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Cannabis firm Jushi secures $100 million funding with 9.5% interest rate

Multistate cannabis operator Jushi Holdings Inc. secured a $100 million credit facility with a 9.5% annual interest rate…

News October 21
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After two-year wait, New Jersey issues 14 more medical cannabis permits

New Jersey regulators awarded 14 new medical cannabis business licenses in advance of next year's likely adult-use market…

News October 15
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US senators ask Justice Department to deschedule marijuana

U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren last week sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland…

News October 11
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AFC Gamma expands Justice Cannabis loan to $75 million

Marijuana industry finance company AFC Gamma significantly boosted a loan to Chicago-based Justice Cannabis Co., increasing it from…

News October 4
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Challenges abound in New Jersey’s hot cannabis real estate market

Cannabis businesses entering New Jersey are facing a sizzling market for retail and industrial cannabis real estate ahead…

News September 27
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NJ to miss deadline to start adult-use marijuana applications, report says

New Jersey regulators reportedly won’t make Saturday’s statutory deadline to begin accepting adult-use marijuana business license applications for…

News September 20
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Completion of Acreage’s NJ marijuana grow delayed by hurricane damage

Acreage Holdings’ under-construction cultivation facility in Sewell, New Jersey, suffered “extensive damage” from Hurricane Ida, the New York-based…

News September 8
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Maryland marijuana operator rebrands, starts franchise program

Maryland-based marijuana operator Curio Wellness rebranded its retail business under the entity Far & Dotter and started taking…

News August 30
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More than 70% of New Jersey towns ban adult-use marijuana sales

The number of New Jersey communities opting out of the adult-use marijuana industry has increased dramatically in recent…

News August 23
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New Jersey’s initial adult-use marijuana rules give edge to small businesses

New Jersey regulators took a key step Wednesday toward developing a billion-dollar recreational marijuana market, announcing an initial…

News August 19
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