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Climate change will affect where and how cannabis is grown

Cannabis growers are confronting the same issue that threatens to upend the wine industry and other agricultural-based businesses…

News June 9
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Cannabis retailers increasingly discounting their products

U.S. and Canadian marijuana retailers are discounting their products more and more, forgoing billions of dollars in revenue…

News June 8
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Safe Harbor makes first cannabis loan beyond Colorado’s borders

Marijuana industry finance company Safe Harbor Financial is lending beyond its home state of Colorado, handing a $5…

News June 7
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Opinion: How cannabis retailers can improve woefully inadequate consumer education

We can’t educate people about cannabis nearly as fast as new consumers will come into the marketplace, and…

News June 6
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Strategies for growing cannabis across different state markets

Companies that cultivate cannabis in multiple states must use different strategies depending on a market's maturity, the climate…

News June 2
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Marijuana multistate operators see sluggish revenue, losses in first quarter

Most of the largest U.S. marijuana multistate operators experienced revenue declines in the first quarter of 2022 versus…

News June 1
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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…

News May 26
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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…

News May 23
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Massachusetts House votes in favor of reforming cannabis social equity

Lawmakers in the Massachusetts House joined their Senate counterparts in approving legislation to promote greater diversity in the…

News May 19
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Actor Sacha Baron Cohen drops lawsuit over ‘Borat’ marijuana billboard

Actor Sacha Baron Cohen dropped a lawsuit against Massachusetts marijuana cultivator and retailer Solar Therapeutics, which featured his…

News May 18
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