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Judge rejects petition to pause California ban on intoxicating hemp products

A California judge has temporarily upheld a wide-ranging. statewide ban on nearly all consumer hemp products containing THC.

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California cannabis brand West Coast Cure voluntarily recalls several products

West Coast Cure, one of the largest California cannabis brands engulfed in a monthslong pesticide scandal, has voluntarily…

News October 9
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Commercial landlords soften stance on renting to cannabis businesses

Cannabis companies that once struggled to find space to conduct cultivation, manufacturing and retail operations are benefiting from…

News October 9
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Delaware inundated with adult-use cannabis business license applications

Delaware received more than 1,260 applications for adult-use cannabis business licenses, including 800 for 30 retail operations.

News October 8
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Marijuana businesses seek alternatives to debt financing in slow capital market

Cannect Wellness raised $7 million in its second equity funding round; capital raises have been slow due to…

News October 8
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Report details upside of New York’s adult-use cannabis market

New York regulators have issued a wide-ranging report on the state’s cannabis industry, which is finally showing signs…

News October 4
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Trulieve suit alleges deceptive advertising in adult-use marijuana opposition

Trulieve Cannabis Corp., Florida’s largest medical marijuana retail chain, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the state’s Republican…

News October 3
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Michigan marijuana sales boom fueled by low flower prices

Marijuana flower prices have nosedived in Michigan since the start of adult-use sales, and many attribute the dip…

News October 3
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Congressman introduces bill that would increase THC percentage in hemp

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, has introduced a bill in Congress that would raise the THC…

News October 2
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Georgia hemp community responds to hurricane, new regulations

The Georgia hemp industry was tasked with the dual challenge of navigating a hurricane and new regulations governing…

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