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Week in Review: Marijuana lending activity cools, Vireo hires Linton, MA judge lifts MMJ vape ban & more

Cannabis companies confront fewer funding opportunities, Vireo Health taps Bruce Linton to help the multistate operator expand, a…

News November 8
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Marijuana company Vireo Health wagers on former Canopy co-CEO Linton to expand nationally

To help expand its national footprint, multistate marijuana company Vireo Health International has hired Bruce Linton, one of…

News November 7
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Tight funding environment weighs on marijuana companies still seeking profit

Which came first? Poor paths to profitability for North American cannabis companies or limited funding for them to build their…

News November 7
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Experts suggest recent marijuana industry layoffs are part of a reality check; more job cuts expected

Anyone paying attention to cannabis business headlines has noticed what on its face seems a disturbing trend: At…

News November 6
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Chart: Year-to-date cannabis investment activity up 40% over 2018, but it’s slowing

Cannabis industry capital investment hit $10.4 billion through week 40 - a 40% increase over 2018 - but…

News November 5
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Shareholders sue Canadian cannabis grower Sundial

Canadian marijuana company Sundial is facing two class action lawsuits filed in the United States by shareholders over…

News November 4
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Michigan marijuana firm raises a total of $25 million

C3 Industries, a cannabis producer and retailer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, raised $16.5 million in private financing,…

News November 4
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Cresco Labs growing jobs in Illinois as adult-use marijuana looms

Chicago-based Cresco Labs is more than doubling its workforce in Illinois as the multistate operator prepares for the…

News November 1
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Cannabis firm Green Thumb refuses to recognize Illinois union effort

Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries, a vertically integrated multistate cannabis company, is refusing to recognize a newly formed Teamsters…

News October 31

Massachusetts plans marijuana, tobacco vape financial impact estimate

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration on Friday plans to file a statement estimating the financial impact to small-business…

News October 31
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