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MMJ company CannaKorp raises $5.7 million in 2016

CannaKorp, a Massachusetts company that’s been dubbed the “Keurig for marijuana,” said it raised $4.1 million in its…

News January 12
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Vireo gets nod to operate NY’s first medical cannabis delivery service

Regulators have given Vireo Health of New York the go-ahead to deliver medical marijuana to its patients, making…

News January 12
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New Market: California awaits regulations before unleashing huge industry

California’s recreational marijuana market has the potential to dwarf all others as long as workable statewide regulations are…

News January 12
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Maine lawmakers seek to delay launch of rec industry

Lawmakers in Maine have introduced a bill that would postpone the start of the state’s recreational marijuana industry. The…

News January 11
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Arkansas to award 32 medical marijuana dispensary licenses

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission will issue 32 licenses for medical cannabis dispensaries once the application process begins. The…

News January 11
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MedMen acquires troubled New York medical cannabis licensee

MedMen, a California-based marijuana management and consulting firm, has acquired Bloomfield Industries, a financially troubled New York cannabis business…

News January 11
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New career, MMJ-rec tensions and cannabis under Trump: Q&A with pioneer Becky DeKeuster

By Omar Sacirbey Becky DeKeuster went from being a Catholic high school teacher to a cannabis pioneer who…

News January 11
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AG pick Sessions ‘won’t commit to never enforcing’ US law on MMJ

The murky legal situation between the federal government and states that have approved cannabis in some form was…

News January 10
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Canadian medical cannabis biotech firm to get CA$4 million infusion

CannaRoyalty Corp., a marijuana-focused Canadian investment company, plans to pay 4 million in Canadian dollars ($3.03 million) for…

News January 10
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Oregon received nearly 2K rec marijuana applications last year

The agency that governs Oregon’s recreational marijuana industry was swamped with nearly 2,000 adult-use business license applications in…

News January 10
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