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Pharma giant Bayer on cannabis: No decision ‘until we fully understand market’

Monsanto pulled its Health Canada-approved pesticide from the cannabis market months ahead of a planned merger with German…

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Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis investing and M&A highlights (as of Sept. 7, 2018)

This is the first installment of a new weekly series from Marijuana Business Daily and Viridian Capital Advisors. Each week,…

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US marijuana company MJardin to go public in Canada via reverse takeover

Another notable U.S. marijuana company is completing a reverse takeover in Canada so it can go public north of…

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Marijuana-focused exchange-traded fund reaches CA$1 billion in assets

A cannabis-focused exchange-traded fund has reached 1 billion Canadian dollars ($760 million) in assets, partly stemming from recent…

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California cannabis tech firm Treez closes $11.5 million funding round

Treez, an ancillary cannabis tech company based in Oakland, California, raised $11.5 million to help fund its expansion. The company…

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FL cannabis lobbyist turned political candidate sees second bank account shut

A second bank has terminated the campaign account of Nikki Fried, a pro-medical marijuana Democrat who is running…

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MedMen inks CA$75M equity financing deal to expand US cannabis operations

Los Angeles-based MedMen Enterprises says it expects to raise up to 75 million Canadian dollars ($57 million) in…

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California marijuana company Canndescent closes $13 million funding round

California marijuana cultivator Canndescent announced Thursday that it has closed a $13 million Series C Convertible funding round…

News September 6
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SEC sues cannabis investment fund, warns investors about MJ industry ‘scam artists’

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged a marijuana-focused investment fund with bilking investors out of more than…

News September 6
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Cannabis firm Cronos inks $122 million deal to produce lab-grown cannabinoids

Canadian cannabis producer Cronos Group has tapped Boston-based Ginkgo Bioworks in a $122 million endeavor to biologically engineer…

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