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Stock-based compensation drives up MassRoots’ red ink to $44M in 2017

Turmoil-plagued marijuana tech company MassRoots suffered a $44.3 million loss in 2017, a large portion of which can…

News April 18
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How marijuana business owners, organized labor can live in peace

Cannabis business owners increasingly must confront a workplace reality that mainstream companies have faced for generations: organized labor.…

News April 18
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Scotts to buy hydroponic distributor for $450M, boosting cannabis reach

Scotts Miracle-Gro said it agreed to buy the nation’s largest hydroponic distributor for $450 million, a deal that will…

News April 17
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Week in Review: Maine’s rec cannabis progress, John Boehner’s reversal & tech giant’s MJ interest

Maine moves a step closer to rolling out recreational marijuana, former U.S. House Speaker John Boehner does an…

News April 13
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Expanding after launch: Q&A with Van der Pop’s April Pride

April Pride originally wanted to sell “beautiful products” for storing and sharing marijuana. She launched her Seattle-based company,…

News April 12
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Tech giant Hewlett-Packard teams with cannabis software firm Flowhub

Technology giant Hewlett-Packard is partnering with a marijuana compliance software company, becoming the latest mainstream company to dip…

News April 11
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Cannex buys US marijuana firm Jetty Extracts for up to $30 million

Vancouver, Canada-based Cannex agreed to purchase California infused products company Jetty Extracts in a deal worth up to…

News April 11
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Kush Bottles acquires cannabis extraction supply company

One of the larger ancillary U.S. cannabis companies announced Tuesday that it just got even bigger. California-based Kush…

News April 11
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Senators take aim at homegrown cannabis in Canadian legalization bill

Conservative senators are taking issue with a provision of Canada’s marijuana legalization bill that allows recreational cannabis to be…

News April 10
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High Times acquires cannabis news site

Hoping to expand its online presence, High Times magazine has acquired a 3-year-old marijuana news website. The iconic…

News April 5
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