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Mendocino growers ask California to address county’s cannabis licensing

A trade association representing cannabis growers in California's Mendocino County has asked the state government for an "urgent…

News February 22
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Cannabis businesses make push to showcase Black-owned brands

Black-owned businesses in states including California, Massachusetts, Michigan and New York are trying to get minority-owned cannabis brands…

News February 22
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Cannabis firm Canopy raising $95 million in convertible debt offering

Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth Corp. entered into an agreement with an institutional investor for a convertible debt…

News February 21
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Canadian adult-use cannabis sales jump nearly 18% in 2022, hitting CA$4.5 billion

Canada's cannabis consumers spent 4.52 billion Canadian dollars ($3.35 billion) on regulated adult-use products in 2022, growing 17.9%…

News February 21
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Marijuana MSO MedMen evaluating sale of assets in three states

California-based marijuana multistate operator MedMen Enterprises has hired ATB Capital Markets to review and potentially help the company…

News February 21
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Arizona firm 1606 raises $20 million for hemp and CBD acquisitions

Phoenix-based hemp and CBD retail and distribution company 1606 Corp. raised up to $20 million through an equity…

News February 17
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Wisconsin gov reintroduces marijuana legalization in budget proposal

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat who was reelected last November, has again included marijuana legalization in his…

News February 16
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Ontario Cannabis Store plans to overhaul wholesale markups

The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) says it is reforming markups on wholesale marijuana at the expense of its own…

News February 16
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Canada’s federal cannabis fees ‘make industry unsustainable,’ group says

Canadian cannabis executives are pleading with the federal government to offer relief to the fee and excise regime…

News February 16
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Virginia adult-use marijuana launch in jeopardy as Republicans kill retail bill

Virginia’s planned Jan. 1, 2024, start date for legal adult-use marijuana sales is in question after a regulatory…

News February 15
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