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Facebook to allow cannabis searches ahead of Canada’s adult-use legalization

Social media giant Facebook will stop blocking marijuana-related searches, including those for legitimate businesses with the word “cannabis”…

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Canadian regulator wants cannabis companies to disclose US border risk

Canada’s securities watchdog is warning the country’s publicly traded marijuana companies to improve their disclosure practices – including…

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MJ Freeway and MTech Acquisition plan merger, Nasdaq listing

MJ Freeway and MTech Acquisition are merging, with plans to launch a new holding company set to list…

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Walmart explores selling CBD in Canada

The world’s largest retailer, Walmart, is considering selling CBD products in Canada, a development that comes just days…

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Canadian marijuana cultivator Flower One buys Nevada MJ firm for $27 million

Canadian marijuana cultivator Flower One Holdings agreed to purchase a Nevada cannabis cultivation business for $27 million, expanding the Toronto-based…

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MedMen inks blockbuster $682 million stock deal to acquire medical cannabis firm PharmaCann

MedMen Enterprises has agreed to acquire multistate medical marijuana company PharmaCann in an all-stock deal valued at $682…

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CBD manufacturer Mile High Labs closes $35 million Series A funding round

Loveland, Colorado-based Mile High Labs – a manufacturer of CBD crude oil, distillate and isolate – closed a…

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The curious approach Attorney General Sessions and President Trump have taken toward cannabis

In November 2016, the U.S. marijuana industry was aflutter over both the election of President Donald Trump and…

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California pursues stopgap plan to issue provisional cannabis licenses

California regulators are moving ahead with a second round of nonpermanent licensing to allow marijuana companies to continue…

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Alaska plans changes to how it taxes marijuana in response to industry concerns

Alaska is revising how it taxes cannabis to address concerns raised by local MJ industry executives, a move…

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