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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended June 7, 2019, with host Kevin "Moose" Huhn.

Headlines include:

• Domino effect? Illinois marijuana legalization could spur other states to do same
• In landmark move, Illinois lawmakers approve adult-use cannabis program that could hit $2 billion in sales
• New Jersey to greatly expand medical marijuana program with up to 108 new licenses
• Chart: Retail marijuana sales surpass Fortnite video game, closing in on Taco Bell, NFL
• Aurora, Canopy are Canada's 'most reputable' cannabis firms, survey finds; others rank far behind
• Deloitte: Canada on verge of CA$2.7 billion infused cannabis market
• New lawsuit alleges marijuana delivery giant Eaze engaged in payment processing fraud
• Medicine Man agrees to acquire Colorado's largest outdoor marijuana grower, manufacturer
• South Dakota tribe sues USDA over delayed hemp regulations
• California may soon join other states in legalizing CBD foods, bypassing FDA
• Report: CBD sales in the US to reach $7 billion by 2023 as investments surge
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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended May 31, 2019, with host Jill Reddish.

Headlines include:

• Exclusive: US retail marijuana sales on pace to rise 35% in 2019 and near $30 billion by 2023
• Harvard, Canadian cannabis firm Atlas ink 'groundbreaking' research partnership
• New Colorado law allows outsiders to invest in state's marijuana industry
• Multistate cannabis firm Acreage reports first-quarter net loss of $31.2 million
• Cannabis group Cresco Labs sees revenue increase, loss in first quarter
• Trulieve continues to buck cannabis earnings trend with increased Q1 profit
• Marijuana firm MedMen records $63.1 million loss in 3Q, slashes executive salaries
• CBD maker Charlotte's Web to start trading on Canada's top stock exchange
• To address lack of regulatory standards, NGOs test CBD products in Europe
• Illinois Senate approves adult-use cannabis industry
• Commercial hemp production in Florida delayed until 2020
• Medical marijuana extracts ruling could open a business gateway in Arizona, experts say
• Former US Rep. Rohrabacher joins cannabis firm BudTrader's advisory board
• Chart: Arkansas medical marijuana sales top $353,000 via just two dispensaries, outpacing initial OH sales
• What's next for CBD? What experts say to expect from FDA review

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended May 24, 2019, with host Kevin "Moose" Huhn.

Headlines include:

• Chart: Comparing the price per milligram of THC in cannabis-infused products
• Smaller California marijuana farmers form co-ops to save on costs, compete with large growers
• What are the business implications of labor peace agreements for the cannabis industry?
• Salary Snapshot 2019
• Marijuana firm MedMen closes initial $80 million in funding from Gotham Green
• Marijuana firm Green Growth Brands raises $45.5 million
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• New Jersey Assembly approves medical cannabis expansion
• CA Senate votes to allow banks, credit unions to accept marijuana retailer deposits
• Texas lawmakers OK new conditions for medical cannabis use
• State bankers associations urge US Senate to consider marijuana banking reform
• Five things CBD insiders are looking for from the FDA
• Denmark health minister: Clarity needed for European cannabis producers

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended May 17, 2019, with host Jill Reddish.

Headlines include:

• 'Be at the table, or you're on the plate': Part 1 of a Q&A with CV Sciences exec Doug Mackay;
• 'Distinct products, distinct plants – that's the only way': Part 2 of a Q&A with CV Sciences exec Doug Mackay
• Don't expect a major rollout of infused cannabis products in Canada until 2020
• In Focus series:
  • How a little-known tax auditing firm became 'kingmakers' of California cannabis
  • Decades of relationships give rise to HdL's California cannabis stronghold
  • Profit-maker or profiteer? Cannabis industry conflicted on HdL's influence, impact
• EU-GMP: TerrAscend achieves milestone; first in a 'new wave' for exporters?
• Chart: Denver-area cannabis sales up 10%-27% in advance of 'bomb cyclone' storm
• Italy's interior minister declares war on cannabis, but stakeholders expect limited impact
• Marijuana firm Tilray revenue up nearly 200% in Q1; net loss grows on spending
• Canadian marijuana firm Aurora's sales surge, losses widen
• Cannabis firm Cronos Group misses on revenue, reports wider Q1 loss
• Acreage to sell cannabis real estate assets to newly formed REIT
• New Jersey medical cannabis rules to allow separate business permits; Key New Jersey lawmaker gives up on adult-use marijuana legalization for now
• Licensed medical cannabis delivery services launch in Michigan
• Maryland medical marijuana dispensaries now allowed to sell edibles; Ohio dispensaries kick off sales of edible medical cannabis products
• Missouri's Triad Bank now offering services to cannabis businesses
• Arkansas medical marijuana sales top $93,000 in first three days; Long-awaited medical marijuana sales begin in Arkansas

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended May 10, 2019, with host Nick Thomas.

Headlines include:

• 5 key takeaways from MJBizDaily's European Cannabis Symposium
• CBD giant CV Sciences reports $9 million loss in first quarter
• Cannabis firm Cronos Group misses on revenue, reports wider Q1 loss
• Epidiolex, Sativex maker GW Pharmaceuticals reports Q1 revenue, loss improvement
• Chart: Florida medical cannabis market surges ahead, with five companies dominating
• Texas House OKs second bill to expand medical marijuana qualifying conditions
• Alabama Senate moves limited medical marijuana program bill forward
• Ohio panel endorses anxiety, autism as conditions for medical marijuana use
• Cannabis business win/loss scorecard in Golden State's legislative session
• Schumer to reintroduce federal cannabis reform bill
• Netherlands prepares legal recreational cannabis cultivation experiment
• Most state attorneys general back cannabis banking reform; treasurers warming
• What can cannabis learn from the tech industry? Q&A with ex-Yahoo CEO and current Caliva chair Carol Bartz

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended May 3, 2019, with host Jill Reddish.

Headlines include:

• Cannabis vaporizer company Pax Labs raises benchmark $420 million in funding
• Cannabis group Curaleaf to acquire Cura Partners for CA$1.27 billion
• Moosehead, Sproutly Canada to launch cannabis-infused beverages
• Canadian marijuana firm Canopy Growth set to build NY hemp facility this summer
• High Times parent to close share offering; cannabis publication still eyes Nasdaq
• Marijuana investor grants Harvard, MIT $9 million to study MMJ
• Germany authorizes medical cannabis shipments from Latin America for testing, paving way for future opportunities
• On deck in Denmark – cultivation and export: Q&A with Cannabis Denmark CEO Rikke Jakobsen
• Kentucky hemp company researching cultivation in space
• Federal judge allows landmark marijuana patent suit to proceed
• Chart: New Jersey medical cannabis patients to triple by 2022, requiring at least 15 more growers
• Oregon advances bill to hold off issuing adult-use cannabis grow licenses for two years
• Iowa bill to expand state's medical cannabis market headed to governor
• Two more unlicensed L.A. marijuana shops shuttered by officials
• Colorado lawmakers approve marijuana bill to attract outside investors; Colorado legislators OK medical cannabis as opioid alternative
• Missouri to license 60 medical marijuana growers, 190-plus dispensaries

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended April 26, 2019, with host Kevin "Moose" Huhn. Headlines include:

• Federal marijuana reform may be entering new era, even if high hurdles remain
• Helping banks play SAFE while serving the cannabis industry: Q&A with Congressman Ed Perlmutter
• Aurora Cannabis exec: 'Having a major presence in US is nonnegotiable'
• Merrill Lynch launches marijuana sector coverage, predicts more cross-border deals
• White label cannabis products could play big role in Canada's extracts market
• California distributors warn 'double taxation' by cities could further strain legal marijuana industry
• Marijuana firm Cresco Labs posts Q4 revenue spike, 2018 profit
• Cannabis firm Harvest Health posts spike in Q4, full-year revenue
• Sol Global to acquire Michigan cannabis group MCP Wellness for $150 million
• Elixinol buys 25% stake in Pet Releaf CBD brand
• Weekly Deal Watch: Cultivation and retail continue to dominate cannabis investment
• Cannabis business ties can lead to citizenship denial, immigration agency says
• Marijuana Business Magazine's Salary Survey
• Cannabis publication High Times accused of Women of Weed trademark infringement
• BNY Mellon involved in new marijuana NYSE fund
• Alabama lawmakers take initial step of legalizing limited medical cannabis

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended April 19, 2019, with host Jill Reddish. Headlines include:

• Canopy strikes groundbreaking cannabis-sector deal to buy Acreage for $3.4 billion
• California licensing snafu could cost cannabis growers thousands in lost revenue, possible shutdowns
• Urban Outfitters joins retail rush to sell CBD products; The Vitamin Shoppe sells edible CBD supplements, against FDA guidance
• Hemp companies left looking for banking alternatives
• Weekly Deal Watch: Capital raises in hemp sector spike in first part of 2019
• Lawsuit: Federal farm official threatened Oklahoma farmers over hemp
• Georgia lifts ban on commercial medical marijuana production
• Legal dried cannabis in Canada struggles to compete with illicit market on price
• Denver Council gives initial OK to ease rules for cannabis social consumption sites
• MT House moves bill forward to lift one-provider limit for medical cannabis patients
• OK seeks to loosen rules about who can recommend medical cannabis to patients
• Louisiana medical marijuana grower opens commercial facility
• Chart of the Week: Colorado 4/20 sales spike higher than other recreational cannabis markets

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended April 12, 2019, with host Kevin "Moose" Huhn.

Headlines include:

• Attorney General Barr: US law protecting state-legal marijuana trumps current situation
• Weekly Deal Watch: Busiest week of the year for publicly traded cannabis M&A
• California statewide marijuana delivery survives assembly bill vote, but cities' lawsuit still a threat
• Chart: Low prices, lack of investment stifle cannabis growing capacity in Washington state
• Most marijuana canopy space 'underutilized' in Washington state, report says
• Harvest Health to buy CannaPharmacy, expand cannabis operations
• PA regulators allege Harvest Health misrepresented its state marijuana holdings
• Investor Intelligence webcast with Harvest CEO Steve White
• Marijuana firm Trulieve posts massive Q4 net income and revenue gains
• Green Thumb Q4 sales climb 237% amid expanding marijuana operations
• Marijuana packaging group KushCo to restate financial results, report fiscal Q2 2019
• Florida moves closer to medical cannabis edibles sales
• Canadian cannabis extracts industry set to 'explode this fall'
• Rite Aid joins CBD trend, selling topicals in Oregon and Washington state
• Cannabis banking bill reintroduced in US Senate

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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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