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The Cannabist Co. selling Florida medical marijuana grows, dispensaries for $16.4M

New York-based The Cannabist Co. is selling all 14 of its Florida medical marijuana dispensaries and three cultivation…

News August 23
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AFC Gamma provides credit totaling $18 million to 3 cannabis operators

AFC Gamma, a real estate investment trust, has set up or expanded credit facilities totaling more than $18…

News August 19
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Marijuana MSOs set up high-risk fight with IRS over 280E of tax code

Tens of millions of dollars in tax savings and a quick increase in available cash are some of…

News August 15
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Florida-based Trulieve hits back over ‘Canadian marijuana company’ claim

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. is the biggest marijuana company in Florida - and, to be clear, it is absolutely…

News August 14
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Trump touches on legal marijuana, says he’ll weigh in ‘soon’ on Florida adult use

Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election and a Florida voter, said during an extended…

News August 9
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Nonpayment is No. 1 reason marijuana firms fail: Q&A with collection expert Brett Gelfand

Brett Gelfand of Cannabiz Collects and Cannabiz Credit Association offers best practices for plant-touching marijuana companies to break…

News August 8
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Marijuana MSO Jushi refinances $53 million loan

Jushi Holdings, a vertically integrated, marijuana multistate operator, refinanced a roughly $53 million senior secured credit facility.

News August 7
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Florida recreational cannabis legalization opponents get $12 million donation

The billionaire owner and CEO of a Miami-based hedge fund donated $12 million to opponents of a recreational…

News August 5
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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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Is hemp the enemy of Florida’s adult-use marijuana initiative?

Florida hemp businesses are lining up to oppose an adult-use marijuana legalization initiative that will appear on the…

News July 23
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