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Former executive with cannabis MSO Verano is charged with insider trading

Federal prosecutors have indicted a former executive with cannabis multistate operator Verano Holdings Corp. on a charge of…

News January 22
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Marijuana doesn’t enjoy free-trade protections, New York judge rules

A federal judge has rejected the latest effort by out-of-state applicants to stop New York state from licensing…

News February 5
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Connecticut sets Jan. 10 launch for recreational cannabis sales

Seven retailers in Connecticut will ring up the first recreational cannabis sales in the state sometime after 10…

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Illinois licenses first social equity adult-use marijuana retailers

Illinois regulators issued the state’s first social equity adult-use marijuana retail license to an ownership group comprised of…

News November 11
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Canadian government hosting cannabis industry diversity forums

The Canadian government is hosting two public forums this month to learn how it can support existing and…

News January 12
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Equity in cannabis: Q&A with Sumayyah Emeh-Edu, Canopy’s VP of diversity and inclusion

Sumayyah Emeh-Edu, the new vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth…

News June 15
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Investors target distressed cannabis companies for new opportunities

Could it be a win-win deal? An increasing number of investors - including mainstream investment banks new to…

News March 5
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Weekly Deal Watch: Equity raises high as overall cannabis capital surges

In total, $289.8 million was raised through equity deals, just two weeks after the second-highest week of the…

News May 16
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Weekly Deal Watch: Lower volume but larger raises dominate marijuana capital

The number of cannabis capital raises may be slightly down so far in 2019 over the previous year,…

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