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Cannabis MSO Green Thumb Industries raises $56 million in US share sale

Chicago-based multistate cannabis operator Green Thumb Industries raised roughly $56 million from selling shares in the United States.…

News February 23
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Genetic editing offers marijuana and hemp companies a way to improve plant strains

The development of new genetic-editing technology offers cannabis companies a cost-effective way to make specific changes to marijuana…

News February 23
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Virginia OKs smokable flower in move that could spur medical marijuana sales

Virginia lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow smokable marijuana flower sales later this year, a reform that…

News February 22
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Wrigley chewing gum heir to take cannabis MSO Parallel public via $1.9 billion deal

Chewing gum heir William “Beau” Wrigley Jr., the CEO of Atlanta-based Parallel, struck a mammoth deal with an…

News February 22
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Ex-Eaze CEO pleads guilty in $100 million cannabis payment scheme

The former CEO of California cannabis delivery platform Eaze pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit…

News February 22
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Attorney general nominee Garland signals friendlier marijuana stance

The U.S. marijuana industry will likely have a friendlier attorney general if President Joe Biden’s pick, Merrick Garland,…

News February 22
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New Jersey recreational marijuana implementation law signed, setting stage for $1 billion market

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday finally signed a law to implement a projected $1 billion recreational…

News February 22
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Canadian cannabis retailer Fire & Flower strikes US licensing deal

Major Canadian cannabis retailer Fire & Flower Holdings is making moves into the United States, licensing its brand…

News February 22
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A tale of two cannabis social equity programs: Los Angeles and Oakland

Social equity programs are a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S. cannabis industry, with the aim of getting…

News February 22
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A marijuana SPAC can expedite going public, but research on the partner is key

When Jessica Billingsley announced in October 2018 that she was taking Denver-based cannabis technology company MJ Freeway public…

News February 21
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