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Cannabis firms in M&A hunt look beyond Canada for growth

Canadian medical cannabis companies are increasingly looking internationally for acquisitions to tap growth while consolidation in the country’s…

News January 22
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US Virgin Islands enacts medical cannabis law, opens tourism avenues

U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has given a new medical marijuana law his stamp of approval,…

News January 21
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Steady growth in medical marijuana demand taxes Brazil’s import structure

The medical cannabis structure that requires patients in Brazil to get individual authorizations to import their MMJ products…

News January 18
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Medicine Man agrees to acquire cannabis research firm MedPharm

Medicine Man Technologies, a Denver-based consulting, intellectual property (IP) licensing and products company for the cannabis industry, announced…

News January 16
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Canadian marijuana companies raised landmark CA$12 billion in 2018

Marijuana firms in Canada raised a record 11.96 billion Canadian dollars ($9 billion) last year as they prepared…

News January 11
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‘Investors smell opportunity’: Bermuda courts cannabis industry

Bermuda is lifting a regulatory ban on marijuana investment funds, a move that could grow the pool of…

News January 4
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Slideshow: 2018 International Cannabis Business Year in Review

Cannabis continued to make headlines around the globe in 2018, from the historic legalization of recreational use in…

News December 28
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Uruguayan government announces new application process for recreational cannabis cultivation

Four years after Uruguay became the first nation in the world to legalize recreational cannabis, officials announced that…

News December 7
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Key UN summit could lead to international rescheduling of cannabis

A crucial milestone for the global industry could be achieved this week, as the World Health Organization (WHO)…

News December 6
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Aphria fallout: 5 takeaways on the report that sent this cannabis stock plunging

The blows to Aphria's stock continued Wednesday as the Canadian cannabis giant's share price tumbled in the wake…

News December 6
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