Dutchie Raises $200M and Acquires Greenbits, Leaflogix
Wed / Mar 17th
Bend, Oregon-based cannabis technology company Dutchie announced it recently raised $200 million and has acquired Greenbits and Leaflogix for an undisclosed sum.
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Wed / Mar 17th
Bend, Oregon-based cannabis technology company Dutchie announced it recently raised $200 million and has acquired Greenbits and Leaflogix for an undisclosed sum.
Wed / Mar 17th
Portland, Maine is expecting dozens of new cannabis businesses to open up in the coming weeks, about five months after the launch of adult-use sales in the state.
Wed / Mar 17th
The Canadian cannabis producer Canopy Growth is laying off 75 employees and announced it will close its Denmark-based operations.
Tue / Mar 16th
California officials are awarding $15 million in grant funding to localities, much of which will be distributed as low- or no-interest loans or grants for cannabis equity applicants.
Fri / Mar 12th
British American Tobacco, one of the world’s largest tobacco companies, will buy a 20% stake in Canada’s Organigram for about $175.81 million.
Fri / Mar 12th
An Illinois proposal seeks to block former cannabis regulators and their family members from working and investing in the state’s licensed cannabis industry.
Thu / Mar 11th
Cannabis entrepreneurs and beer brewers have come together in Maine to release “THC Elixir,” a THC-infused, non-alcoholic version of Shipyard Brewing Co.’s Pumpkinhead beer.
Wed / Mar 10th
Verano Holdings in Chicago is facing a RICO lawsuit for allegedly having an employee illegally transport cannabis clippings from Illinois to Arkansas. The company has called the charges “totally false and absurd.”
Wed / Mar 10th
Curaleaf Holdings is set to acquire EMMAC Life Sciences Ltd., Europe’s largest vertically integrated cannabis company, for approximately $286 million.
Tue / Mar 9th
Alaska officials have filed misdemeanor charges against the owners of a licensed cannabis cultivator for allegedly using illegal pesticides.
Tue / Mar 9th
Recent FinCEN data suggests the number of financial institutions serving the cannabis industry has leveled off after a steady decline starting in November 2019.
Tue / Mar 9th
Mississippi’s medical cannabis industry is already bustling even as the State Supreme Court considers striking down the legalization initiative that was supported by 70 percent of voters.
Mon / Mar 8th
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra claimed in a recent court filing that the vast majority of California cannabis companies have no right to due process because they are still operating on provisional licenses.
Mon / Mar 8th
Oakland’s Purple Heart, the city’s longest-running cannabis dispensary, is still working towards reopening after the business was besieged by criminals amidst last year’s sweeping social justice protests.
Fri / Mar 5th
Nearly two-dozen towns and other jurisdictions in Vermont have approved adult-use cannabis retail operations in recent town meetings.
Fri / Mar 5th
Cannabis industry taxes and fees have generated about $11.6 million each for Michigan’s School Aid Fund and Transportation Fund.
Thu / Mar 4th
A recent survey of potential American home buyers found that just 46 percent of respondents would be willing to buy a house within one mile of a cannabis dispensary.
Wed / Mar 3rd
The Holyoke Community College Cannabis Education Center in Massachusetts is offering student scholarships for its core cannabis training program, which runs March 20-21.
Wed / Mar 3rd
Rhode Island regulators are seeking a 3rd-party lottery administrator to help select the winners for six new medical cannabis dispensary licenses.
Tue / Mar 2nd
A bill being considered in California would prohibit most employers from denying or terminating an employee due to a positive drug test for cannabis.
Tue / Mar 2nd
Seth Rogen said this week his cannabis company, Houseplant, is set for its U.S. launch this month. The products will be available in California through a Houseplant delivery service starting March 11 and in select dispensaries later in the month.
Mon / Mar 1st
A new report found that sales of cannabis products marketed for sleep have skyrocketed 635% since the start of the pandemic.
Mon / Mar 1st
Rowan University in New Jersey launched a cannabis institute to assist lawmakers, healthcare professionals, businesses, and more on cannabis and cannabis policy.
Fri / Feb 26th
IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said during a recent House subcommittee hearing that the agency would prefer if cannabis industry tax payments were not paid in cash.
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