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Florida high court nixes second try at recreational cannabis ballot measure

The Florida Supreme Court torpedoed a second attempt by activists seeking to get an initiative to legalize recreational…

News June 17
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Florida medical marijuana operators in ‘catbird seat’ after state court decision

A recent Florida Supreme Court decision plays into the hands of established medical marijuana multistate operators in the…

News June 14
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Florida’s high court upholds medical marijuana vertical licensing and caps

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday left the state’s medical marijuana licensing system intact, deciding that a constitutional…

News May 27
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Are marijuana megadeals on the rise?

The May 10 announcement that Florida-based Trulieve would acquire Arizona-headquartered Harvest Health & Recreation for $2.1 billion could…

News May 19
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Marijuana REIT to invest $67.8 million in Pennsylvania facility

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) and Atlanta-based multistate marijuana operator Parallel have struck another sale-leaseback deal. The San Diego-based…

News May 14
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Blockbuster Trulieve-Harvest deal could revive cannabis megamergers

After several months of smaller, more focused transactions, Florida-based Trulieve’s $2.1 billion deal to acquire Harvest Health &…

News May 11
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Marijuana MSO Trulieve buying Harvest Health in $2.1 billion mega-deal

Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis announced an agreement to acquire Arizona-based Harvest Health & Recreation in an all-stock deal valued…

News May 10
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Multistate marijuana operator Cansortium nets $71 million of capital

Miami-based marijuana company Cansortium, which operates the Fluent brand, raised $71 million of capital in debt financing for…

News April 30
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Valens to enter US via $40M purchase of Florida CBD firm Green Roads

Valens Co. has agreed to purchase Florida hemp-CBD manufacturer Green Roads in a $40 million deal that will…

News April 27
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Federal probe into Florida congressman said to include his marijuana ties

Federal investigators reportedly are looking into whether embattled Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz of Florida took gifts in exchange…

News April 23
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