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Cannabis business takeaways for week ending Feb. 1 (SLIDESHOW)

Washington state regulators contemplate allowing small marijuana farmers to sell to consumers directly, co-owners of Sweet Leaf make…

News February 1
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Molson Coors CBD-beverage partner Hexo closes CA$57.6 million share offering

Hexo Corp., a licensed producer of cannabis based in Quebec, Canada, raised 57.6 million Canadian dollars ($43.7 million) Wednesday when…

News January 30
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What cannabis shortage? Canada has ‘sufficient supply,’ Ottawa says

Canada’s federal government says the country has more than enough legal cannabis to meet demand even as some…

News January 30
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California lawmakers propose cannabis tax cuts to curb the state’s black market

In an effort to jump-start California’s sluggish legal marijuana marketplace, a group of Democratic state lawmakers proposed a…

News January 28
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Massachusetts hits $24M in adult-use marijuana sales as state issues 100th license

Recreational marijuana shops in Massachusetts have racked up nearly $24 million in sales since the initial ones opened…

News January 28
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Owners of Colorado marijuana retailer Sweet Leaf sentenced to prison in landmark case

The three owners of the shuttered Sweet Leaf dispensary chain and cannabis grower in Colorado were each sentenced…

News January 25
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Marijuana firm Caliva closes $75 million funding with assist from NFL great Joe Montana

Caliva, a vertically integrated cannabis company based in California, closed its first round of funding, snagging $75 million…

News January 24
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British Columbia, Ontario at bottom of per-person legal cannabis sales

Provinces with more physical cannabis stores saw significantly higher per-person sales in the six weeks after Canada’s legalization…

News January 23
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Puerto Rico medical marijuana companies now without banking option

Puerto Rico’s medical marijuana companies have lost their only banking solution, forcing them to conduct business in cash.…

News January 21
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Arkansas’ medical marijuana cultivation sites are all under construction

All five of Arkansas’ state-approved medical cannabis grower sites are being built out, a development that should come…

News January 21
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