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Importance of reliable payroll provider highlighted by vendor aversion to marijuana clients

A marijuana company’s payroll provider should focus on cannabis and not also serve mainstream businesses, MJ executives agree.

News September 21
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Aeroponic cannabis cultivation offers benefits, but high-tech method is rare

Aeroponic cannabis cultivation, combined with careful environmental controls, can accelerate crop growth.

News September 18
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Michigan businessman gets prison in sordid cannabis bribery case

A Michigan businessman has been sentenced to 28 months in federal prison for bribing a former head of…

News September 15
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Michigan marijuana store owner convicted of federal tax evasion

The former owner of a Michigan marijuana store could serve up to nine years in prison after he…

News September 13
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Workers at Ascend marijuana store in Michigan ratify Teamsters union contract

Budtenders and delivery drivers at an Ascend Wellness Holdings store in Michigan ratified a contract with the International…

News September 1
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Opinion: Don’t count on federal courts to rule on cannabis lawsuits

Parties to a cannabis dispute should not rush back into federal court, which has made clear that marijuana…

News August 25
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Michigan marijuana regulators take too long to process complaints, audit shows

Michigan's marijuana regulatory body is taking too long to crack down on businesses that have violated state regulations,…

News August 24
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Jason Wild details how TerrAscend became a TSX trailblazer for US marijuana

TerrAsend Corp.'s Jason Wild discusses how the cannabis multistate operator uplisted to the Toronto Stock Exchange.

News August 23
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Michigan marijuana retailers eclipse $276 million in record July sales

Michigan adult-use and medical marijuana retailers generated more than $276 million in sales in July, a monthly record,…

News August 14
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Judge tosses Michigan lawsuit because marijuana is federally illegal

A U.S. district judge dismissed a lawsuit against the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency not for any reason related…

News August 4
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