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Curio Wellness and Ascend team up to expand cannabis footprints

Cannabis multistate operators Curio Wellness and Ascend Wellness Holdings each are entering new states through a strategic manufacturing…

News August 13
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Cannabis recalls too slow to recover possibly contaminated product

Most marijuana recalls are issued too late to recover cannabis products potentially containing unhealthy levels of mold or…

News August 5
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Cannabis businesses incorporate reused materials into packaging

Large and small cannabis operators have been implementing more sustainable packaging initiatives such as recycled and reused materials.

News August 1
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Sustainable cannabis cultivation methods boost efficiency and the bottom line

With increased state regulations, applied science and the grow environment are just as important to cannabis cultivation as…

News July 31
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States struggle to implement effective environmental regulations for marijuana

The cannabis industry’s outsized impact on the environment - especially high energy and water use - increasingly is…

News July 25
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Latest Cookies lawsuit claims $2 million unpaid in Massachusetts marijuana deal

The companies behind most Cookies-branded marijuana outlets in the United States backed out of a $2 million deal…

News July 3
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Martha’s Vineyard marijuana retailer reopens after waterway deliveries OK’d

Adult-use and medical marijuana retailer Island Time in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, reopened for business Saturday after being closed…

News July 1
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Global marijuana expansion and M&A: Q&A with Curaleaf Chair Boris Jordan

Curaleaf Holdings co-founder and Executive Chair Boris Jordan discusses his company's evolution and what he believes is in…

News June 26
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Massachusetts watchdog urges receivership for Cannabis Commission

Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro asked state lawmakers to appoint a receiver to manage the Cannabis Control Commission.

News June 20
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Regulators OK transporting cannabis to Massachusetts islands by boat

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission issued an administrative order to allow deliveries of regulated marijuana to Martha’s Vineyard…

News June 14
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