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Cannabis platform Leafly goes public with $385M valuation via SPAC merger

Leafly, an online marijuana guide and cannabis news website based in Seattle, announced it will go public via…

News August 9
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Marijuana vape manufacturers, retailers in limbo over long-delayed mail ban

Months of delay on a U.S. ban on shipping vape components has marijuana and hemp operators wondering if…

News July 26
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Ayr to acquire Nevada marijuana grower, concentrates producer for $17M

Multistate marijuana operator Ayr Wellness said it is spending $17 million to acquire two Nevada cannabis businesses, Tahoe…

News July 19
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Marijuana industry scores $5 billion worth of legalization wins in 2021 via state legislators

2021 is shaping up to be a record year for legislative-driven recreational marijuana legalization - and cannabis industry…

News July 16
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Legal US cannabis sales could top $30 billion by 2022 thanks to continued growth, new markets

With new markets coming online and existing markets trending upward, legal cannabis sales in the U.S. are projected…

News July 14
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NY lawyers may work with adult-use marijuana industry, bar association says

Lawyers are free to take part in New York’s adult-use marijuana industry despite federal prohibition, according to a…

News July 12
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Saint Regis is first New York tribe to legalize recreational marijuana sales

A Native American tribe in New York state said it has legalized recreational marijuana and will "soon" begin…

News July 6
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Colorado rolls out new hemp testing, THC labeling rules

A slate of new Colorado requirements for hemp products taking effect Thursday could signal a new wave of…

News July 1
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Cannabis MSO Columbia Care raises $74.5 million in private placement

Multistate marijuana operator Columbia Care has closed a private payment of convertible notes to raise $74.5 million.

News June 29
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Marijuana firms, developers line up real estate ahead of New York’s adult-use sales

With adult-use cannabis newly legal in New York, entrepreneurs and developers on the prowl for real estate are…

News June 22
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