This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 25, 2019, with host Jill Reddish.

Headlines include:

• Federal shutdown snags US hemp industry as farmers, processors await direction; Canada marijuana titans flexing into US hemp industry
• Puerto Rico medical marijuana companies now without banking option
• If these Northeast states legalize adult-use marijuana, they could generate billions of dollars in sales
• Cannabis firms in M&A hunt look beyond Canada for growth; CIBC compares cannabis to gold rush, predicts 'beginning of global seismic shift'
• FL gov signals intent to open medical cannabis market to more firms, products
• Arkansas' medical marijuana cultivation sites are all under construction; Arkansas announces first medical marijuana dispensary licenses
• Chart: Illinois medical marijuana sales strong ahead of opioid-alternative program
• Arizona medical marijuana sales increased 41% in 2018
• California Marijuana Notebook: Track-and-trace launch & new legislative session begins
• Compliance costs, lost market share could take toll on cannabis edibles firms under new Washington state rules
• US Virgin Islands enacts medical cannabis law, opens tourism business avenues

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