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Banking giant: Cannabis retailer’s logo is too similar

New York-based Citigroup is asking a California marijuana dispensary to get rid of a logo that it asserts looks…

News April 9
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Marijuana infused products firm lands $6 million in funding

A California-based cannabis infused products manufacturer on Monday closed a roughly $6 million Series B capital raise in…

News April 9
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Canadian cannabis firms raise CA$2 billion to fuel growth

Canada’s medical cannabis companies have raised 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.57 billion) in capital this year to tap overseas…

News April 6
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Week in Review: Illinois’ MMJ banking, Massachusetts’ rec licensing & Florida lawsuit

An Illinois bank stops serving Illinois medical marijuana businesses, Massachusetts begins its recreational cannabis licensing process, and a…

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Malta legalizes marijuana prescriptions; production law nears approval

Malta recently became the latest country to legalize medical cannabis prescriptions, and a separate law to permit production…

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Canadian analysts eye ‘catalysts’ to reverse cannabis stock freefall

Canadian cannabis stocks are down over 40% since peaking in early January, leading analysts to speculate about what…

News April 4
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Marijuana businesses experimenting with blockchain technology, but skeptics persist

A small yet growing number of marijuana businesses are adopting or experimenting with a nascent technology born out…

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Illinois medical marijuana companies losing primary bank

Bank of Springfield, the main financial institution that serves Illinois medical marijuana businesses, will stop working with the…

News April 3
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Investing in cannabis: Q&A with Kevin O’Leary of ‘Shark Tank’

Billions of dollars in investment capital are waiting on the sidelines, watching the global marijuana industry boom. And…

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Big Canadian banks warming to legal marijuana industry

The chief executive of one of Canada’s largest banks said it would weigh financing cannabis companies after legalization…

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