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How Virginia can fix its regulated marijuana market

Virginia’s adult-use marijuana market was once full of potential. But the program has instead been derailed by politics…

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Cannabis MSO Green Thumb Industries refinances via $150 million credit facility

Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries plans to use the proceeds and existing cash to retire its $225 million senior…

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NJ governor signs bill to remove intoxicating hemp from stores

Products containing intoxicating levels of hemp-derived THC must be removed from store shelves in New Jersey – for…

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Planet 13 buys Las Vegas cannabis store and assets for $6.9 million

Planet 13 Holdings on Wednesday announced its subsidiary would acquire Exhale Dispensary in Las Vegas and related assets…

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California marijuana official fired after blowing whistle on lab fraud, lawsuit says

The former deputy director in charge of overseeing cannabis testing labs in California claimed in a lawsuit she…

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Psilocybin among contaminants found in intoxicating Delaware hemp products

Secret shoppers in Delaware purchased potentially dangerous — and illegal — hemp-derived products containing contaminants and even psilocybin.

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Regulated New York cannabis sales on pace to exceed $450 million in 2024

Regulators issued another 123 marijuana business licenses as a statewide crackdown on illicit operators boosts retail sales.

News September 11
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Mammoth Distribution acquires marijuana company Papa & Barkley

Mammoth Distribution on Wednesday announced it had finalized the acquisition of Papa & Barkley, an established California marijuana…

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Ohio retailers sell more than $50 million in recreational cannabis in first month

Ohio’s recreational marijuana sales topped $50 million in the first month adult-use cannabis products were available.

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Longtime marijuana advocacy groups absent from 2024 ballot in FL, ND

The marijuana industry is funding and running the adult-use cannabis legalization campaigns this year without help from legacy…

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