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Canada destroyed 3.7 million pounds of unsold, unpackaged cannabis since 2018

Canadian operators destroyed millions of packages of unsold cannabis products and a record amount of unpackaged dried flower…

News January 8
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Retail operator files lawsuit challenging California marijuana excise taxes

One of California’s largest cannabis retail chains is challenging an emergency rule change that state tax collectors implemented…

News January 5
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Marijuana genetics trends to extend beyond high THC in 2024

THC potency - the higher, the better - is still the most important factor to consumers shopping for…

News January 5
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Heavy outside influence in Missouri cannabis micro licensing, report says

A new state-issued report on Missouri’s cannabis industry provides new insights regarding the application process, approvals and disqualifications…

News January 4
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DEA confirms it is reviewing marijuana rescheduling recommendation

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is currently "conducting its review" of an earlier recommendation that the agency reschedule…

News January 4
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New Mexico fines, revokes licenses of 2 cannabis operations

New Mexico regulators revoked the licenses of two cannabis facilities operating in close proximity and issued $1 million…

News January 4
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Oneida Indian Nation opens recreational marijuana sales in New York

The Oneida Indian Nation has launched recreational marijuana sales from its vertically integrated business in Verona, New York.

News January 4
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Largest cannabis MSOs lay out modest expansion plans for 2024

Several of the nation’s largest cannabis companies have already mapped out their retail expansion plans in 2024, a…

News January 4
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Auxly Cannabis inks tentative deal with lenders on credit facility

Auxly Cannabis Group has signed a nonbinding term sheet to amend the credit facility between a syndicate of…

News January 3
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Maine authorities charge 5 in illicit marijuana grow crackdowns

Maine is cracking down on unlicensed marijuana operators, charging five individuals in two separate investigations in the past…

News January 3
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