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Dec 18
Marijuana MSO Vireo Growth secures $75 million funding, acquires 4 companies

Marijuana multistate operator Vireo Growth has received $75 million in equity financing and acquired four single-state operators as well as a delivery and analytics platform. Marijuana MSO Vireo Growth secures $75 million funding, acquires 4 companies is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Dec 18
Weedmaps shares surge after cannabis company proposes going private

The share price of Weedmaps’ parent, WM Technology, popped Wednesday morning after its co-founders submitted a proposal to take the California company private. Weedmaps shares surge after cannabis company proposes going private is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Dec 18
Germany’s adult-use cannabis pilot programs could benefit foreign operators

Companies and scientific institutions could sell adult-use products under new legislation that allows these groups to seek licenses for cannabis pilot programs. Germany’s adult-use cannabis pilot programs could benefit foreign operators is a post from: MJBizDaily: Financial, Legal & Cannabusiness news for cannabis entrepreneurs

Dec 18
Karma Koala Podcast 214: Corey Tobin – Cannabis Insurance In The USA & Beyond . More Coverage Than You’d Initially Imagine & Fittingly For Insurance Those Who Took The Risk Early By Engaging With The Industry Starting To Reap The Rewards

  A great conversation with Corey about the growth of insurance cover for cannabis businesses, plant touching and non plant touching, throughout the US. Similar to finance it has been the state operators who have taken on the mantle and generally those at the independent and SME end of the scale. Insurers who understand local […]

Dec 18
Louisville Public Media Article: “Out-of-state companies score again, land nearly all (33) Kentucky cannabis dispensary licenses”

The great cannabis license robbery continues apace, state by state…… Only one business to win a medical marijuana license in Kentucky’s first dispensary lottery was made up of only Kentucky residents. Just as most of the businesses that won 26 medical marijuana cultivator and processor licenses in Kentucky’s first lottery in October were formed by out-of-state […]

Dec 18
Cann Dev Update Their New Jersey Opt In Opt Out Map

A day of maps – Still a lot more out than in Play with the map at https://www.cann.dev/retail-markets/new-jersey/ Here’s their detail on what’s happeing by city and county New Jersey

Dec 18
Article – Deep Dive : MN OCM Abandons Pre-Approval: What It Means and What Happens Next

Pre-Roll published By Blunt Strategies Consultancy MN – published the following 17 December 2024, it’s got plenty of detail if you want to dive into it. These guys publish a paid sub newsletter – details at the link https://preroll.bluntstrategies.com/subscribe?utm_medium=email&utm_source=post&utm_content=153027432&utm_campaign=email-checkout&next=https%3A%2F%2Fpreroll.bluntstrategies.com%2Fp%2Fwhere-does-mn-cannabis-licensing&r=8pibv The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced last week that it is abandoning the social equity license preapproval […]

Dec 18
West Virginia Supreme Court: Medical cannabis use not guaranteed for probationers despite Cannabis Act protections

West Virginia News reports.. The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld that probationers cannot use medical marijuana if it violates federal law or court-imposed probation conditions. Judges have broad discretion to impose reasonable probation conditions, including prohibiting otherwise lawful medical cannabis use. The ruling clarifies that the West Virginia Cannabis Act doesn’t override probation laws or […]

Dec 18
Medical Cannabis use is increasingly popular … but are there risks? A new Rutgers Health study intends to find out

Emphasis on Cannabis Use Disorder, which involves tolerance and dependence     Tammy Chung     NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (Date TBD) – With medical cannabis use becoming more widely accepted, Rutgers Health researchers are studying its potential physical and mental health effects on patients. The goal of the five-year study, which is funded with a $686,376 grant […]

Dec 18
Green Life Business Group, Inc. Outlines The Sales Offer For Harborside Sale If You Have A Few Greens Lying Around – Deadline 15 January 2025

Hat tip to Weed Week for bringing this to our attention Those rent numbers are scary compared to what’s currently coming in at the dispensaries.   Green Life Business Group, Inc. CA DRE# 02061374 SALES@GLBGROUPINC.COM 619-653-0483 120M+ Annual Sales StateHouse Holdings For Sale By Way of Receivership Brands: Harborside, Urbn Leaf, Loudpack, Fuzzies + More […]