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High Tide to acquire Meta Growth, creating major Canadian cannabis retailer

Canadian marijuana retailer High Tide is acquiring competitor Meta Growth Corp., creating an entity touted as Canada’s largest…

News August 21
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Canadian recreational marijuana sales reach record CA$201 million in June

Canadian retail sales of adult-use cannabis crested yet again in June, increasing 7.9% over the record set in…

News August 21
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Scant minority ownership in Nevada’s cannabis industry, spurring calls for social equity reform

Minority ownership of cannabis businesses in Nevada is rare, and there are few signs that situation is likely…

News August 20
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Massachusetts cannabis company to dump $2.6 million worth of vape pens

Massachusetts-based marijuana business Temescal Wellness plans to destroy more than 40,000 vape cartridges, worth $2.6 million, that have…

News August 18
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General Counsel Miyashita supplants Leslie as CEO at marijuana firm Leafly

Online marijuana news site, dispensary finder and information resource Leafly appointed a new CEO to replace its current…

News August 18
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Chart: Adult-use cannabis sales remain steady even as unemployment bonus ends

Though the U.S. government’s temporary lifeline to tens of millions of unemployed workers expired, sales of recreational marijuana…

News August 18
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Colorado cannabis firms Schwazze, Medicine Man Denver part ways

Medicine Man Denver, a Colorado-based cultivator and retailer, and Schwazze, formerly Medicine Man Technologies, terminated their agreement, effective…

News August 17
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How to choose a tracking system: Scaling your cannabis company beyond compliance

Many states with legalized medical or recreational cannabis mandate license holders to report product movement using a chosen…

News August 17
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Battling insurers in the aftermath of lootings: Q&A with California cannabis executive Keith Stephenson

Keith Stephenson’s 14-year-old Oakland cannabis shop, Purple Heart Patient Center, was one of scores that were ransacked the…

News August 17
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Week in Review: Canopy CEO’s huge compensation, states’ strong cannabis sales, vaping’s popularity & more

The total compensation for the new CEO at Ontario, Canada-based Canopy Growth was an eye-popping $33.8 million (45…

News August 15
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