This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended April 5, 2019, with host Jill Reddish.

Headlines include:

• Marijuana firm Cresco Labs inks landmark $823 million acquisition of Origin House
• Men hold 93% of Canadian cannabis boardroom positions; Lack of boardroom diversity will cost Canadian cannabis companies
• Sens. McConnell, Wyden to financial leaders: Give hemp farms access to banking
• Hypur launches $500 million marijuana and hemp investment fund
• Canadian bank throws cold water on marijuana revenue forecasts
• Texas loosens state-level hemp ban, but uncertainty remains
• Ontario's first 25 recreational cannabis stores could contribute CA$500 million to industry
• Evolve to launch ETF focused on US marijuana stocks
• With no explanation, CA regulators delay marijuana social equity funding
• Colorado OKs medical cannabis to treat autism disorders
• Nevada sued over lack of transparency in adult-use cannabis licensing
• Georgia poised to lift cultivation ban for limited medical cannabis program
• Rhode Island medical cannabis sales hit new highs; Despite 'monopoly' concerns, Rhode Island's medical marijuana program on upswing

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