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Charts showing retail sales versus spending on alcohol and cannabis products.

Cannabis companies anticipate added sales bump with new round of stimulus checks

Cannabis companies should expect a bump in sales from the newest round of federal stimulus payments.

News March 18
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Cannabis tech platform Dutchie raises $200M, acquires Greenbits, LeafLogix

Cannabis retail technology platform Dutchie has raised $200 million in a Series C funding round it says values…

News March 16
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A line chart showing how the peak cannabis shopping hours changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Marijuana consumers return to pre-pandemic shopping hours, favoring evenings versus the daytime

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted work, school and life schedules, it also caused marijuana buyers to change when…

News March 16
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SPAC to acquire four marijuana operations in $210 million deal

New York-based Greenrose Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, entered into definitive agreements to acquire four marijuana…

News March 15
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How to prepare outdoor marijuana and hemp fields for growing season

As outdoor marijuana or hemp growers ready to sow seeds or plant clones or seedlings in the coming…

News March 10
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Terra Tech acquires marijuana competitor Unrivaled in all-stock deal

California-based Terra Tech Corp. said Wednesday it finalized a deal to acquire another West Coast marijuana multistate operator,…

News March 3
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Charts showing the growth in recreational pre-roll sales in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington state.

Sales of cannabis pre-rolls up nearly 50% in 2020 despite pandemic

Marijuana pre-rolls are the second-fastest growing product category year-over-year despite conventional wisdom that the often-shared product would suffer…

News February 24
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Mainstream businesses are bracing for minimum-wage hike, but many cannabis firms already pay more

Half the states across the country have increased – or will raise – the minimum wage paid to…

News February 19
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Chart showing how Oregon's recreational cultivation is driven by two types of sales; processor and retailer.

Oregon marijuana firms enjoy booming market fueled by pandemic, consumers shunning illicit suppliers

Oregon recreational marijuana companies are enjoyable favorable economics not seen in years, with demand outpacing supply spurred by…

News February 17
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Strong demand drives up Oregon’s wholesale cannabis prices in 2020

Increased consumer demand for cannabis in Oregon helped push wholesale prices in the state out of a three-year…

News January 19
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