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Retired NFL star Calvin Johnson gets initial OK for MI medical cannabis permit

Calvin Johnson, a former standout receiver with the Detroit Lions, has received preliminary approval for a Michigan medical…

News February 21
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Want to expand your cannabis firm’s reach? Try age-specific advertising, marketing

Millennials might be a marijuana business' bread and butter, but more and more adults who are middle-aged or…

News February 21
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Seed-to-sale problem halts recreational sales at Boston-area marijuana store

A Boston-area marijuana store had to temporarily stop selling adult-use cannabis flower because of an issue with Massachusetts' seed-to-sale…

News February 20
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Vertically integrated cannabis firm Ascend Wellness raises $55 million for expansion

Boston-based Ascend Wellness Holdings (AWH), a multistate vertically integrated marijuana operator, secured $55 million in funding to aid expansion…

News February 20
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Maine chooses Metrc for cannabis seed-to-sale tracking

Maine officials said the state signed a three-year, $150,000 contract with Florida-based Franwell to use its Metrc system…

News February 20
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Florida to challenge court ruling that would up medical cannabis dispensary caps

Florida regulators intend to challenge a state court ruling that would eliminate the limit on the number of…

News February 19
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Medical marijuana sales in Pennsylvania exceed $132M in first year

Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis businesses made at least 600,000 transactions during the program’s first year and their sales totaled…

News February 18
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Alaska marijuana business owners to gain access to financial services

A nonprofit credit union in Alaska, Anchorage-based Credit Union 1, is set to begin offering financial services to cannabis companies…

News February 15
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Cannabis business news you may have missed for the week ending Feb. 15 (SLIDESHOW)

U.S. Congressional hearing on marijuana banking boosts industry’s hopes for reform, California’s governor announces that National Guard troops…

News February 15
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City of Sonora to sue California over statewide marijuana delivery policy

The city of Sonora, in central California, plans to file suit against the state Bureau of Cannabis Control…

News February 14
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