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Cannabis vaporizer company Pax Labs raises benchmark $420 million in funding

Pax Labs, a San Francisco-based maker of vaporizers, confirmed it raised $420 million in equity financing, a record for…

MJardin to add marijuana extraction in Nevada with acquisition

Denver-based MJardin Group agreed to buy Carson City Agency Solutions, which does business as Cannabella, an operator of…

Merrill Lynch launches marijuana sector coverage, predicts more cross-border deals

Bank of America Merrill Lynch deepened its interest in the cannabis industry by initiating coverage of the burgeoning sector, less…

Marijuana Business This Week: AG’s on the clock, bevy of legislation, medical MJ lottery, Harvest Health earnings & more

Here are some notable stories and events to watch for in the coming days: BARR DEADLINE: Wednesday is…

Ways for marijuana firms to protect their stocks from short sellers

Short sellers have been under attack for years, going as far back as the 1929 stock market crash…

Three executives resign from marijuana firm MedMen

California-based cannabis retailer MedMen is undergoing another round of executive turnover at the top levels of the company,…

A $3.4B cannabis mega-deal, marijuana firms prep for huge 4/20 sales, Alaska trade group helps keep MJ critic off state board & more of the week’s top news (SLIDESHOW)

Acreage to buy Nevada cannabis company Deep Roots for $120 million

On the same day it announced it was being acquired by Canada’s Canopy Growth in a groundbreaking deal,…

Canopy strikes groundbreaking cannabis-sector deal to buy Acreage for $3.4 billion

Marijuana industry leader Canopy Growth Corp. has struck a deal to buy New York-based Acreage Holdings in what…

Weekly Deal Watch: Capital raises in hemp sector spike in first part of 2019

Investors are keying in on the hemp sector, raising more than 10 times the amount raised last year…