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Trulieve Cannabis facing possible class action suit over terminated employees

Employees laid off by multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis filed a possible class action lawsuit alleging the Florida-based company…

News December 13
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Cannabis MSO Jushi closes debt financing with $72 million in proceeds

Florida-based cannabis multistate operator Jushi Holdings said it has closed a private offering with proceeds of $72 million.

News December 12
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Marijuana software firm Springbig laying off nearly 25% of workforce

Springbig, a Florida-based technology company that builds marijuana-specific marketing software, said it is cutting almost a quarter of…

News December 1
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Florida has new regulatory chief for state’s medical cannabis industry

Christopher Phillip Kimball has been appointed director of Florida's Office of Medical Marijuana Use.

News November 17
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Cannabis MSO Jushi secures $68 million in debt-financing commitments

Jushi Holdings, a Florida-based cannabis multistate operator, said it secured $68 million in private placement commitments for debt…

News November 15
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Election results mixed for marijuana allies in US House

A look at how marijuana allies in the U.S. House of Representatives fared in their bids to win…

News November 9
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Hemp product manufacturer Bloomios acquires gummy maker for $23.5 million

California-based Bloomios, a white-label and private-label hemp product manufacturer, acquired gummy maker Infusionz for $23.5 million.

News October 27
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Florida regulators haven’t OK’d Circle K-Green Thumb medical cannabis deal

Green Thumb Industries’ plan to lease space and open medical cannabis dispensaries adjacent to Circle K gas stations…

News October 26
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Cannabis MSO Acreage borrows up to $50M more from AFC Gamma, Viridescent

Cannabis industry real estate lenders AFC Gamma and Viridescent Realty Trust amended their late 2021 loan agreement with…

News October 26
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Losing applicants challenge Florida’s marijuana license award to Black farmer

Nearly every applicant who wasn't selected for a medical cannabis cultivation license reserved for a Black farmer has…

News October 21
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