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CWNevada’s receivership might offer blueprint to other financially strapped marijuana businesses

A once-significant player in Nevada's cannabis industry is in the final stages of liquidating more than $12 million…

News March 12
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Hundreds in Arizona spend $25,000 each to enter cannabis license lottery

Nearly 400 hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs ponied up $25,000 apiece for a shot at an upcoming business license lottery,…

News March 11
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Metrc outages in California ‘causing a lot of heartburn’ for marijuana companies

Problems with the state-contracted traceability system in California is causing cannabis companies to spend thousands of dollars in…

News March 11
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Oklahoma’s medical cannabis dispensary licenses decline for the first time

Retail licenses for Oklahoma’s medical cannabis program declined 8% in 2020, the first contraction for the open-license market…

News March 9
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Alaska cannabis grower, retailer face criminal charges in pesticide case

Alaska officials are pressing a criminal case against two associated cannabis businesses that are accused of falsifying business…

News March 8
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Ontario Cannabis Store CEO: More stores needed in underserved markets

The chief executive of the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) said growing regulated recreational marijuana sales in Canada’s most-populous…

News March 8
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Marijuana union organizing surging amid pandemic, uptick in labor peace requirements

Union organizing in the marijuana industry has been on the upswing in the past year amid the coronavirus…

News March 5
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Schwazze completes acquisition of 13 Colorado cannabis stores

Schwazze, a Denver-based vertically integrated cannabis operator, said it has acquired the five remaining Star Buds retail outlets…

News March 4
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Las Vegas cannabis retailers get OK to offer drive-thru service

Las Vegas offers drive-thrus for alcohol, gambling, weddings and peep shows, and now the tourist mecca is allowing…

News March 4
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Customer loyalty programs offer clear benefits for cannabis stores

Loyalty programs, long a staple of consumer marketing strategies, have found a place among regulated cannabis retailers in…

News March 4
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