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Cannabis companies anticipate added sales bump with new round of stimulus checks

Cannabis companies should expect a bump in sales from the newest round of federal stimulus payments.

News March 18
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Missouri revokes licenses of overdue medical cannabis operators

Missouri medical cannabis regulators are revoking the licenses of some businesses that haven’t met their one-year cutoffs to…

News March 17
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How a year of COVID-19 forced positive change for cannabis retailers

Despite challenges such as rapid regulatory change, shifting public-health demands and economic uncertainty, cannabis retailers say the first…

News March 17
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Cannabis tech platform Dutchie raises $200M, acquires Greenbits, LeafLogix

Cannabis retail technology platform Dutchie has raised $200 million in a Series C funding round it says values…

News March 16
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California marijuana delivery company Eaze to enter Michigan market

Eaze, a California-headquartered marijuana delivery giant, said Friday it will be entering the Michigan marijuana market. According to…

News March 16
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Marijuana consumers return to pre-pandemic shopping hours, favoring evenings versus the daytime

As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted work, school and life schedules, it also caused marijuana buyers to change when…

News March 16
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Unserved CO areas getting recreational marijuana stores after election

Regulated recreational marijuana stores are coming to untapped Colorado markets after pro-marijuana ballot wins last November. Voters in…

News March 15
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Arizona adult-use cannabis sales hit $2.9 million during initial 10 days

Adult-use cannabis sales in Arizona reached $2.9 million in the first 10 days that sales were permitted, according…

News March 15
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SPAC to acquire four marijuana operations in $210 million deal

New York-based Greenrose Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, entered into definitive agreements to acquire four marijuana…

News March 15
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Maine’s largest city about to open recreational cannabis license floodgates

Maine’s biggest city, Portland, could soon be awash in recreational cannabis retailers after a slow implementation process. SeaWeed…

News March 15
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