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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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Labor unions notch wins at cannabis MSOs in Illinois, New Jersey

Labor organizers secured new contracts at multistate operator-owned cannabis dispensaries in Illinois and in New Jersey, union officials…

News July 20
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Severe weather disrupts US cannabis operations from coast to coast

Cannabis companies from Northern California to South Florida will continue confronting operational challenges this week, as severe weather…

News July 18
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Illinois awards 55 more adult-use marijuana retail licenses

Illinois regulators awarded an additional 55 marijuana adult-use retail licenses in a lottery, aiming to create a more…

News July 14
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States give marijuana data to Biden administration for rescheduling review

At least five states with medical marijuana programs have shared key data - including the products patients are…

News July 13
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Green Thumb CEO Ben Kovler explains why his marijuana MSO is in the black

Green Thumb Industries CEO Ben Kovler opens up on why he believes his marijuana company is one of…

News July 11
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California cannabis companies tied to fake union could lose their licenses

Potentially dozens of California cannabis businesses that signed required agreements with a labor union now deemed illegitimate -…

News July 10
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Wrigley wins lawsuit to keep Skittles name off marijuana products

The makers of the popular marijuana strain Zkittlez, which borrowed its name from a trademark owned by confectioner…

News July 10
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