and retailer Embarc have been selling marijuana products…

News July 24
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Thailand seeks legislative fix to regulate medical cannabis in latest policy shift

In another policy shift, political leaders in Thailand are now pushing for legislation to regulate medical cannabis sales and…

News July 23
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Catalyst civil complaint against fellow CA cannabis firm Glass House dismissed

A civil complaint against cannabis producer and retailer Glass House Brands by fellow California operator Catalyst Cannabis Co.…

News July 22
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Tilray branch receives medical cannabis grow license under Germany’s new law

Aphria RX, the Neumünster, Germany-based subsidiary of Tilray Brands, said Monday it received a medical marijuana cultivation license…

News July 22
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