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Massachusetts recreational cannabis social equity-boosting measures fail

Efforts to increase social equity funding for adult-use marijuana applicants in Massachusetts and diversify the industry have stalled…

News July 29
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New Jersey marijuana companies invest in infrastructure build-outs ahead of recreational vote

Amid the ongoing expansion of New Jersey’s medical marijuana market as well as the anticipated victory of recreational…

News July 29
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Illinois recreational marijuana licensing delays lengthen

The next round of adult-use cannabis licensing in Illinois remains up in the air thanks to a delay…

News July 28
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Seven tips for cannabis companies to make the most of 2020 and beyond

Operating a business in the regulated cannabis industry in the United States has always been challenging, and 2020…

News July 28
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Cannabis edibles maker Medically Correct ends deal with Schwazze

Medically Correct, a longtime Denver-based marijuana edibles maker, announced it will not proceed with a proposed acquisition by…

News July 28
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Marijuana firm Clever Leaves inks definitive deal to list on Nasdaq

Clever Leaves International, a multinational cannabis company with its main operations in Colombia, announced it reached a definitive…

News July 28
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Chart: US cannabis employment could climb nearly 50% in 2020, surpassing computer programmers

The number of people working in the U.S. cannabis industry is expected to jump to 240,000-295,000 by the…

News July 28
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Green Thumb wins initial victory in Arkansas cannabis licensing dispute

Green Thumb Industries was awarded a temporary restraining order by an Arkansas judge in the company’s quest to…

News July 27
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Union to appeal after workers at MA marijuana store reject unionization

Cannabis workers at New England Treatment Access (NETA), a medical and recreational retailer in Brookline, Massachusetts, voted to…

News July 27
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Toronto cannabis firm RWB buys Platinum for up to $60M to enter California

Toronto-based multistate cannabis company Red White & Bloom Brands (RWB) announced it signed a binding letter of intent…

News July 27
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