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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended April 3, 2020, with host Kira Broer.

Headlines include:

• Responding to coronavirus, marijuana firms shift to virtual 4/20 celebrations with online concerts, giveaways
• New York adult-use marijuana legalization appears stalled
• Colorado marijuana retailers get OK to resume in-store sales
• Chart: Michigan's early recreational marijuana sales a fraction of their future potential
• L.A. cannabis licensing audit finds flawed process, no corruption
• Canada asks regulated cannabis labs for help in COVID-19 testing
• Missed earnings, misdirection put Canadian cannabis executives in hot seat
• Insurance-covered cannabis in Germany sets fourth-quarter record, pushing 2019 total to 123 million euros
• Is CBD retail 'essential'? Shuttered hemp retailers fight to stay open alongside grocery, marijuana stores
• Quick guide to federal aid available to hemp businesses impacted by coronavirus
• Military interested in hemp fiber and polymers; Wisconsin university researching possibilities
• Hexo needs more capital; shareholders to be further diluted

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended March 27, 2020, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• Adult-use cannabis sales plunge after briefly hitting new heights on coronavirus concerns
• More states say medical cannabis shops can stay open amid COVID-19
• States that have allowed marijuana businesses to remain open during coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home orders
• Kentucky hemp farm facing $9M bill wants contract voided over coronavirus
• Ontario's cannabis sector deemed 'essential' amid COVID-19 outbreak
• Quebec cannabis stores ruled 'priority enterprises'; suppliers to stay open
• Coronavirus impact felt in cannabis industry M&A as Harvest Health-Verano deal scuttled
• Troubled cannabis retailer Green Growth Brands announces CEO's departure
• From marijuana to hand sanitizer: Cannabis companies pivot to produce, donate essential products for coronavirus fight

This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended March 20, 2020, with host David Braswell.

Headlines include:

• MJBizDaily.com's ongoing coronavirus coverage
• Tell us your business information needs as you battle the coronavirus
• Adult-use cannabis retailers take stock of inventory, encourage online orders as sales surge during coronavirus pandemic
• California marijuana retailers see sales boom, but coronavirus forces them to address some store closures, new regulations
• Colorado cannabis retailer voluntarily closes over coronavirus concerns after spike in customer traffic; similar closures could follow
• New York: Medical cannabis 'essential,' not subject to closures
• Alabama Senate passes medical cannabis bill
• Large cannabis operators positioned to dominate potential Arizona recreational cannabis market, shut out small businesses
• Florida lawmakers nix THC cap for younger medical marijuana patients
• New Cannabis Council head presses Canada health minister on red tape, exports, excise stamps
• Full suite of Farm Credit Canada's financial lifelines open to cannabis businesses
• Canopy closes cannabis stores, pivots to e-commerce to help 'flatten the curve'
• Dutch cannabis 'coffee shops' to remain open amid coronavirus clampdown
• New York CBD startup delays Canadian IPO on coronavirus issues
• Germany, hemp advocates clash over policy on CBD in food
• USDA secretary calls hemp rules a 'draft,' sparking industry optimism

This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended March 13, 2020, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• How coronavirus exposed fragility in the marijuana vape supply chain
• Marijuana firm TGOD books loss of CA$145 million, has seven weeks of funds left
• Harvest Health confirms $85.8 million Have A Heart marijuana deal
• Bill to legalize hemp production in Idaho defeated
• Maine marijuana unit would target illegal market
• Washington state to allow social equity applicants exclusive access to revoked cannabis licenses

This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended March 6, 2020, with host Maggie Cowee.

Headlines include:

• Some global cannabis trade events, key for business marketing and growth, feel coronavirus sting
• Concerns looming over coronavirus impact on cannabis industry, but some US firms could gain from fallout
• Marijuana retailers near Illinois borders benefit from out-of-state customers, offer warnings on crossing boundaries with MJ
• Cannabis ETFs post steep declines in line with marijuana stocks, but longer-term prospects appear bright
• Want to quickly grow your cannabis company's footprint? Consider franchising
• Michigan wholesale marijuana flower prices soar on tight supply, lack of community approvals
• Mexican Senate commissions approve marijuana bill legalizing recreational use
• UK eases import restrictions for medical cannabis
• Expected delay in vote on WHO cannabis scheduling recommendations spurs US official to express 'regret' over decision
• Cannabis greenhouse retreat continues as Canopy closes two facilities, sheds 500 jobs
• Ontario received 450 cannabis store applications on March 2
• German government doesn't know how much cannabis sold in 2019, can't estimate 2020 demand
• Marijuana giants have a new plan to jump-start US hemp's supply chain
• Ohio begins taking hemp-growing applications
• CBD manufacturer snags $5 million from private equity firm
• CBD in the UK: What industry players make of the new food rules
• Swiss CBD brand looks to luxury branding expert to build European expansion
• Florida Cannabis Market Update: Trulieve retains lead in stable week
• Chart: California lags other adult-use markets in per-capita marijuana sales
• California Market Report: Illicit Market Woes

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Feb. 28, 2020, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• California cannabis delivery giant Eaze raises $35 million
• Losses widen for Green Growth Brands as it plans sale of CBD business
• Multistate cannabis operator MedMen reports $96 million loss
• Quarterly Cannabis Industry Earnings
• Pennsylvania approves four firms to grow cannabis for research
• Vermont House advances recreational marijuana bill
• Paraguay issues first 12 medical cannabis production licenses

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Feb. 21, 2020, with host Maggie Cowee.

Headlines include:

• MJBizDaily launches annual marijuana industry survey seeking business data
• California Marijuana Notebook: How illicit market competition, industry divisiveness hound the state's legal cannabis market
• Medical cannabis business opportunities could swell in several states this year
• Colorado marijuana sales soar to $1.75 billion in 2019
• New Mexico banning nonresident medical cannabis sales
• Pay to play: Cannabis brands fork over cash for retail shelf space
• Marijuana cultivator's CO2 partnership with craft beer brewer saves money, makes MJ firm more eco-friendly
• Majority of German parliament favors recreational cannabis reform, but change neither sure nor imminent
• Canadian beer sales continue slide in face of rising cannabis sector
• Peru sells out of medical cannabis
• New Zealand hosts medical cannabis workshops for industry, aboriginal stakeholders
• Approvals soar for outdoor cannabis cultivation in Canada, with 100-plus applicants in line
• Former UN drug policy chief joins Thai cannabis company as president
• Minor cannabinoids offer higher prices and less federal oversight, but risks abound
• Pennsylvania hemp processor closes, citing falling hemp and CBD prices
• Former Burt's Bees executive joins NC-based CBD company
• Fruit, vegetable giant latest to join smokable hemp industry
• Agribusiness giant Syngenta adds hemp to its lobbying efforts\
• Grocery giant Kroger lobbies on CBD after adding topicals to store shelves
• What do Acreage's moves to leverage international brand rights mean for Canopy & Constellation?
• Chart: New York's medical marijuana program grows, but future business opportunity hinges on adult-use legalization

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Feb. 14, 2020, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• New Mexico plan to legalize recreational cannabis sales is derailed
• Weedmaps cracking down on illicit Michigan marijuana ads
• President Trump requests additional funds to regulate CBD, hemp
• Maine looks to protect marijuana firms' intellectual property
• How coronavirus in China could disrupt the cannabis vape hardware supply chain
• Aurora Cannabis reports steep loss, production drop and higher costs
• Switzerland's recreational cannabis pilot program will allow only organic products

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Feb. 7, 2020, with host Maggie Cowee.

Headlines include:

• Terry Booth resigns as Aurora Cannabis' chief executive
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• Some struggling US cannabis companies may look to Canada for possible bankruptcy protection
• Oregon wholesale marijuana flower prices rise after growers exit market, some pivot to hemp
• Dispensaries advance in New Jersey medical cannabis licensing process
• Whoopi Goldberg exits marijuana products firm after dispute
• Missouri begins licensing medical cannabis tracking firms
• Colorado governor unveils marijuana banking guide
• Illinois adult-use cannabis sales hit $40 million in first month
• Australia looks to implement single medical cannabis license for producers
• Aurora to resume medical cannabis sales in Germany
• Public comment period opens for Trinidad and Tobago's cannabis law
• Canada's 'cannabis health products' review draws strong public interest, with 1,100-plus submissions
• Licensed outdoor cannabis canopy exceeds indoor for first time in Canada
• Hemp producer GenCanna files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
• EXCLUSIVE: Dominant Florida medical cannabis supplier sees huge CBD dip
• More states abandon federal hemp oversight before USDA rolls out bare-bones application
• Harvest execs surrender stock options for reprice, redistribution
• Marijuana Business Magazine
• Dust Settles on Vape Crisis
• Chart: Cannabis delivery companies adapt strategy to focus on increasing participation by women

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 31, 2020, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• Long lines, high demand cause Illinois adult-use marijuana stores to ration flower, require customer appointments
• About 20% of licensed marijuana companies in California's capital city face temporary closure
• Marijuana information firm Leafly lays off 54
• Executive exodus continues in cannabis boardrooms with Sundial CEO's resignation
• Missouri licenses 192 medical marijuana dispensaries
• Colorado joins hemp states giving up on USDA approval for 2020 season
• As USDA comments close, 30 states face law changes, group warns
• MJBizDaily acquires The Emerald Conference to boost science reach

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