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Members of anti-marijuana groups sue New York regulators

A group of New York residents filed a lawsuit against the state's marijuana regulatory agencies and their top…

News July 31
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Marijuana company with Israel, Germany operations regains Nasdaq compliance

IM Cannabis Corp., a medical marijuana company operating in Israel and Germany, said it has regained compliance with…

News July 30
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Verano spending $105M to buy cannabis licenses in 2 markets from Cannabist Co.

Chicago-based cannabis multistate operator Verano Holdings Corp. will pay $105 million to The Cannabist Co. to acquire the…

News July 29
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Trulieve Cannabis donates $5 million more to adult-use campaign in Florida

Multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp. contributed another $5 million to the adult-use marijuana legalization campaign in its home…

News July 29
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How to navigate the challenges of cannabis real estate

Cannabis businesses must contend with a complex regulatory landscape and wary financial sector that makes securing and managing…

News July 26
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LeafLink acquires Dama Financial’s cannabis banking division

New York-based LeafLink has acquired the assets of Dama Financial's banking division as the cannabis wholesale technology platform…

News July 25
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Marijuana rescheduling proposal generates nearly 43,000 comments

The Biden administration’s proposal to reclassify marijuana elicited nearly 43,000 public comments before a Monday night deadline, and…

News July 23
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Congress might be the quickest path to rescheduling marijuana

Thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper v. Bright, rescheduling marijuana will take far longer than it…

News July 19
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European cannabis firms banking on higher IPOs in US upon rescheduling

A growing number of European cannabis startups are considering initial public offerings in the United States, where they…

News July 18
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Half of eligible marijuana social equity retailers in Illinois at risk of losing licenses

Five years after establishing one of the first state-run social equity programs, only half of Illinois' eligible marijuana…

News July 18
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