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Aurora Cannabis CEO Miguel Martin

Aurora appoints new CEO, signals revenue decline, massive write-downs

Aurora Cannabis has promoted Miguel Martin to CEO, while warning investors to expect declining quarterly revenue and write-downs…

News September 8
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Tips for getting the most out of cannabis industry virtual events

In the coronavirus era, both mainstream and cannabis companies have been forced to move planned in-person events to…

News September 6
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Week in Review: US House sets marijuana legalization vote, new Massachusetts rules, MedMen woes & more

The MORE Act, which would deschedule cannabis and thereby legalize it federally in the U.S., is scheduled to…

News September 5
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Quebec cannabis stores post quarterly profit as sales grow

Quebec’s monopoly cannabis retailer Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) has posted a net profit of 9.7 million Canadian…

News September 4
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Red tape hampers Peru’s medical cannabis market, but new products expected soon

Medical marijuana companies seeking to serve patients in Peru have been stymied by government red tape, but that…

News September 4
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Canopy confirms layoffs at Niagara-on-the-Lake cannabis facility

Cannabis producer Canopy Growth has implemented more layoffs, this time at its operation in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the company…

News September 3
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German group rejects CBD narcotic classification, wants sales only via prescription

An association of pharmacies dispensing medical cannabis in Germany spurned the idea that CBD ought to be considered…

News September 3
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Aurora Cannabis faces lawsuit over sublingual-strip licensing agreement

Aurora Cannabis is being taken to court by CTT Pharma, a Canadian developer of drug-delivery technologies that alleges…

News September 3
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4% of Canadian cannabis licensees Indigenous-affiliated, with systemic barriers ‘baked into system’

Just over a dozen Indigenous-affiliated cannabis companies have wound their way through Health Canada’s marijuana licensing process in…

News September 3
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Acquisition by cannabis tech platform Akerna spurs layoffs, leadership split

Denver-based Akerna, a marijuana compliance software company, parted ways with John Prentice, the founder of Canadian firm Ample…

News September 2
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