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Marijuana real estate merger creates firm worth $435 million in assets, cash

Chicago-based NewLake Capital Partners and GreenAcreage Real Estate, a real estate investment trust (REIT) in New York have…

News March 18
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Marijuana tech platform I Heart Jane suffers slowdown, affecting retailers

Marijuana e-commerce platform I Heart Jane suffered a slowdown on Wednesday that impacted an unknown number of recreational…

News March 18
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California’s provisional marijuana licensing crisis resurfaces, possibly disrupting thousands of MJ companies

For the third time in less than four years, California lawmakers are revisiting the state’s marijuana licensing program,…

News March 18
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Cannabis companies anticipate added sales bump with new round of stimulus checks

Cannabis companies should expect a bump in sales from the newest round of federal stimulus payments.

News March 18
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How a year of COVID-19 forced positive change for cannabis retailers

Despite challenges such as rapid regulatory change, shifting public-health demands and economic uncertainty, cannabis retailers say the first…

News March 17
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California awards $15 million more in cannabis social equity grants

California is handing out $15 million in grant money to 10 cities and counties that have adopted social equity…

News March 16
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Cannabis tech platform Dutchie raises $200M, acquires Greenbits, LeafLogix

Cannabis retail technology platform Dutchie has raised $200 million in a Series C funding round it says values…

News March 16
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California marijuana delivery company Eaze to enter Michigan market

Eaze, a California-headquartered marijuana delivery giant, said Friday it will be entering the Michigan marijuana market. According to…

News March 16
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How ‘essential’ transformed the US cannabis industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic

During the tumultuous weeks and months of the past year, a nine-letter word emerged as a game changer…

News March 15
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Michigan to spend $20 million from cannabis tax revenue on MMJ research

Michigan is allocating $20 million of its recreational marijuana tax revenue this year toward cannabis-related medical research. The…

News March 12
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