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Curio Wellness and Ascend team up to expand cannabis footprints

Cannabis multistate operators Curio Wellness and Ascend Wellness Holdings each are entering new states through a strategic manufacturing…

News August 13
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Verano spending $105M to buy cannabis licenses in 2 markets from Cannabist Co.

Chicago-based cannabis multistate operator Verano Holdings Corp. will pay $105 million to The Cannabist Co. to acquire the…

News July 29
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States struggle to implement effective environmental regulations for marijuana

The cannabis industry’s outsized impact on the environment - especially high energy and water use - increasingly is…

News July 25
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Half of eligible marijuana social equity retailers in Illinois at risk of losing licenses

Five years after establishing one of the first state-run social equity programs, only half of Illinois' eligible marijuana…

News July 18
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Illinois races to $1 billion in cannabis sales faster this year than in 2023

Total cannabis sales in Illinois surpassed $1 billion for the second consecutive year. But it happened faster this…

News July 11
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How cannabis-friendly are potential Biden successors?

Names floated as potential replacements for Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden have at least one thing in common:…

News July 9
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Marijuana MSO 4Front appoints co-founder Krane to board chair

Arizona-based 4Front Ventures, a vertically integrated, marijuana multistate operator, promoted current director Kris Krane to board chair.

News July 5
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What cannabis executives are looking for in an acquisition target

Cannabis acquisitions must add value to the buyer, but the buyer should also be able to add value…

News June 25
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Stiiizy makes bold hemp claim in lawsuit alleging excessive THC

Los Angeles-based vaporizer cartridge company Stiiizy is battling fraud accusations in federal court that accuse its hemp-derived business…

News June 11
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Illinois’ medical marijuana expansion, hemp regulations hit road block

Illinois lawmakers ended this legislative session Wednesday without addressing medical marijuana expansion or regulations for hemp products.

News May 30
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