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Big Changes for MMJ Industry Sunday as Colorado Lifts Ban, Credit Card Firms Shut Out Dispensaries

Forget Independence Day. The real fireworks this year will materialize on July 1, when two developments will alter…

News June 29
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Weekly Wrapup: Visa, Mastercard Shut Out Marijuana Dispensaries + San Diego MMJ Drive Fails

As if the medical marijuana industry needs another challenge. Last week, we published an exclusive story about a…

News June 25
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Exclusive: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries No Longer Able to Accept Visa, MasterCard as of July 1

The main national company handling payment processing services for the medical marijuana industry will no longer accept Visa…

News June 18
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Khurshid Khoja: JOBS Act Could Bolster Ancillary MMJ Businesses While Customer Base Recovers

By Khurshid Khoja This is the first column in a two-part series As the ongoing federal crackdown of…

News June 18
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Arizona Medical Marijuana Ruling Highlights Risks When Cannabis Investments, Partnerships Sour

What legal recourse do lenders have if a medical marijuana business defaults on its loan? None, apparently. At…

News May 18
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CO Dispensary’s Fire Sale Offers Opportunities for Cannabis Entrepreneurs…But Buyer Beware

How much does it cost to buy an existing medical marijuana dispensary in Colorado? Here’s some insight: Cannabis…

News March 21
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Weekly Wrapup: Major Marijuana Financial News + 4 California Cannabis Dispensaries Approved

News that California-based Green Asset International will spend $100 million to acquire cannabis businesses sent the medical marijuana…

News March 19
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Green Asset International to Spend $100 Million Investing in Medical Marijuana Companies

A California-based company has set aside $100 million to purchase and invest in cannabis businesses as part of…

News March 14
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Medical Marijuana Pros, Cannabis Business Leaders Focus on Crucial MMJ Industry Tax Issue

Several prominent medical cannabis professionals have banded together to form a new group that will focus on one…

News February 23
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Update: Bill to Create Banks for Colorado MMJ Dispensaries, Marijuana Businesses Goes Up in Smoke

Colorado lawmakers have shot down a proposal to create “financial cooperatives” for medical cannabis companies, expressing numerous concerns…

News February 15
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