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AG Barr shows openness to federal law protecting state-legal cannabis programs & more of the week’s top MJ news (SLIDESHOW)

The U.S. attorney general could be warming to the idea of a federal law that protects state-legal marijuana…

News April 12
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Kline to serve as National Cannabis Industry Association director of public policy

The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) hired a new director of public policy to lead efforts by the…

News April 11
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Marijuana packaging firm KushCo: Higher Q2 2019 revenue, but increased losses

KushCo Holdings, a California-based cannabis packaging group, reported revenue of $35.2 million for its fiscal second quarter ended…

News April 11
SAFE Banking Act

Cannabis banking bill reintroduced in US Senate

A bipartisan group of more than 20 U.S. senators on Thursday reintroduced the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking…

News April 11
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PA regulators allege Harvest Health misrepresented its state marijuana holdings

Pennsylvania regulators are threatening to take away the medical marijuana dispensary licenses of Arizona-based Harvest Health & Recreation…

News April 11
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Illinois OKs Cresco Labs’ plan to open three more medical cannabis dispensaries

Chicago-based Cresco Labs, a multistate cannabis company, received regulatory approval to acquire a trio of medical marijuana dispensary…

News April 11
Trulieve

Marijuana firm Trulieve posts massive Q4 net income and revenue gains

Trulieve Cannabis Corp. posted massive fourth-quarter revenue for 2018 and net income gains fueled by the multistate operator’s…

News April 11
Viridian Capital Advisors

Weekly Deal Watch: Busiest week of the year for publicly traded cannabis M&A

With 11 deals closed, last week was the busiest so far this year for M&A deals involving publicly…

News April 11
Oregon recreational marijuana
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Oregon lawmakers reject plan to restrict recreational cannabis supply

The Oregon Senate shot down a plan to limit the state’s supply of legal, adult-use marijuana, which would…

News April 10
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MI House panel OKs bill to close unlicensed medical marijuana dispensaries

Some Michigan lawmakers want to close unlicensed medical cannabis dispensaries once and for all and are pushing legislation…

News April 10
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