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Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education and Regulation

New marijuana group, including tobacco and alcohol firms, pushes for reform

The major stakeholders pushing Congress to enact sweeping federal marijuana reform just got bigger with the formation of…

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Aurora Cannabis puts mammoth 1.7 million-square-foot greenhouse on the sales block

Aurora Cannabis is looking to unload one of the largest and most expensive greenhouses ever built to grow…

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New Rhode Island governor pitches adult-use cannabis legalization plan

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants to legalize adult-use cannabis, proposing a program that would issue 25 retail…

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CWNevada’s receivership might offer blueprint to other financially strapped marijuana businesses

A once-significant player in Nevada's cannabis industry is in the final stages of liquidating more than $12 million…

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Marijuana SPAC Silver Spike II prices IPO to raise $250 million

Marijuana industry special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Silver Spike Acquisition Corp. II priced an initial public offering on…

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Hundreds in Arizona spend $25,000 each to enter cannabis license lottery

Nearly 400 hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs ponied up $25,000 apiece for a shot at an upcoming business license lottery,…

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Efforts to stall South Dakota medical marijuana program fizzle

A voter-approved medical marijuana program likely will be implemented in South Dakota as scheduled after efforts to stymie…

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Mexico’s lower house approves landmark cannabis legalization bill

Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill in general to lay the legal foundation for regulated marijuana and…

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British American Tobacco strikes deal with Canada’s Organigram, portending similar tie-ups with US cannabis firms

A subsidiary of cigarette maker British American Tobacco and Atlantic Canada-based cannabis producer Organigram signed a 220 million…

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Metrc outages in California ‘causing a lot of heartburn’ for marijuana companies

Problems with the state-contracted traceability system in California is causing cannabis companies to spend thousands of dollars in…

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