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Guide To Cannabis Legalization In New York

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New York is the 15th state to legalize recreational cannabis in the US. In the Empire State, recreational marijuana sales could balloon to $7...

New York Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

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After years of stalled attempts, New York State has legalized the use of recreational marijuana, enacting a robust program that will reinvest...

Mexico Set to Legalize Marijuana, Becoming World’s Largest Market

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Lawmakers in Mexico approved a bill Wednesday night to legalize recreational marijuana, a milestone for the country, which is in the throes of a...

Curaleaf Enters Europe Cannabis Market in $285 Million Deal

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Curaleaf Holdings Inc. agreed to buy Emmac Life Sciences Ltd. for about $285 million, giving the company entry into Europe’s rapidly growing...

U.S. Cannabis Sales Hit Record $17.5 Billion

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The coronavirus was good for some industries and ruinous for others. For cannabis, 2020 was a breakout year. Legal sales across the U.S.—15 states...

Chewing Gum Billionaire Beau Wrigley To Take Cannabis Company Public Through SPAC Deal

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William “Beau” Wrigley Jr. is taking his cannabis company Parallel public on a Canadian exchange by merging with a company backed by music...

Cannabis And National Decriminalization: The Story So Far

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Cannabis legalization or decriminalization (we'll get to the difference in a bit) is one of several issues set to test Democrats' slim majority in...

Former NBA Star Chris Webber Launches $100 Million Cannabis Fund

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Former NBA All-Star Chris Webber has teamed up cannabis investor Jason Wild, the founder of New York based investment firm JW Asset Management, to...

Brewing Buds: Big Beer corporations enter the cannabis industry

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The rising tide of legal cannabis commerce is finally attracting the attention of so-called “Big Beer” corporations, and with good reason. Over...

The Cannabis Water Report

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How much water does a cannabis operation use? It’s a straightforward question but getting at the answer isn’t. That would require data, and data...

Sales Of Cannabis Concentrates Shot Up More Than 40%

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Sales of marijuana concentrates shot up more than 40% last year and accounted for a larger share of the overall cannabis market, as consumers...

Jazz Pharmaceuticals in $7.2 billion deal for GW Pharmaceuticals

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals has agreed to acquire GW Pharmaceuticals, maker of the first drug derived from the cannabis plant to win approval in the...

10 Best Places To Start A Cannabis Business in the U.S.

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Starting a cannabis business in the US takes a lot of planning, effort, and patience. However, it’s doable if you choose the best US state for...

An Elusive Pathogen Is Damaging Cannabis Crops

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Over and over again, I meet cannabis growers who are not yet aware of a widespread disease that has been appearing more and more across the United...

New York Moves to Legalize Cannabis

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During Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address last week he released more details of his marijuana legalization proposal, including plans to...

Which Major Brand Will Be the Next to Invest in Cannabis?

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Marijuana reform at the U.S. federal level could soon be on the way, as it won't be long before Democrats are in control of the House, Senate, and...

UFC Ditch Marijuana Ban But Fighters Warned To ‘Temper Enthusiasm’

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UFC fighters are free to use marijuana without the risk of being hit with a ban after the United States Anti-Doping Agency changed their rules...

The Cannabis Industry's Biggest Wins of 2020

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2020 was a year unlike any other, and this goes for the cannabis industry as well. So how did cannabis fare last year? When the coronavirus hit...
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