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LeafLink acquires Dama Financial’s cannabis banking division

New York-based LeafLink has acquired the assets of Dama Financial's banking division as the cannabis wholesale technology platform…

News July 25
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States struggle to implement effective environmental regulations for marijuana

The cannabis industry’s outsized impact on the environment - especially high energy and water use - increasingly is…

News July 25
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Raucous cannabis store grand opening has Cookies franchisee in trouble

New Mexico regulators fined the legal entity behind a Cookies-branded cannabis store in Albuquerque $350,000 for five violations…

News July 24
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California State Fair pairs cannabis consumption with retail

For the past few weeks, dozens of award-winning cannabis brands and retailer Embarc have been selling marijuana products…

News July 24
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Marijuana rescheduling proposal generates nearly 43,000 comments

The Biden administration’s proposal to reclassify marijuana elicited nearly 43,000 public comments before a Monday night deadline, and…

News July 23
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Delaware medical marijuana businesses get OK to convert to adult use

Existing medical marijuana businesses in Delaware will be allowed to convert to adult-use sales under a bill signed…

News July 22
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Tilray branch receives medical cannabis grow license under Germany’s new law

Aphria RX, the Neumünster, Germany-based subsidiary of Tilray Brands, said Monday it received a medical marijuana cultivation license…

News July 22
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Cost efficiency in marijuana cultivation: Q&A with veteran grower Justin Sheffield

Veteran cultivator Justin Sheffield discusses lessons he learned growing outdoor hemp by the acre and marijuana by the…

News July 22
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Judge: New York City’s crackdown on illicit cannabis operators can proceed

New York City’s crackdown on unlicensed cannabis sellers can continue, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled.

News July 19
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Congress might be the quickest path to rescheduling marijuana

Thanks to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Loper v. Bright, rescheduling marijuana will take far longer than it…

News July 19
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