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Walmart pulls plug on all e-cigarette sales as vaping crisis roils marijuana industry

Walmart said Friday that it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam’s Clubs following…

News September 20
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FDA discloses criminal probe into vaping health crisis, putting added scrutiny on cannabis industry

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a criminal investigation into the vaping health crisis, bringing…

News September 19
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Capitalizing on marijuana markets with limited rivals: Q&A with Tilt Holdings interim CEO Mark Scatterday

Cannabis cultivation companies with a foothold in “constrained” markets – those with relatively few licenses such as Massachusetts…

News September 19
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Longtime Bay Area cannabis trade school sues former CFO

The oldest marijuana-focused university in the country, Oakland-based Oaksterdam University,  filed a lawsuit against its former chief financial…

News September 18
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California cannabis testing lab raises $22.6 million for expansion

California-based testing lab Cannalysis raised $22.6 million that will fund its expansion in the state as well as…

News September 18
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Chicago mayor wants to prohibit rec cannabis stores downtown

Chicago’s mayor wants the city to ban recreational marijuana stores in the central business district, a move that…

News September 18
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Nevada regulators investigate marijuana lab testing facilities

Nevada regulators launched an investigation into cannabis testing labs after tainted marijuana batches triggered two health advisories. The…

News September 18
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How state cannabis regulatory agencies across the US have responded to the vaping health crisis

State regulators overseeing the legal marijuana industry are adopting a wait-and-see stance as the industry determines what exactly…

News September 18
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California governor issues executive order on vaping, says it’s an e-cigarette and marijuana problem

In the wake of a nationwide epidemic of illnesses associated with vaping, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday…

News September 16
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Weedmaps unlikely to receive fines for illicit cannabis firms’ ads – but vaping illnesses could lead to action, experts say

For legal marijuana businesses frustrated by ads for hundreds of unlicensed MJ retailers on Weedmaps, relief may not…

News September 16
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