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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 18, 2019, with host Kevin "Moose" Huhn. Headlines include:

• AG nominee Barr voices hands-off approach to state-legal cannabis businesses
• On first day of OH medical marijuana sales, some dispensaries cap purchases
• Unlicensed MI medical marijuana dispensaries allowed to temporarily reopen
• Michigan quietly repeals CBD ban, sets hemp fees
• Oklahoma posts nearly $1M in medical marijuana sales in December
• Overseeing half a decade of legal cannabis: Q&A with Denver marijuana czar Ashley Kilroy
• California legal agency signs off on state's final cannabis industry rules
• Chart: Multistate cannabis operators rapidly expanding into new markets
• Weekly Deal Watch: Canadian cannabis producers ink key deals to continue global expansion
• Aurora targets high-margin cannabis market with CA$175M Whistler acquisition
• Tilray, Authentic Brands Group enter revenue-sharing deal for cannabis products
• Uruguay continues Latin American cannabis leadership with hemp industry
• FREE Special Report: The 2018 Farm Bill: What's Next for Hemp?
• Hemp & CBD Industry Factbook

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 11, 2019, with host Jill Reddish.

Headlines include:

• Chart: Maryland's first-year medical marijuana sales approach $100 million
• Denmark approves 'bulk' medical cannabis exports as European programs stall
• 'Investors smell opportunity': Bermuda courts cannabis industry
• Weekly Deal Watch: New year ushers in multimillion-dollar cannabis deals worldwide
• Green Thumb signs $80M deal to acquire Connecticut medical marijuana firm
• Marijuana firm MedMen, top execs face $20 million suit for allegedly breaching duties, enriching selves; Marijuana investment trust raises $133M, will buy MedMen properties
• Marijuana company TILT Holdings inks $210 million deal to buy vape tech firm; MA marijuana firm TILT Holdings launches 'inclusion program' for drug war victims
• Michigan issues first medical cannabis recall for untested products
• Washington state cannabis regulators will soon take up mandatory pesticide testing
• FREE Special Report: The 2018 Farm Bill: What's Next for Hemp?

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Jan. 4, 2019, with host Kevin "Moose" Huhn.

Top stories include:

Opportunities & challenges cannabis entrepreneurs face in 2019

End of an era: After Jan. 9, California's unlicensed medical cannabis collectives/co-ops illegal

Week in Review: MMJ stores close in Michigan, OK dispensaries may serve Arkansans & California marijuana banking

Dozens of MI medical cannabis dispensaries close; thousands in sales lost

Out-of-state medical marijuana patients can buy in OK, so does that affect AR?

Weekly Deal Watch: Cannabis firms close out 2018 with blockbuster $13.8 billion raised

Australia medical marijuana turns corner as patient count surpasses 2,000

Israeli Parliament ends years of delays, approves medical cannabis exports

FDA to give CBD industry 'predictable' guidelines but repeats cannabidiol not allowed in food

Kentucky submits hemp proposal to USDA for approval under 2018 Farm Bill

Canadian marijuana firm Canopy pledges to enter US market with Farm Bill passage

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This Week In ... looks at the year in Marijuana Business News, 2018, with hosts Jill Reddish and Kevin "Moose" Huhn:

$4B Brave New World: Updates on the launch of California's recreational marijuana market

Canada's Landmark Day: Country launches industrialized world's first recreational cannabis market

Multibillion-dollar marijuana industry takes the stage at inaugural MJBizConINT'L

Ontario to permit cannabis sales at production centers, following Newfoundland's lead

Constellation invests CA$5 billion in cannabis giant Canopy in deal financed by BofA Merrill Lynch

Cronos lists on Nasdaq, as US gets first 'pure play' marijuana stock on major exchange

Canopy Growth becomes first plant-touching cannabis company on NYSE; shares fall

Final California marijuana regulations: 'Wins, losses and more ambiguity'

Fast pace of Canadian cannabis license approvals fails to avert supply shortage

Higher prices and barer shelves: California cannabis retailers face frustrated customers

Oklahoma's medical cannabis market set for major growth, with business competition fierce

First recreational cannabis stores open in Massachusetts to big crowds

Legal medical marijuana sales begin in Pennsylvania

Michigan OKs recreational marijuana, creating potential $1.7 billion market

Key cannabis legalization wins could bring in upwards of $2 billion in new sales

Utah gov signs medical cannabis compromise bill passed by lawmakers

NY gov wants to legalize adult-use cannabis in 2019, creating $1.7 billion market

New Jersey lawmakers delay action on adult-use marijuana until 2019

AG Sessions rescinds Cole Memo, roiling marijuana industry

Trump ousts cannabis threat Jeff Sessions as attorney general

Trump taps Justice Department veteran William Barr as attorney general

Aurora Cannabis to acquire Canadian rival MedReleaf for CA$3.2B in industry's biggest deal

Aurora Cannabis clears final regulatory hurdle in CA$1.2B CanniMed acquisition

Aphria buys Nuuvera for CA$826 million, plans to 'dominate' international marijuana market

MedMen inks blockbuster $682 million stock deal to acquire medical cannabis firm PharmaCann

US cannabis firm iAnthus inks CA$835 million acquisition of MPX Bioceutical

Weekly Deal Watch: Brand development, scale drive cannabis dollars

Marijuana operator Acreage Holdings announces landmark $119 million funding

Cresco Labs closes $100 million raise, draws institutional investors to cannabis industry

Privateer sets milestone for US marijuana industry with $100 million raise

Oregon recreational cannabis sales soar as prices continue to drop

Four takeaways as Big Alcohol makes another foray into Canada's cannabis market

Molson Coors bets on growing cannabis industry with Canadian joint venture

And more!

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Dec. 14, 2018, with host Jill Reddish.

• As Trump inks hemp legalization, new law portends major changes for cannabis industry; Chart: 2018 Farm Bill addresses major pain points for hemp industry
• NY gov wants to legalize adult-use cannabis in 2019, creating $1.7 billion market
• How Florida's $250M medical cannabis market could open up to new businesses in 2019
• California marijuana industry braces for 'another enormous burden' from next phase of testing costs
• New Jersey increases number of medical marijuana dispensaries to a dozen; More medical cannabis dispensary permits approved by Pennsylvania
• New Zealand legalizes medical cannabis for domestic, export markets
• Breakthrough for Philippines medical cannabis bill; momentum builds in Asia & Oceania
• Canadian medical cannabis firm Tilray eyes global reach in deal with Novartis subsidiary

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Dec. 14, 2018, with host Kevin "Moose" Huhn.

• Hemp legalization passes House; Farm Bill heads to Trump for final approval
• WHO postpones recommendation for rescheduling cannabis at UN summit
• Marlboro maker, Cronos join forces in exclusive CA$2.4 billion deal to tap global cannabis opportunities
• New Zealand legalizes medical cannabis for domestic, export markets
• Final California marijuana regulations: 'Wins, losses and more ambiguity'
• Lack of capital biggest barrier to entry for minority-owned cannabis firms: Q&A with NuLeaf's Jeannette Ward Horton
• Oklahoma's medical cannabis market set for major growth, with business competition fierce
• First medical cannabis dispensary gets OK to open in Ohio
• Maine's first medical marijuana convenience store opens for business
• Trump taps Justice Department veteran William Barr as attorney general

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Dec. 7, 2018, with host Jill Reddish.

• US Tax Court says 280 still applies to marijuana
• Falsified California testing lab data may result in major marijuana product recall
• 'It's a game changer': Ontario company prepares Canada's first outdoor cannabis crop
• California cannabis vape cartridge makers facing counterfeit products hurdle
• Iowa opens medical CBD sales Saturday under cloud of confusion
• Final California marijuana industry rules may not be made public until January
• Chart: Where does California's recreational marijuana supply come from?
• Weekly Deal Watch: Investor bets on US cannabis firms continue to climb
• Marijuana Business Magazine: Growing Ambition: Companies leverage capital, partnerships and diversification to expand beyond state lines

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Nov. 30, 2018, with host Kevin "Moose" Huhn.

• South Korea Legislature passes medical cannabis law, first in East Asia
• Draft medical marijuana law in Thailand breezes through key hurdle
• Mexico approves nation's first 38 over-the-counter cannabis products
• Challenges – and controversy – swirl around marijuana social equity programs in California
• Alaska credit union launches pilot program to serve cannabis firms
• Credit union proposes 'limited banking services' for Ohio medical marijuana companies
• Cannabis edibles firm Dixie Brands debuts trading on CSE
• Weekly Deal Watch: Need for scale fuels US marijuana consolidation
• First recreational cannabis stores open in Massachusetts to big crowds
• Sales booming at Massachusetts recreational marijuana stores
• New Jersey legislative committees advance adult-use cannabis legislation

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This Week In Marijuana Business News for the week ended Nov. 16, 2018, with host Jill Reddish.

News in this episode:

• Lawsuit throws German cannabis program into limbo; deadline delayed to Dec. 11
• Green Thumb Industries buys Nevada cannabis business in $290 million deal
• MTech, MJ Freeway name their merged marijuana company 'Akerna'
• Ohio now anticipates some medical cannabis sales in December
• Los Angeles reaches marijuana licensing deal for current applicants
• Chart: Colorado on pace for record-setting, billion-dollar year of recreational cannabis sales
• MJBizCon 2018 begins with record attendance, reflecting marijuana industry's rapid growth

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News in this episode:

• Key cannabis legalization wins could bring in upwards of $2 billion in new sales
• Marijuana champion Rohrabacher loses US House seat to Democrat
• Michigan OKs recreational cannabis, creating potential $1.7 billion market
• US House flips to Democrats in a positive sign for marijuana reform
• Trump ousts cannabis threat Jeff Sessions as attorney general
• Marijuana firms Terra Tech, Golden Leaf sign intent to merge in $125 million deal
• US cannabis retailer Green Growth Brands inks CA$30.5 million raise
• Medical marijuana firm Surterra raises $54.6 million of $165.5 million goal

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