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Work stoppage at Chicago-area Rise cannabis stores ends after 13 days

A 13-day strike at three Chicago-area Rise adult-use cannabis stores that began April 19 came to an end…

News May 2
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Maryland gov puts nearly $1.2M of Green Thumb marijuana stock in blind trust

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore owns almost $1.2 million worth of stock in Green Thumb Industries (GTI), according to…

News May 2
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Cannabis firm Entourage frets about future amid CA$123.1M annual loss

Canadian cannabis company Entourage Health Corp. reported a net loss of 123.1 million Canadian dollars ($90 million) for…

News May 2
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New Mexico’s adult-use marijuana sales bolstered by tourism, Texas residents

It's been a little more than a year since New Mexico launched adult-use marijuana, with sales topping $300…

News May 2
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Akerna sells cannabis software businesses for $5 million

Akerna Corp. is selling its cannabis software platforms for $5 million in cash to a business called MJ…

News May 1
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Failure to launch: What happened to Canada’s ‘cannabis strategy table?’

A proposed cannabis “strategy table” appears to be stuck in bureaucratic and political gridlock in Canada’s capital, more…

News May 1
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Missouri to issue 48 marijuana microbusiness licenses in October

Missouri plans to license an initial round of 48 cannabis microbusinesses, to be awarded via a lottery in…

News April 28
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Organigram takes Canadian government to court over cannabis lozenge dispute

Canadian marijuana operator Organigram Holdings is asking a federal court to quash a Health Canada decision that the…

News April 28
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Trulieve set to open Georgia’s first medical marijuana dispensary

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. plans to open the first medical marijuana dispensary in Georgia on Friday.

News April 27
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Twitter further eases US cannabis advertising rules, adds new markets

Twitter is further loosening its limits on cannabis industry advertising, letting vetted, state-legal businesses show packaged marijuana products…

News April 27
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