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Verano spending $105M to buy cannabis licenses in 2 markets from Cannabist Co.

Chicago-based cannabis multistate operator Verano Holdings Corp. will pay $105 million to The Cannabist Co. to acquire the…

News July 29
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LeafLink acquires Dama Financial’s cannabis banking division

New York-based LeafLink has acquired the assets of Dama Financial's banking division as the cannabis wholesale technology platform…

News July 25
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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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Judge: New York City’s crackdown on illicit cannabis operators can proceed

New York City’s crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sellers can continue, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled.

News July 19
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New York touts legal marijuana sales spike as new licenses issued

New York state’s ongoing quest to squash the illicit market and rescue its failed adult-use cannabis launch continued…

News July 11
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Cannabis tech provider Lucid Green raises $1.4 million for expansion

Lucid Green, a cannabis supply-chain service provider based in New York, said it has raised $1.4 million to…

News July 11
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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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Execs of marijuana MSO Good Day Farm raising $65 million in equity offering

Some executives and financial backers of marijuana multistate operator Good Day Farm are affiliated with an Arkansas company…

News June 24
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Marijuana MSO The Cannabist Co. exiting Florida in corporate restructuring

The Cannabist Co. on Monday announced a restructuring plan expected to save the marijuana multistate operator $10 million…

News June 17
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Unlicensed marijuana stores file lawsuit against New York City

A group of unlicensed dispensary operators in New York filed a class action lawsuit against the city, claiming…

News June 14
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