This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Dec. 13, 2019, with host David Braswell.

Headlines include:

• MJBizCon 2019 panelists shine spotlight on new and evolving U.S. and global cannabis business opportunities
• Stars of marijuana and hemp sectors honored at MJBizCon in Las Vegas
• MJBizDaily, Cowen ink cannabis information distribution deal
• Multistate cannabis operator MedMen reveals another round of layoffs
• California marijuana tax hike puts future of legal market in spotlight amid worries over state industry's viability
• Chart: Lack of dispensaries doesn't limit first six months of Arkansas medical marijuana sales
• Adult-use cannabis stores post strong sales in Michigan
• Peru issues key cannabis regulations, effectively launching nation's medical marijuana program
• New CEOs bring financial savvy to Canopy Growth, Medicine Man Technologies
• Drug charges dropped in New York hemp delivery case
• Chart: Hemp sales could increase by more than $100 million by 2022, USDA predicts

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