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Cresco Labs to sell marijuana facilities to REIT for $46.3M under leaseback deal

Chicago-based Cresco Labs will sell two cultivation and processing facilities in Illinois to Innovative Industrial Properties, a real…

News September 27
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Pennsylvania governor says he’s ready to legalize recreational cannabis

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is now in favor of legalizing marijuana for recreational use, which, if his efforts…

News September 26
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Chart: With rec sales on the horizon, Illinois’ medical cannabis program surging

Illinois’ medical marijuana program is experiencing its most significant and sustained period of growth yet, nearly three years…

News September 24
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Chicago mayor wants to prohibit rec cannabis stores downtown

Chicago’s mayor wants the city to ban recreational marijuana stores in the central business district, a move that…

News September 18
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Cresco Labs, Origin House near closing cannabis deal

Cresco Labs, the Chicago-based multistate marijuana operator, said its acquisition of Canada’s Origin House, a major MJ distributor…

News September 17
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Cresco Labs acquires marijuana company Tryke for $282.5 million

Chicago-based Cresco Labs said it is buying Tryke, a vertically integrated private cannabis company active in Nevada and…

News September 16
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Illinois providing safety training to adult-use cannabis sellers

Illinois officials authorized 26 businesses to provide health and safety training to recreational marijuana retailers, including existing medical…

News September 12
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Cannabis industry insiders brace for potential fallout as health officials report new vaping deaths, issue warnings

U.S. health officials were once again cautioning the public to refrain from using vaping products as related respiratory…

News September 7
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Deaths, illnesses related to vaping cannabis on the rise, health authorities say

Concerns over marijuana vaping-related illnesses continue to mount, as U.S. health officials on Friday again urged people to stop…

News September 6
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Week in Review: New L.A. cannabis retail permit round, MMJ license race hot in MO, IL restricts electricity/water use for MJ growers & more

Los Angeles opens the next marijuana licensing round for 100 retail permits, Missouri growers and dispensary licensee applicants face…

News September 6
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