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Marijuana vape firms say one year after vaping crisis, customers turning to legal suppliers over illicit market

A year after the vaping health crisis upended the cannabis industry, marijuana vape companies report that sales have…

News September 17
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New wave of multistate marijuana operators hope they have the ‘secret sauce’ to succeed

A second round of multistate marijuana operators are rapidly expanding their geographic footprints, taking advantage of acquisition and…

News September 16
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Week in Review: Nature’s huge toll on cannabis growers, Illinois social equity questions, legalization efforts & more

Wildfires in the West have devastated a number of marijuana farms in Oregon, Washington state and California, while…

News September 12
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Groups push to delay lottery for Illinois marijuana retail licenses

As often happens after winners of state cannabis licenses are announced, losing applicants for retail licenses in Illinois…

News September 8
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Illinois to hold lottery for retail cannabis licenses later this month

Applicants for retail cannabis licenses in Illinois will be awarded in a lottery later this month, after all…

News September 4
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Week in Review: Cannabis ballot measures finalized, Florida gets edibles, capital raises rebounding & more

A recreational marijuana legalization ballot measure in Arizona got the final go-ahead, while a medical cannabis legalization initiative…

News August 29
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Ascend Wellness completes $68 million raise, acquires Illinois marijuana shops

Ascend Wellness Holdings, a multistate operator based in New York, said Tuesday it closed a $68.2 million funding…

News August 25
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Some marijuana shops looted in late May reopen after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars

More than two months after thieves broke into dozens of marijuana retailers nationwide during the George Floyd protests,…

News August 24
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Illinois governor appoints Danielle Perry as cannabis czar

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has chosen a new marijuana chief to oversee the state's industry.

News August 10
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Week in Review: Cannabis toll from lack of jobless stipends, rising Illinois MJ sales, Texas hemp firms sue state & more

It's been a little more than a week since the $600-per-week federal jobless benefits expired, and the toll…

News August 8
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