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Southwest Missouri cannabis entrepreneurs are going public with their ideas - Cannabis News

A smattering of southwest Missouri entrepreneurs were among the more than 1,800 attendees who showed up for the state's first legal medical cannabis trade show, which drew consultants, grow-light purveyors and debt collection agencies based in Colorado and California and elsewhere.

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After 4 months, medical marijuana sales in Michigan exceed $42 million - Cannabis News

Michigan's medical marijuana market is growing beyond expectations, generating more than $42 million in sales since the first dispensary opened on Nov. 1.

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The tiny Canadian town that marijuana saved - Cannabis News

Like so many small towns in the U.S. during the recession, Smiths Falls, Ontario hit rock bottom in 2008.

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California Made $300 Million on Legal Cannabis in 2018, and It’s Just Getting Started - Cannabis News

The world’s biggest, most influential cannabis market generated around $300 million in taxes in its first year of commercial legalization.

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Maine taps firm to track growth, distribution of marijuana - Cannabis News

Maine officials say the state has signed a three-year contract with a firm to track the growth and distribution of marijuana and marijuana products.

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Colorado Passes $6 Billion in Overall Pot Sales as 2018 Tops Previous Year - Cannabis News

For the fifth year in a row, annual dispensary sales reached a new record.

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Bob Marley-branded drinks set to stir up cannabis-infused beverage market - Cannabis News

Here's a brand likely to lively up the cannabis-infused drink marketplace: Marley.

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High fashion? Neiman Marcus adds cannabis beauty products to its luxury lineup - Cannabis News

Beauty counters at luxury retailer Neiman Marcus are giving new meaning to the term high-end.

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Cannabis Companies Struggle To Become More Sustainable - Cannabis News

State regulations make it hard for cannabis companies to focus on sustainability. That doesn’t mean they’re not trying.

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Cannabis Employees Now Outnumber Pilots and Librarians in America - Cannabis News

If there's any marker that the cannabis industry isn't slowing down, it's just how many people are now working in it.

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5 Ways the Cannabis Industry Has Matured - Cannabis News

The legal cannabis industry has seen tremendous growth over the past few years, and it continues to improve each day.

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Canada cannabis sales topped $43 million in first two weeks after legalization - Cannabis News

Figures Statistics Canada released last month show that cannabis sales topped $43 million during the two-week period following legalization.

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Florida’s largest cannabis company makes a deal to carry edible marijuana products - Cannabis News

The state’s first and largest medical marijuana provider, Trulieve, signed an exclusive deal to bring high-end edible marijuana products to Florida, the company announced Wednesday.

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Cannabis Drinks Will Be Huge in 2019 - Cannabis News

As more states legalize marijuana, companies are betting big on people wanting to sip, rather than smoke, their weed.

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Pennsylvania made at least $1M on medical marijuana this year. Could recreational bring a lot more? - Cannabis News

Through November, the state brought in just over $1 million from the gross receipts tax alone, according to state Department of Revenue data.

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Colorado sees average price of wholesale marijuana rise in second half of 2018 - Cannabis News

New average market rates for products grown for retail purposes help state calculate excise tax collections.

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Fuel up on gas and grass at Maine’s first medical marijuana convenience store - Cannabis News

What is believed to be Maine’s first marijuana convenience store, one of only a handful in operation in the country, will open Thursday in Portland.

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Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry - Cannabis News

There’s “still a really strong need” for specialty insurance to cover cannabis businesses as well as medical professionals prescribing cannabis, according to an attorney who specializes in the sector.

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Massachusetts marijuana: Here's how much the retail stores made in five days of sales - Cannabis News

The two Massachusetts marijuana retail stores pulled in $2.2 million in gross sales, according to data released by the state Cannabis Control Commission.

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Oregon marijuana prices dive, and sales soar - Cannabis News

Recreational marijuana sales in Oregon will be nearly $543 million this year, up 29 percent from 2017 and well above economists' expectations, forecasts show.

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