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Virginia lawmakers advance 2 marijuana bills in divided Legislature

Legislators in Virginia advanced two marijuana bills that would establish adult-use sales in 2024 and allow licensed businesses…

News January 31
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Cannabis retailer High Tide sees sales double, inks deal with Germany’s Sanity

Calgary, Alberta-based High Tide lost 52.5 million Canadian dollars ($38 million) in its quarter ended Oct. 31, driven…

News January 31
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Massachusetts adult-use marijuana sales top $4 billion since launch

Marijuana retailers in Massachusetts have eclipsed $4 billion in sales since the state launched adult-use retail in November…

News January 30
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Marijuana MSO Ascend spends $19M to acquire Maryland dispensaries, property

New York-based marijuana multistate operator Ascend Wellness announced an agreement to acquire the Maryland assets of Devi Holdings…

News January 30
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New year brings new laws, rules for cannabis businesses nationwide

With the start of a new year, cannabis companies across the country are tweaking their business models to…

News January 30
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Tech firm Akerna sells software business, exits marijuana industry to join crypto venture

Akerna Corp., the parent company of pioneering cannabis technology company MJ Freeway, said Friday it's exiting the marijuana…

News January 27
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Ayr Wellness backs off from $55 million cannabis retail acquisition in Chicago

Multistate operator Ayr Wellness said it has canceled its acquisition of Chicago cannabis retail operator Dispensary 33, citing…

News January 27
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Georgia OKs low-THC medical cannabis rules; sales could begin this year

Legal medical cannabis sales in Georgia could begin before the end of the year after state regulators signed…

News January 26
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Medical marijuana sales kick off in Mississippi

Mississippi’s medical marijuana program launched Wednesday with at least three dispensaries selling product.

News January 26
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‘Several’ companies targeted in cannabis edibles crackdown, Health Canada says

Canada's top health regulator said it is cracking down on "several" cannabis companies it alleges are selling “erroneously”…

News January 26
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