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Connecticut to start taking adult-use marijuana applications next month

Connecticut marijuana regulators will begin accepting adult-use social equity cultivation and retailer license applications on Feb. 3, with…

News January 5
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Cannabis MSO MariMed to acquire Kind Therapeutics of Maryland for $20 million

Cannabis company MariMed announced a $20 million deal to acquire Kind Therapeutics, a vertically integrated medical marijuana business…

News January 5
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What cannabis companies should know about using mailers as a marketing tool

Kentucky-based Cornbread Hemp has included mailers in its marketing strategy for at least two years. But a recent…

News January 5
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Despite expected sales decline, Scotts Miracle-Gro expands cannabis holdings

Scotts Miracle-Gro said that first-quarter sales of its Hawthorne Gardening Co. hydroponic business are expected to decline about…

News January 4
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Marijuana industry lender AFC Gamma common stock offering seeks to raise $61.5M

Marijuana industry real estate financier AFC Gamma launched an underwritten public offering of 3 million shares of common…

News January 4
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Aurora sends its largest ever medical cannabis shipment to Israel, worth CA$10 million

Edmonton, Alberta-based Aurora Cannabis sent its largest ever shipment of medical marijuana to the fast-expanding Israeli market, the…

News January 4
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Virginia governor-elect Youngkin lukewarm about recreational marijuana

Virginia’s newly elected Republican governor says he isn’t opposed or looking to overturn recreational marijuana legalization, but “I…

News January 4
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MJBiz acquired by Emerald X for $120 million-plus

MJBiz has been acquired by Emerald X, a wholly owned subsidiary of Emerald Holding, a New York-based business-to-business…

News January 4
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Organigram ups investment in cannabinoid firm Hyasynth by CA$2.5 million

Canadian cannabis producer Organigram increased its investment in cannabinoid biosynthesis company Hyasynth Biologicals, the companies announced.

News January 3
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Oklahoma forges ahead with adult-use marijuana initiative despite legal fight

The effort to put adult-use marijuana on this fall's ballot in Oklahoma is moving ahead despite a legal…

News January 3
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