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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”…

News October 11
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Navigating the marijuana sector: Q&A with Chris Hagedorn, GM of Scotts Miracle-Gro unit Hawthorne Gardening

Chris Hagedorn, general manager of Hawthorne Gardening, talks about how its parent company, Scotts Miracle-Gro, became interested in…

News October 10
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Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis investor demand shifts from Canada to US

Canadian investors are turning their attention to the U.S., as multistate operators continue to build their infrastructure.

News October 10

Canadian cannabis companies bullish on US market, boosting cross-border acquisitions and deals

As marijuana companies across Canada brace for the historic rollout of the country’s recreational program next week, some…

News October 9
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Exclusive: Report finds Washington state rushed into launching marijuana tracking system, fixes needed

An independent report commissioned by Washington marijuana regulators found the state and MJ Freeway were forced to rush…

News October 5
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IHeartMedia to invest up to $10 million in marijuana publisher High Times

The nation's largest radio broadcaster, IHeartMedia, has agreed to invest up to $10 million in the publisher of…

News October 4

Weekly Deal Watch: Marijuana companies target international expansion, low-cost production

This weekly series from Marijuana Business Daily and Viridian Capital Advisors provides the latest data on cannabis investment…

News October 3
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Marijuana publication High Times buys Dope Magazine for $11.2 million

California-based cannabis culture publication High Times has acquired Dope Media, the Seattle-based publisher of Dope Magazine, for $11.2…

News September 26
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Cannabis company Leafly removes CEO over company management ‘concerns’

Leafly, the popular online marijuana strain and dispensary guide for consumers, removed Chris Jeffery as CEO less than a year…

News September 26
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Build it and they will come? Cannabis entrepreneurs wager big bucks on social consumption venues

Applicants for marijuana social consumption licenses across the United States are betting that consumers will want to patronize a…

News September 18
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