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Elon Musk And Vivek Ramaswamy: Beyond Cannabis To Ukraine, Russia, China Politics & Peace

October 24, 11:06 PM

Vivek Ramaswamy, the only major Republican presidential candidate to publicly support legalizing marijuana and moving toward regulating access to certain psychedelics, is not unlike his friend and supporter&n

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SNDL Closing Down $74M Flagship Cannabis Facility To Consolidate Operations & Cut $10M In Costs

By Maureen Meehan

October 23, 10:10 PM

Five years after opening a huge cannabis cultivation facility in Olds, Alberta, Canadian cannabis producer SNDL (NASDAQ: SNDL) is shutting it down, ostensibly “to enhance the competitiveness” of its marijuana operations segment.

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Alaska Airlines Clashes With Union: Mechanic’s Positive Marijuana Test Sparks Legal Battle

By Maureen Meehan

October 23, 2:22 PM

Last week’s news that the job of an Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK)'s Alaska Airlines mechanic was to be restored

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Bank Of America, Mastercard, NRA And Others Are Lobbying For Cannabis Banking Reform — Who Knew?

By Maureen Meehan

October 22, 2:21 PM

Several entities have included the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act on their lobbying disclosures for the third quarter of 2023.

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New York’s $83M In Legal Weed Sales, More Shops & Licenses: Is The Rollout Stabilizing?

By Maureen Meehan

October 17, 10:03 PM

Despite licensing chaos, lawsuits and a booming illicit weed market, New York's two dozen legal weed shops managed to pull in $83 million year-to-date, according to the state’s cannabis regulator.

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How A $40B Company Went Up In Smoke, Netflix’s ‘Big Vape: The Rise And Fall of Juul’

By Maureen Meehan

October 12, 8:29 PM

Netflix's (NASDAQ: NFLX) new docuseries tells the story of how a scrappy e-cigarette startup became a multi-billion dollar company that was riding high until a frightening epidemic blew its success up in smoke.

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Historic Marijuana Milestone: Georgia First In Nation Where Hundreds Of Drug Stores Will Sell Medical Cannabis

By Maureen Meehan

October 7, 4:02 PM

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy began accepting applications from nearly 120 pharmacies to provide medical marijuana products, making it the first state in the nation to allow the sale of low-dose cannabis at independent drug stores.

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Tilray’s Trifecta: CEO Irwin Simon Says Cannabis Company Well-Positioned Around Weed, Beer, Food

By Maureen Meehan

October 4, 3:09 PM

Irwin Simon, chairman and CEO ofÂ Tilray, Inc.Â (NASDAQ:Â TLRY) was asked Wednesday whether conversations with stockholders are at times frustrating…

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Meet The Winners Of The 2023 Benzinga Cannabis Awards And Join The Chicago Conference Online

By Maureen Meehan

September 27, 9:00 PM

Winners of the second annual Benzinga Cannabis Awards were announced at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference underway in Chicago on September 27-28.

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Cannabis Banking Reform Sparks Reactions From Advocates, Marijuana Retail Giants

By Maureen Meehan

September 27, 4:32 PM

After seven tries, Wednesday’s Senate Banking Committee vote to move a cannabis reform bill to the Senate floor marks the first time that Senate members have agreed to consider alleviating the major burden facing the billion-dollar banking cannabis industry: access to banking and financial institutions and all that implies.

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