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Cannabis sector shows resiliency during short COVID-19 recession

The economic recession in the U.S. caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was deep but lasted only…

News July 20
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California cannabis companies will have to pivot, again, under new stay-at-home order

Facing the prospect of a new stay-at-home order, California marijuana businesses might have to scramble yet again to…

News December 5
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State treasurers group lobbies for marijuana banking in coronavirus bill

A coalition of state treasurers across the country are urging Congress to include cannabis banking reform in the…

News August 17
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Illinois urged to apply adult-use marijuana tax revenue to social equity

Illinois should use tax revenue from recreational marijuana sales to help social equity applicants who continue to accrue…

News August 6
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As federal $600 weekly jobless benefit expires, cannabis sales at risk

The U.S. government’s temporary lifeline to tens of millions of unemployed workers – $600 a week in extra…

News July 31
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Maine now hopes to start recreational marijuana sales by year-end

Maine’s potential $300 million a year recreational marijuana program now is expected to launch sales by the end…

News July 30
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Illinois recreational marijuana licensing delays lengthen

The next round of adult-use cannabis licensing in Illinois remains up in the air thanks to a delay…

News July 28
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Handful of cannabis-related firms received coronavirus stimulus money

Roughly a half-dozen companies with ties to the cannabis industry received $3.5 million to $8.7 million from the…

News July 8
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Cresco CEO: How marijuana firms can ‘slingshot’ out of recession, pandemic

If cannabis companies can survive this “giant curveball” and economic downtown, those businesses can “slingshot out of it”…

News June 29
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