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POSaBit acquires Hypur’s marijuana e-commerce assets for up to $7.5 million

POSaBit Systems Corp. acquired marijuana e-commerce and compliance software assets from Hypur for as much as $7.5 million…

News April 3
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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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Marijuana tech firm Leafly lays off 40 workers as annual revenue rises 10%

Marijuana e-commerce platform Leafly Holdings this week laid off another 40 employees, or 21% of its workforce, a…

News March 17
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Bids stall to restrict high-THC products in Washington state

Efforts to cap the potency of cannabis products in Washington state and limit high-potency THC to the medical…

News March 3
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Alleaves, Leafly ink partnership to expand marijuana product offerings

Alleaves, which acquired cannabis software provider BioTrack last week, announced a deal with Seattle-based marijuana commerce platform Leafly…

News February 22
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Opinion: Native American cannabis businesses spread across United States

Native American tribes throughout the United States are investing in cannabis.

News February 17
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Judge sides with Washington state over cannabis residency requirement

A U.S. judge ruled that Washington state's residency requirement for cannabis company owners and investors is constitutional.

News February 9
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Trade agency rules in favor of cannabis vaporizer companies in patent suit

The International Trade Commission ruled in an initial determination that dozens of North American cannabis vaporizer companies did…

News February 2
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Cannabis companies seeking real estate face limited choices and premium prices

Experienced cannabis entrepreneurs know that ancillary companies such as construction and banking providers often charge marijuana businesses more…

News February 1
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Marijuana M&A: Distressed, smaller and failed deals expected in 2023

Are blockbuster, billion-dollar marijuana mergers and acquisitions behind us? Possibly, say insiders. But they also predict 2023 will…

News January 23
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