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US marijuana firm Vireo Health launches on Canadian exchange
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Cannabis, hemp and CBD company mCig expands into California marijuana market
Jacksonville, Florida-based mCig announced it’s getting into the California marijuana market, with the acquisition of a 2.5-acre property in California City, north of Los Angeles. The diversified cannabis company will set up a…
Florida ends ban on smokable cannabis, opening door to tens of millions in new sales
Published 19 hours ago | By Jeff Smith Florida’s dozen or so active medical marijuana businesses are expected to see tens of millions of dollars in additional sales by this summer – thanks to a new law that repeals a controversial ban on…
Provincial Preview: Newfoundland’s cannabis entrepreneurs temper expectations
(This is the eighth installment in a series looking at the marijuana markets in each of Canada’s provinces and territories. Other installments: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.)…
About 20 workers form Ontario’s first marijuana industry union
Nearly two dozen Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) employees agreed to unionize under the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) banner, making them the first union members in Ontario’s fast-growing marijuana industry. The unionized…
Lessons learned in Colorado can benefit all aspiring recreational marijuana entrepreneurs
Published 4 hours ago | By Bart Schaneman (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the March issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Marijuana executives in Colorado – both plant-touching and ancillary – have learned enough…
Ancillary marijuana companies hit by declining economies pivot to emerging MJ markets
Tumbling wholesale cannabis prices in some markets are devastating plant-touching operators and generating negative fallout for ancillary companies that provide services and products to those businesses. In order for supplementary companies…
Chart of the Week: California marijuana business licenses expiring at a rapid clip
California’s cannabis industry is facing a licensing quandary, which state legislation likely will address, but the situation could still prove problematic for businesses that want to comply with the law instead of joining the illicit…
Five reasons why lighting giant Osram’s acquisition of Fluence is a big deal for cannabis
One of the marijuana industry’s largest lighting suppliers, Fluence Bioengineering, is about to go global, and marijuana industry watchers are taking note. The deal signals increased interest from international businesses and investors in…
Cultivators use living soil to grow healthy cannabis without pesticides, fungicides
Published 2 hours ago | By Bart Schaneman (This is an abridged version of a story that appears in the March issue of Marijuana Business Magazine.) Marijuana cultivators who hope to graduate beyond premixed fertilizers and bagged dirt are…