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Canadian firm gobbles up OR marijuana edibles maker in deal worth up to $11M

Canada-based C21 Investments continued its blistering U.S. acquisition pace, announcing Monday it is acquiring Oregon’s Grön Chocolate in…

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California cannabis icon Harborside to go public in Canada via CA$200M deal

Harborside announced Monday it will go public in Canada through a reverse takeover that will allow the iconic…

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Ontario scraps government monopoly, adopts private retail plan for adult-use cannabis market

Ontario's new retail framework for recreational cannabis will start with online-only sales when legalization takes effect Oct. 17,  with…

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Oregon marijuana firm Cura expands into Canada, eyes overseas growth

One of the biggest cannabis companies in the U.S. by revenue announced a partnership and supply deal with…

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Facebook making it harder to find marijuana businesses, regulators

Marijuana-related companies, regulators and trade groups around the globe recently stopped appearing in Facebook searches, becoming casualties of…

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US territory makes adult-use cannabis legalization breakthrough

The House of Representatives in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) - a U.S. commonwealth in the Pacific -…

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Canada’s marijuana giants advance coast-to-coast retail plans

Two of Canada’s largest cannabis companies – Aphria and Aurora – are working to establish networks of adult-use…

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Medical cannabis firm Vireo Health raises $16 million, plans to go public in Canada

Minneapolis-based Vireo Health raised $16 million ahead of its plans to take the company public in Canada. The…

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Marijuana firm GrowForce closes CA$38M raise ahead of public markets debut

Toronto-based GrowForce Holdings has closed a funding round of 38 million Canadian dollars ($29.1 million) as the firm…

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Italy looks to expand medical marijuana sales to all pharmacies, increase production

Italy signaled its intention to loosen the military’s grip on the cultivation of medical marijuana, significantly ramp up…

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