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Marijuana M&A has cooled in 2022, but it’s ‘far from disastrous,’ insiders say

After 2021’s record-breaking year for mergers and acquisitions, many marijuana industry insiders predicted that 2022 would be an…

News September 28
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South Carolina hemp farmer files federal lawsuit over destroyed crops

The first person to be charged with unlawfully cultivating hemp under South Carolina's Hemp Farming Act is suing…

News September 26
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Applicants advance in CT’s adult-use marijuana business licensing process

Connecticut regulators selected six applicants for retail permits and two for micro-cultivation permits from a general lottery to…

News September 26
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Georgia awards two medical marijuana production licenses

Georgia regulators awarded two licenses to grow, manufacture and sell low-THC marijuana oil.

News September 23
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Illinois marijuana company wins licenses after social equity lawsuit

High Haven, a female-led, minority-owned marijuana company, secured five conditional business licenses in Illinois after suing the state…

News September 22
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NY awards more conditional adult-use marijuana permits, tweaks hemp rules

New York regulators approved conditional recreational marijuana licenses for 19 cultivators and 10 processors and adopted new rules…

News September 21
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Florida issues first medical marijuana license to a Black farmer

Florida regulators finally have issued the first vertically integrated medical marijuana license specifically designated for a Black farmer,…

News September 21
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Heat wave strains California marijuana operators amid power outages, disruptions

A nearly two-week heat wave punctuated the end of another challenging summer for California marijuana businesses. Some operators…

News September 16
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Alabama gets 221 requests for cannabis business applications in only 2 weeks

Alabama has received 221 requests for medical cannabis business license applications since launching the process Sept. 1, according…

News September 14
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California advises marijuana operators to conserve energy amid heat wave

California is asking legal marijuana businesses for the third straight day to voluntarily shut off lights and major…

News September 9
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