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Rhode Island marijuana cultivators beg for more retail to combat oversupply

Burdened with more cannabis than can be sold, adult-use marijuana cultivators in Rhode Island are begging state officials…

News June 8
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Art-focused retailer sprouts in a central California cannabis desert

Being one of a small number of stores in a cannabis desert might seem like an easy proposition:…

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CO seeks higher marijuana licensing fees to bridge enforcement shortfall

The executive director of Colorado’s Department of Revenue wants marijuana businesses in the state to pay higher licensing…

News June 7
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Red White & Bloom to acquire distressed Canadian cannabis operator Aleafia

Marijuana multistate operator Red White & Bloom Brands plans to acquire financially troubled Canadian cannabis operator Aleafia Health…

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Kansas City Royals sign pro baseball’s second CBD sponsorship deal

Pure Spectrum CBD signed a sponsorship deal with the Kansas City Royals, the second such deal for a…

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Connecticut repeals marijuana investor tax credit, permits new tax deductions

Connecticut is repealing a program that provided a tax credit to marijuana industry angel investors while changing its…

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Critics question whether Biden-signed marijuana research law has ‘any value’

Six months after President Joe Biden signed marijuana research into law, a growing chorus of critics note that…

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Cannabis retailer Fire & Flower granted creditor protection after ‘significant net losses’

Fire & Flower Holdings and its cannabis subsidiaries have received an initial order for creditor protection from a…

News June 6
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Maryland offers funds to help medical marijuana operators move into adult use

Maryland is offering grants and loans to help existing medical marijuana companies move into the state's impending adult-use…

News June 6
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Canada’s unsold cannabis inventory balloons to 1.5 billion grams

Business failures and consolidation failed to stop Canada's stockpile of unsold cannabis from reaching a new high in…

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