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Webcast: What’s in store for marijuana investors in 2019?

Cannabis investments continue to break records in 2019, but is it a trend that can keep pace in…

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Congress extends state-legal medical cannabis programs’ protections timing

Key protections for state-legal medical marijuana programs are included in the spending bill passed by the U.S. Congress…

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Cannabis firms offer stock options, poach job candidates: Q&A with recruiter Karson Humiston

When Karson Humiston founded the Denver-based cannabis recruitment agency Vangst in 2015, she'd call prospective candidates herself. Today,…

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Cutting energy use can help keep marijuana cultivation costs in line

Cultivators hoping to keep production costs down should consider one crucial component shaping their bottom line: energy consumption.

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Medical marijuana sales in Pennsylvania exceed $132M in first year

Pennsylvania’s medical cannabis businesses made at least 600,000 transactions during the program’s first year and their sales totaled…

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UPS sues California cannabis delivery companies for infringing on trademark

United Parcel Service sued a group of California-based marijuana delivery businesses for federal trademark infringement, deceptive advertising and…

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Wisconsin gov to propose legalizing medical marijuana in first budget

New Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said Monday his first budget will include proposals to legalize medical cannabis and align…

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NJ edges closer to legalizing recreational cannabis after breakthrough on taxing

New Jersey is poised to legalize adult-use marijuana within weeks, after Gov. Phil Murphy and state legislative leaders…

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Judge sentences thief who caused $150K in damages at Alaska marijuana business

A burglar who nearly put a cannabis cultivation facility in Anchorage, Alaska, out of business received a maximum…

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Ascent Industries wholesaler Sweet Cannabis may lose Nevada license

Sweet Cannabis, the Las Vegas wholesaler for Vancouver, British Columbia-based Ascent Industries Corp., may face closure after allegedly…

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