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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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Alabama medical cannabis launch blocked again

An Alabama judge this week halted the state’s latest efforts to issue medical cannabis licenses.

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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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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70% of medical marijuana products in Mississippi on ‘hold’ for retesting

A large batch of medical marijuana products in Mississippi have been placed on "administrative hold" as regulators continue…

News January 3
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Canadian marijuana retailer Trees Corp. enters creditor protection

Insolvent Canadian recreational marijuana retailer Trees Corp. has entered creditor protection, becoming the latest debt-laden cannabis company to…

News January 3
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Cannabis operators say they have little to show for track-and-trace investments

With 23 state contracts for cannabis track-and-trace software, Metrc dominates the space. But operators question the need for…

News January 3
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Marijuana fintech company POSaBit to move to TSXV, raises funds to pay debt

Marijuana payment technology company POSaBit Systems Corp. has applied to list its shares on the TSX Venture Exchange,…

News January 2
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