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Aurora Cannabis announces bought deal financing, upsizes to $150 million

Aurora Cannabis entered a bought deal financing worth $125 million, then upsized that funding to $150 million.

News May 27
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Canadian cannabis sales rebound strongly in March to record CA$358.8M

Canadian sales of regulated recreational cannabis hit an all-time high of almost 358.8 million Canadian dollars ($279.6 million)…

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Ukraine war, supply-chain woes cause cannabis fertilizer shortage, increased costs

Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ongoing supply-chain issues are causing a global fertilizer shortfall, leading cannabis growers to…

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Arizona’s Item 9 Labs strikes $12.8M deal for Canada’s Sessions Cannabis

Item 9 Labs Corp., an Arizona-based company that invests in marijuana-related businesses, signed an agreement to acquire Wild…

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Canadian cannabis producers’ overdue excise taxes more than triple to CA$52M

Unpaid federal excise duty is piling up in Canada’s cannabis industry, with excise debt more than tripling to…

News May 25
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Registration is now open for MJBizCon 2022 in November

Registration for MJBizCon 2022 is now open, as the world’s largest cannabis business event prepares to welcome cannabis…

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Hundreds of cannabis store workers in Quebec go on strike

Upwards of 300 employees at approximately two dozen cannabis stores in Quebec went on strike over the weekend…

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Reliable and legal cannabinoid seeds in Europe: Q&A with Enecta’s Jacopo Paolini

Enecta co-founder and Chief Science Officer Jacopo Paolini discusses how his company developed a certified cannabinoid variety and…

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Has Canada reached cannabis retail saturation? Not yet, data firm says

Canada's cannabis industry has been sounding the alarm about oversaturation of retail stores, with the CEO of Sundial…

News May 24
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Samuel Adams brewer, Entourage Health to launch THC teas in Canada by July

Boston Beer Co. plans to launch nonalcoholic THC-infused teas in Canada by July and is tapping marijuana producer…

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