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Akerna sells cannabis software businesses for $5 million

Akerna Corp. is selling its cannabis software platforms for $5 million in cash to a business called MJ…

News May 1
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Cannabis vaporizer makers score ‘definitive’ victory in patent dispute

The U.S. International Trade Commission "ruled definitively" in favor of dozens of vaporizer companies that were accused of…

News April 25
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Dutchie admits ‘failures’ on 4/20, promises payout to marijuana retailers

A “series of cascading failures” was responsible for Dutchie’s e-commerce platform outage that impacted marijuana retailers on 4/20,…

News April 24
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Cannabis sales software provider Dutchie goes down nationwide on 4/20

Technology platform Dutchie, which provides point-of-sale hardware for cannabis retailers across the United States, reported interruptions and outages…

News April 20
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POSaBit won’t match higher bid for Akerna’s marijuana software business

Akerna Corp. backed out of an agreement to sell its marijuana software businesses for $4 million to POSaBit…

News April 7
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Paychex ceasing direct deposits, other services to cannabis firms

U.S. cannabis operators are scrambling to find a new payroll provider after receiving a memo from Paychex advising…

News March 31
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Cannabis vape hardware firm Greentank raises $16.5 million

Vape hardware manufacturer Greentank Technologies closed a Series B financing round worth $16.5 million with an unspecified "strategic…

News March 31
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Marijuana financier Safe Harbor resolves $64.7 million debt

Colorado-based marijuana finance company SHF Holdings, which does business as Safe Harbor Financial, agreed to settle its $64.7…

News March 30
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Marijuana lender Sweet Leaf Madison Capital closes $100 million debt facility

Marijuana industry finance company Sweet Leaf Madison Capital closed a $100 million debt facility, which could be increased…

News March 30
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Marijuana tech firm Leafly pivots from news journalism to consumer content

Seattle-based cannabis e-commerce site Leafly Holdings is pivoting away from reporting on the marijuana industry and will instead…

News March 28
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