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Speakers bullish on marijuana outlook + FDIC and cannabis

Three industry experts who presented at the MJBizFinance Forum predicted the marijuana industry is heading in the right…

News October 20
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MJBiz CEO sees at least 4 more states legalizing marijuana in 2022, big M&A deals

At least four more states will legalize cannabis in some form in 2022 and industry mergers and acquisitions…

News October 20
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MJBizFinance Forum speakers bullish on marijuana industry’s outlook

Three industry experts who presented at the MJBizFinance Forum on Tuesday predicted the marijuana industry is heading in…

News October 19
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‘Big cannabis can be good cannabis’: Q&A with Curaleaf CEO Joe Bayern

As the CEO of Curaleaf Holdings, Joe Bayern skippers the nation's largest marijuana multistate operator. And he doesn't…

News October 19
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Marijuana real estate firm inks $60M sale-leaseback with Gold Flora

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) said it closed on the purchase of an industrial property in Southern California and…

News October 18
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Marijuana SPAC Achari Ventures goes public in $100 million IPO

Achari Ventures Holdings Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed to acquire non-plant-touching marijuana companies, went…

News October 18
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Cresco spending $80 million to acquire another Pennsylvania marijuana firm

Chicago-based Cresco Labs said Thursday it will acquire Pennsylvania-based Laurel Harvest Labs in a cash-and-stock deal worth $80…

News October 14
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Cannabis real estate lender gets FDIC-backed credit line

Pelorus Equity Group, a California-based commercial real estate lender to cannabis-related businesses, said it has secured a federally…

News October 14
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Canada’s Canopy agrees to pay $297 million for right to buy US marijuana edibles maker Wana

Canopy Growth has struck a deal to buy leading U.S. edibles maker Wana Brands for $297.5 million in…

News October 14
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Marijuana tech firm Dutchie raises $350 million as big funding deals flourish

Cannabis retail technology firm Dutchie announced it has snagged $350 million of funding to support its fast growth,…

News October 14
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