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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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Chart: Most California municipalities ban commercial cannabis activity

Two-thirds of California municipalities prohibit marijuana businesses from setting up shop, underscoring the hurdles MJ entrepreneurs face in…

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Canadian marijuana grower Village Farms approved for Nasdaq listing

Village Farms International, a Canadian greenhouse grower with a 50% stake in British Columbia-based cannabis firm Pure Sunfarms…

News February 15
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Missouri gets 400-plus applications for medical cannabis business permits

Business interest in Missouri’s medical marijuana program remains strong, with the state receiving more than 400 applications for…

News February 15
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Report: US-based multistate marijuana operators poised to deploy big money in 2019

U.S.-based cannabis multistate operators (MSOs) – both public and private – have hit the ground running in 2019…

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First medical cannabis crop in Louisiana passes lab tests

The initial crop of legal medical marijuana in Louisiana has made it through the first round of laboratory…

News February 15
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Alaska marijuana business owners to gain access to financial services

A nonprofit credit union in Alaska, Anchorage-based Credit Union 1, is set to begin offering financial services to cannabis companies…

News February 15
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Cannabis business news you may have missed for the week ending Feb. 15 (SLIDESHOW)

U.S. Congressional hearing on marijuana banking boosts industry’s hopes for reform, California’s governor announces that National Guard troops…

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