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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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Goodness Growth seeks $860 million from Verano in failed marijuana acquisition

Marijuana multistate operator Goodness Growth is seeking $860.9 million in damages from Verano Holdings Corp., alleging breach of…

News May 29
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Marijuana industry labor relations are reaching a crossroads

Marijuana operators and mainstream companies have one thing in common - an uneasy and often adversarial relationship with…

News May 13
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Illinois issues 35 conditional social equity adult-use marijuana licenses

Illinois has issued 35 more conditional adult-use retail licenses to social equity applicants.

News May 6
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Teamsters unionize another Cresco marijuana store in Illinois

Teamsters Local 777 has unionized employees at another Sunnyside marijuana store in Illinois.

News May 3
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MedMen receiver sets date to meet with creditors after cannabis MSO’s bankruptcy filing

Creditors of cannabis operator MedMen Enterprises will meet in a few weeks as investors seek repayment for hundreds…

News April 30
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Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation employees in Massachusetts ditch union

Employees at a Cresco Labs cannabis cultivation facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, voted to de-unionize earlier this month.

News April 23
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Illinois lawmakers, marijuana trade group push to ban intoxicating hemp products

Illinois lawmakers and a trade group representing state licensed marijuana companies are calling for a ban on intoxicating…

News April 19
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Marijuana operators aim to mitigate 4/20 online outages this year

As the marijuana industry gears up for the biggest sales day of the year, retailers, point-of-sale (POS) and…

News April 18
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Chicago Atlantic lends $20 million to Nova Farms cannabis operator

Cannabis industry lender Chicago Atlantic issued a $20 million loan to Massachusetts-based multistate operator Nova Farms.

News April 10
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