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Importance of reliable payroll provider highlighted by vendor aversion to marijuana clients

A marijuana company’s payroll provider should focus on cannabis and not also serve mainstream businesses, MJ executives agree.

News September 21
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Marijuana MSO Cresco Labs launches Spotify ad campaign

Cresco Labs, a Chicago-based marijuana multistate operator, is launching a new advertising campaign on the Spotify audio streaming…

News September 7
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Border sales a boost for most marijuana retailers across US

Retail border business is a big economic driver for dispensary operators nationwide, particularly when new markets open up,…

News September 7
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Marijuana MSO Green Thumb to spend up to $50 million on share buybacks

Marijuana multistate operator Green Thumb Industries is poised to repurchase as much as 5% of its outstanding subordinate…

News September 6
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Green Thumb settles contract with marijuana workers in Illinois

Employees at three Chicago-area Green Thumb Industries-owned Rise marijuana stores agreed to a multiyear contract with the company,…

News September 1
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Verano Holdings sues over lost medical marijuana license in Alabama

Chicago-based Verano Holdings filed a lawsuit against the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, less than two weeks after the…

News August 23
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Verano marijuana retail workers ratify union contracts in Illinois

Employees at two Illinois marijuana retail locations owned by multistate operator Verano Holdings ratified collective bargaining agreements, according…

News August 15
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Illinois adult-use marijuana sales top $140 million in July

Defying both bear-market trends as well as competition from new markets in nearby states, Illinois adult-use marijuana sales…

News August 8
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Cannabis MSOs Cresco Labs, Columbia Care terminate planned merger

Cannabis multistate operators Cresco Labs and Columbia Care are officially walking away from their planned merger, a deal…

News July 31
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Marijuana MSO Cresco Labs alleges GTI poached key employee

A lawsuit filed in Illinois by Chicago-based marijuana multistate operator Cresco Labs alleges rival Green Thumb Industries (GTI)…

News July 21
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