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Michigan renames state marijuana regulatory agency, folds in hemp

Michigan's state marijuana regulatory agency is getting a new name and adding hemp to its purview.

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Cannabis MSO MedMen loses chief revenue officer

The chief revenue officer has resigned at California-based cannabis multistate operator MedMen, a little more than a year…

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California localities detail plans to spend $100 million to fix marijuana licensing logjam

California’s Department of Cannabis Control has started to disperse $100 million to 17 municipalities and counties to help them…

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Study: Banking action rose in first adult-use cannabis states after legalization

Banking activity increased measurably in the first four states that legalized adult-use cannabis, according to a new white…

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Marijuana operator Harborside closes first tranche of $77.3M debt financing

Oakland, California-based vertically integrated marijuana firm Harborside closed the first tranche of a $77.3 million debt financing deal.

News February 11
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VA adult-use marijuana implementation uncertain given partisan gridlock

Bills introduced in the Republican-controlled Virginia House of Representatives to implement the state's recreational marijuana market now appear…

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Cannabis REIT closes on $40 million sale-leaseback in New Jersey

Innovative Industrial Properties (IIP) acquired a marijuana property in New Jersey from Ascend Wellness for $35.4 million and…

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New PAC founded to unseat marijuana prohibitionists in Congress

A new political group has been formed with the express intent of ousting members of Congress who don't…

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Power company clarifies stance on supplying MS medical cannabis growers

Medical cannabis growers in northern Mississippi might still be able to receive power from a major wholesale energy…

News February 11
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NFL’s changing perception of marijuana sharing center stage with Super Bowl

Marijuana has become part of the hype and hoopla running up to Sunday's Super Bowl. But it’s not…

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