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Marijuana retailers prep for shoppers by hiring staff, keeping COVID safeguards

With more than 100 million Americans now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, marijuana retailers are adding employees and overhauling…

News May 5
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Oregon, Illinois post record cannabis sales in April

The regulated marijuana markets in Oregon and Illinois reached new heights in April, according to monthly sales figures…

News May 4
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More states roll out bans on production, sale of delta-8 products

Delta-8 THC has become a runaway market hit - and more states across the country are responding by…

News May 4
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Recreational marijuana states see population growth but loss of US House seat

The population in the 17 states where recreational cannabis is legal, as well as Washington DC, continued to…

News May 4
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Cannabis MSO Green Thumb raises $217 million in debt at 7% interest rate

Multistate cannabis operator Green Thumb Industries raised $217 million worth of funding by issuing senior secured debt at…

News April 30
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Marijuana MSO Ascend Wellness aims to raise $80 million via IPO

Multistate operator Ascend Wellness Holdings plans to raise $80 million through an initial public offering aimed at bankrolling…

News April 29
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Green Thumb poised to build out $50 million cannabis facility in New York

Cannabis multistate operator Green Thumb Industries has won local financial incentives to build out a $50 million cultivation…

News April 7
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Illinois breaks monthly recreational cannabis sales mark at $109 million

New stores, stimulus checks, warming temperatures and tourists combined to help drive Illinois recreational cannabis sales to yet…

News April 5
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Marijuana MSO Parallel moves into Illinois with $100 million acquisition

Atlanta-based Parallel, one of the largest privately held multistate marijuana operators in the United States, entered into a…

News April 1
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Feds investigating marijuana MSO Green Thumb Industries, report says

Illinois-based cannabis multistate operator Green Thumb Industries is the focus of a federal investigation, including the possibility the…

News March 30
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