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Cookies to acquire ‘related’ cannabis assets in Florida

Marijuana brand Cookies plans to acquire "all operational cannabis assets related to the production and sale of Cookies-branded…

News May 1
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Marijuana multistate operators continue to flee regulated state markets

Publicly traded marijuana multistate operators exited regulated cannabis markets through late 2023, continuing a pattern fueled by increased…

News April 9
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Florida’s recreational marijuana ballot measure will fail, governor says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the recreational marijuana initiative that will appear on the state's November ballot, calling…

News April 5
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Florida adult-use marijuana campaign spending tops $55M as other MSOs join

Six additional marijuana multistate operators have joined the quest of Tallahassee-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. to transition Florida’s $2…

News April 4
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Florida adult-use marijuana legalization will appear on ballot, court rules

The Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday that an industry-funded ballot initiative will appear on state voters' November ballots.

News April 1
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AFC Gamma provides $34 million to Sunburn Cannabis in debt capital

Marijuana industry lender AFC Gamma provided $34 million in debt capital to Florida-based dispensary operator Sunburn Cannabis.

News March 27
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Ayr Wellness boosts Florida marijuana cultivation facility mortgage by $8.4M

Marijuana multistate operator Ayr Wellness is increasing by $8.4 million the size of an existing mortgage on a…

News March 27
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280E, new markets and wholesale revenue highlight cannabis earnings season

Tax strategies took the spotlight in fourth-quarter financial reports from publicly traded U.S. cannabis companies.

News March 21
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Florida bill aims to award medical cannabis licenses to 3 Black farmers

Florida lawmakers are again trying to expand the number of medical cannabis licenses reserved for Black farmers in…

News March 19
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Wyoming joins states that ban hemp-derived THC

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon recently signed into law Senate File 32, which ban the sale of hemp-derived THC…

News March 15
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