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Green Thumb’s sale-leaseback cannabis deal in Ohio valued at $32.2M

Marijuana multistate operator Green Thumb Industries announced an amended sale-leaseback deal valued at up to $32.2 million for…

News October 2
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Schwazze backs out of deal to acquire marijuana R&D firm MedPharm

Denver-based Schwazze said it has terminated its planned acquisition of MedPharm, a medical marijuana company in the same…

News October 1
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Cannabis MSO Acreage raises $33M, partly to pay off higher-interest debt

Multistate marijuana operator Acreage Holdings said it raised $33 million in debt, a development that shows an easing…

News September 30
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Democrats’ COVID-19 relief bill contains cannabis banking

Buried deep in the U.S. House Democrats’ latest $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief package, announced Monday, is a key…

News September 29
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Cannabis firm WeedMD borrows CA$30M from Canadian pension fund

Canadian cannabis grower WeedMD secured a loan worth 30 million Canadian dollars ($22.5 million) from the LIUNA Pension…

News September 25
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SPACs offer marijuana companies a source of funding – and a way to go public

A meteoric rise in cannabis special purpose acquisition companies – better known as SPACs – is providing private…

News September 25
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4Front closes on sale of three Maryland medical marijuana dispensaries

Multistate cannabis operator 4Front Ventures said it has completed the sale of three medical marijuana dispensaries in Maryland…

News September 24
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Metrc awarded Oklahoma’s medical marijuana traceability contract

Florida-based cannabis traceability company Metrc locked down the contract for Oklahoma's medical marijuana program, bringing the firm's total…

News September 21
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Cannabis REIT makes $56.4 million deal to acquire Florida property

Add another cannabis property to Innovative Industrial Properties’ portfolio after the San Diego-based real estate investment trust (REIT)…

News September 21
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Cannabis-based packaging and paper could reduce waste, promote sustainability

Cannabis businesses have long struggled with the excessive packaging their products are required to use, employing extra layers…

News September 20
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