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Connecticut’s $3 million fee for social equity cannabis grower permits raises obstacles – and eyebrows

Connecticut opened the window Thursday to social equity applicants seeking to build and operate cannabis cultivation facilities totaling…

News February 3
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Marijuana MSO Columbia Care closes $185 million notes offering

Marijuana multistate company Columbia Care closed a private placement of senior notes worth $185 million.

News February 3
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Investor seeks to oust most of cannabis company Hexo’s board

An activist shareholder of Canadian cannabis producer Hexo Corp. is pushing to replace the majority of the company's…

News February 3
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California credit union to reward cannabis clients with dividend

A California credit union made a splash with its cannabis clients by saying it will be splitting a…

News February 2
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Montana recreational marijuana sales exceed $12.8 million in first month

Sales in Montana's new adult-use marijuana market reached nearly $12.9 million in January, the first month of the…

News February 2
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NFTs: A scam – or a smart play for marijuana companies?

The NFT boom is coming for THC and CBD. Marijuana companies are rolling out nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to…

News February 2
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Opinion: What cannabis companies should consider before entering the metaverse

Despite the added layers of complexity, some cannabis companies have persisted to stake their claim in a new…

News February 2
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AZ judge dismisses marijuana social equity lawsuit, but plaintiffs vow to fight

A lawsuit that attempted to keep coveted social equity marijuana business licenses in Arizona out of the hands…

News February 1
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Legal marijuana has added CA$43.5B to Canada’s GDP, report says

Canada's regulated cannabis industry has contributed 43.5 billion Canadian dollars ($34.2 billion) to the country's gross domestic product…

News February 1
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California bill would make unlicensed cannabis cultivation a felony

One California lawmaker is hoping to recriminalize unlicensed cannabis cultivation with the introduction of a measure that would…

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