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As more marijuana firms go public, feds urge SPACs to beef up disclosures

U.S. securities regulators are urging special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, to strengthen disclosures related to potential conflicts…

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Rhode Island gets 45 applications for medical cannabis dispensary licenses

Rhode Island's medical marijuana program received 45 applications for a lottery to operate six new dispensaries in the…

News December 24
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Cannabis firm Canopy Growth sues GW Pharma, claiming patent infringement

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. is suing Britain's GW Pharmaceuticals in U.S. federal court, alleging that GW…

News December 23
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Cannabis workers in Pennsylvania ratify UFCW union contract

Employees at Pennsylvania cannabis company CannTech voted to ratify a union contract with the United Food and Commercial…

News December 23
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Cannabis firms Canopy Growth, Canopy Rivers split; Rivers looks to US

Canopy Growth Corp.'s partly owned strategic investment subsidiary, Canopy Rivers, is selling some of its assets to the…

News December 22
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Missouri judge throws out challenge to marijuana cultivation license limits

A Missouri judge on Monday ruled to keep the state's medical cannabis licensing regulations in place, dismissing a…

News December 22
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Cannabis banking reform excluded from $900 billion coronavirus relief package

Cannabis banking reform will have to wait. Such reform isn’t included in the 5,593-page, $900 billion coronavirus relief…

News December 21
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Maine medical marijuana operator sues over MMJ residency requirement

Maine’s leading medical marijuana operator is challenging the state’s MMJ residency requirement, seven months after suing and getting…

News December 21
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Canadian cannabis sales pick up pace to CA$270 million in October

Canadian adult-use marijuana sales reached 270 million Canadian dollars ($211.7 million) in October as the pace of monthly…

News December 18
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Oregon cannabis regulators ban additives first seen in vaping crisis, require more disclosure

A recall of cannabis vape products in Oregon is shedding light on additional non-cannabis additives that have potential…

News December 18
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