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The secret to winning cannabis M&A is infrastructure, not scale

Cannabis M&A activity is heating up, but the operators and investors who will benefit in the long term are thinking like healthcare providers, not retailers.

March 27
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Virginia marijuana social equity advocates call to delay adult-use sales launch

Virginia cannabis social-equity advocates are calling for the governor to delay the launch of adult-use cannabis sales so that small businesses stand a chance of competing with MSOs.

News March 26
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Missouri cracks down on hemp THC retailers ahead of federal ban

Stores must immediately halt sales of intoxicating hemp products because of concerns over mislabeled and potentially unsafe merchandise.

March 26
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Georgia poised to add more cannabis permits under MMJ expansion

Eliminating a THC cap on medical cannabis products and allowing patients to vaporize medicine could encourage more Georgians to enroll in the state MMJ program - and thus allow more…

March 25
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Cannabis MSO PharmaCann closes another cultivation facility

Both facilities are slated to close on May 20. In Pennsylvania, 60 people will lose their jobs; in Colorado, 132 workers will be displaced.

News March 25
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Debt dominates cannabis capital raises as equity deals dry up

The cannabis industry has transitioned to a more commoditized market characterized by price declines and minimal organic growth.

News March 25
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Scathing audit for Alabama medical marijuana authority on eve of market launch

Alabama’s beleaguered Medical Cannabis Commission failed to follow state procedure and open-meetings laws, overpaid an outside law firm by $204,000 and didn’t maintain records properly, a recent state audit found.…

News March 24
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Mass layoffs as cannabis MSO PharmaCann exits Colorado market

The closure of the cannabis company's cultivation operation comes as Colorado’s marijuana industry is seeing declining wholesale prices.

News March 24
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Rhode Island weighs fewer cannabis licenses to avoid market crash

Nearly four years after the state legalized adult-use marijuana, the original plan to issue 24 new retail licenses is up in the air.

News March 23
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