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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Nov. 1, 2019, with host Maggie Cowee.

Headlines include:

• White House approves USDA hemp rules; release imminent
• The USDA hemp rules are out, and they account for some THC variance
• A deeper dive into USDA's hemp production rules
• Sales of marijuana edibles up in at least four states in wake of vape health scare
• Maine cannabis retailers see spike in vaporizer sales after Massachusetts vape ban
• Canada has a cannabis packaging problem: Here's what businesses are doing about it
• Alberta cannabis producer readies Canada's largest rooftop solar array
• Mexico to miss deadline to legalize marijuana, including recreational use
• Uruguay selects three new commercial growers of recreational marijuana to meet consumer demand
• North Macedonia's medical cannabis overhaul would allow flower exports – but also create entry hurdles
• Chart: Recreational cannabis stores will be few and far between in Illinois
• Michigan adult-use cannabis market likely won't launch until spring
• Dozens may apply as Utah opens medical marijuana dispensary licensing round
• Medicine Man Technologies looks beyond Colorado after nearly $300M buying spree
• Deep Dive: Medicine Man Technologies lays the groundwork for long-term profitability
• Cannabis farmers in Western states report large crop yields, only minor challenges

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Oct. 25, 2019, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• MJBizDaily leadership change: Co-founder Farrington stepping down as CEO; Walsh to take reins
• Mexico's draft cannabis legalization law would limit foreign investment, ban vertical integration
• Marijuana producer Hexo delays earnings release, announces CA$70 million private placement
• Cannabis vaporizer company Pax Labs cuts 25% of workers after missing revenue projections
• Cannabis firm Harborside owes $11 million under 280E, US Tax Court rules
• Green Growth Brands hoping for holiday boost after widening losses, layoffs

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Oct. 18, 2019, with host Maggie Cowee.

Headlines include:

• Exclusive: US retail sales of CBD may increase 133% in 2019, surpass $10 billion by 2024
• Colorado's largest cannabis grower loses millions of dollars in early freeze; supply disruption expected
• New California laws allow some marijuana firms to deduct expenses on state returns, help normalize MJ as ag commodity
• Cannabis advertising firm Weedmaps cuts 100-plus jobs in response to slow adult-use market rollouts
• Buying cannabis licenses on secondary market more of a sure bet than applying for state business permits
• Report: Draft law to legalize recreational cannabis in Mexico handed to Senate commissions
• Cannabis businesses invest CA$700 million in Atlantic Canada, report estimates
• France creates committee to draft rules for medical cannabis trial
• Chart: How medical cannabis programs fare in states with recreational markets
• October issue of Marijuana Business Magazine

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Oct. 11, 2019, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• Oregon bans flavored vape products, including those with marijuana, for six months
• FDA warns against vaping cannabis products containing THC
• MedMen and PharmaCann terminate $682 million cannabis merger; MedMen CFO ousted
• Even without reform, banks increasingly serving marijuana industry
• 'Groundbreaking': 48North's purchase of US cannabis company signals major shift by TSX Venture Exchange
• Analysis: German sales of insured medical cannabis soar in second quarter

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Oct. 4, 2019, with host Jill Reddish.

Headlines include:

• Defying early expectations, wholesale cannabis flower market remains unaffected as vaping health crisis continues
• Chart: Marijuana vape sales rebounding in some key markets – for now
• Cannabis vape manufacturers turn to packaging, other measures to distinguish their products from counterfeit merchandise
• $400M invested in Colombia cannabis industry, official tells Latin American Cannabis Symposium
• Canopy Growth invests in sports nutrition company, lays groundwork for new CBD products
• Tilt Holdings founders to forfeit stock options with cannabis firm
• Nevada governor names head of new cannabis regulatory panel
• After the SAFE vote in US House, here's what you need to know about the current state of banking in the marijuana industry
• Canadian cannabis firms burn through cash amid 'unmitigated retail disaster'
• Paraguay issues details covering application process for cannabis business permits, with established labs gaining an edge
• CBD manufacturers seek market edge touting absence of common weedkiller
• Farming groups urge speedy pesticide approval for hemp
• Report: CBD tops turmeric as top-selling dietary supplement, charting up 333% in natural channels

This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Sept. 27, 2019, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines Include:

• Historic day: US House passes cannabis banking bill with strong bipartisan support
• Massachusetts governor bans sale of all vaping products, becoming first state to target marijuana and tobacco vaporizers
• Washington state man sues 6 cannabis firms, alleges products caused lung illness
• Cannabis firms must comply with federal overtime law, court rules
• Massachusetts regulators say yes to marijuana cafes, home delivery

This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Sept. 20, 2019, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• How state cannabis regulatory agencies across the U.S. have responded to the vaping health crisis
• GB Sciences sells Louisiana medical marijuana company for $16 million
• Cresco Labs acquires marijuana company Tryke for $282.5 million
• Utah lawmakers vote to increase medical marijuana dispensaries to 14
• Survey: Many Ohio medical cannabis patients 'very dissatisfied' with program

This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Sept. 13, 2019, with host Nick Thomas.

• Marijuana labs adding tests targeting vitamin E acetate in response to vaping health scare
• California marijuana banking bill dies but might return in 2020
• Massachusetts mayor deposed for allegedly ripping off marijuana firms
• 12 Utah medical marijuana dispensaries not enough, advocates say
• EXCLUSIVE: Jamaica readies rules for commercial medical cannabis exports

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Headlines include:

• CannTrust reputation plummets in wake of cannabis cultivation scandal: Q&A with pollster Dave Scholz
• Global cannabis trends and game-changers: Q&A with Narbé Alexandrian, CEO of Canopy Rivers
• German cannabis cultivation 'far from sufficient to meet demand': Q&A with Dentons lawyer Peter Homberg
• Cannabis firms, policymakers must work hand-in-hand, ex-Canadian prime minister says in MJBizConINT'L keynote
• NEW Report: Cannabis in Latin America: The Regulations and Opportunities
• New Zealand's marijuana legalization referendum picks up major backer
• Chart: Edibles lead Puerto Rico's wholesale medical marijuana sales
• Tilray inks first deal to buy adult-use cannabis retailer in Canada for CA$110 million
• Cannabis firm Atlas expands to Denmark, plans large indoor production
• TruTrace Technologies, Deloitte ink cannabis tracking deal
• Mary's Brands bought by Connecticut cannabis firm; CEO steps down
• Constellation expects $54 million loss from marijuana giant Canopy Growth
• Hemp in California: Proposed CBD legislation put on hold until 2020
• Illinois restricts cannabis electricity and water use
• Federal appeals court rules against Colorado hemp firm seeking return of its plants

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Aug. 30, 2019, with host Jill Reddish.

Headlines include:

• DEA supports expanding cannabis research, but timing uncertain
• After slow start, Canada's recreational marijuana sales reach new high
• Cronos investor Altria in merger talks with fellow tobacco giant Philip Morris
• Canadian CBD firm lands controversial former US attorney general as counsel
• As Brazil prepares for major changes, authorizations to import medical cannabis surpass 10,000
• Challenges in Europe's cannabis industry & finding the right partner: Q&A with Vitalis' Kostas Ioannou
• Solving Uruguay's adult-use cannabis supply shortfall and anticipating first medical exports: Q&A with attorney Daniel Podestá
• Much of Hawaii hemp crop destroyed as farmers search for viable cultivars
• USDA: Crop insurance available for some hemp growers for 2020 season
• New York-based marijuana REIT raises $141 million
• Colorado to require mycotoxin testing for cannabis concentrates
• Nevada judge freezes permits for new recreational marijuana shops
• Chart: California marijuana market experiences license contraction in 2019

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