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cbsnews.com - Paula  Wethington - Michigan cannabis industry group plans to appeal pending 24% wholesale tax
Michigan cannabis industry group plans to appeal pending 24% wholesale tax
CBS News

seekingalpha.com - The Alpha Sieve - MJ: A Volatile Bet On The Cannabis Industry (MJ)
MJ: A Volatile Bet On The Cannabis Industry (MJ)
Seeking Alpha

The Amplify Alternative Harvest ETF is a narrowly focused, highly volatile cannabis ETF with $133 million in assets and a 0.76% expense ratio. MJ's portfolio is dominated by its sister ETF CNBS (~53%), providing US exposure, while the rest is…

nytimes.com - Ashley Southall - Top N.Y. Cannabis Official Resigns as Major Investigation Is Dropped
Top N.Y. Cannabis Official Resigns as Major Investigation Is Dropped
The New York Times

|Top N.Y. Cannabis Official Resigns as Major Investigation Is Dropped https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/nyregion/cannabis-regulators-omnium.html New York's top cannabis official resigned on Monday at Gov. Kathy Hochul's request following the…

rollingstone.com - Peter Su - How High-Quality Cannabis Becomes a Lifeline in a Squeezed Market
How High-Quality Cannabis Becomes a Lifeline in a Squeezed Market
Rolling Stone

The cannabis industry in New York State is maturing. The initial wave of pioneer optimism is now meeting the hard realities of a burgeoning market: increasing competition, regulatory costs and the inevitable compression of profit margins. For many…

pilotonline.com - Trevor Metcalfe - Caught between law changes, Virginia cannabis businesses wait for what's next
Caught between law changes, Virginia cannabis businesses wait for what's next
The Virginian-Pilot

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It's a weird time to be in the cannabis business, said Brad Wynne. The founder and CEO of Veg Out Organics, a Virginia Beach skincare company and hemp growing operation, said the industry is in a state of…

247wallst.com - Rich Duprey - Cronos Just Bought Europe's Top Cannabis Producer -- Is This the Catalyst Investors Have Waited 5 Years For?
Cronos Just Bought Europe's Top Cannabis Producer -- Is This the Catalyst Investors Have Waited 5 Years For?
24/7 Wall St

For years, North American cannabis investors have endured a brutal hangover. Cronos Group (NASDAQ:CRON), once a darling of the 2018-2019 marijuana mania, watched its share price collapse more than 95% from all-time highs as Canada's adult-use…

bbc.co.uk - Duncan Leatherdale - Morpeth fraudster plundered Covid-19 loan scheme - BBC News
Morpeth fraudster plundered Covid-19 loan scheme - BBC News
BBC

Image source, Northumbria Police A fraudster who stole £1.5m in a 'web of deceit' targeting banks and the Covid-19 support loans scheme has been jailed. Timothy Nellis, 58, channelled money defrauded from banks into two massive cannabis farms…

seekingalpha.com - Juxtaposed Ideas - Innovative Industrial Properties: Falling Knife Buy Thesis - Compelling Dividend/Upside Story (NYSE:IIPR)
Innovative Industrial Properties: Falling Knife Buy Thesis - Compelling Dividend/Upside Story (NYSE:IIPR)
Seeking Alpha

Juxtaposed Ideas 14.96K Followers IIPR's headwinds remain elevated, attributed to its growing tenant default issues despite the sequential improvements in its FQ3'25 rental revenues. The management's choice to sustain its dividends despite the…

wxyz.com - Michigan's 24% tax on marijuana will go into effect after judge's ruling
Michigan's 24% tax on marijuana will go into effect after judge's ruling
WXYZ 7 News Detroit

(WXYZ) — Michigan's 24% tax on marijuana will go into effect at the start of 2026 after a Court of Claims judge denied a request for an injunction. Judge Sima Patel issued the ruling which reads in part, 'The Court finds insupportable…

wzzm13.com - Steven Bohner - Court of Appeals rules 24% marijuana wholesale tax can remain in place
Court of Appeals rules 24% marijuana wholesale tax can remain in place
WZZM13.com

Local News A Michigan Court of Claims opinion is allowing a state budget-initiated 24% wholesale tax on marijuana will still go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026. LANSING, Mich. — A 24% wholesale tax on marijuana is still slated to go into effect…

bbc.co.uk - Mablethorpe car thief who drove at speeds of up to 115mph jailed - BBC News
Mablethorpe car thief who drove at speeds of up to 115mph jailed - BBC News
BBC

Image source, Lincolnshire Police A car thief who drove a stolen BMW at speeds of up to 115mph (185km/h) during a police pursuit has been jailed. Benjamin Tindall, 23, jumped into the car after it was left running by its owner outside a newsagent…

theoaklandpress.com - Detroit News - Michigan judge allows new marijuana tax to stand for now
Michigan judge allows new marijuana tax to stand for now
The Oakland Press

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Craig Mauger, cmauger@detroitnews.com A Michigan judge ruled against marijuana businesses in the state Monday, rejecting their arguments that a new 24% wholesale tax on their products, imposed by the…

thestar.com.my - Suspect nabbed with liquid ganja extract worth nearly RM600,000 in Kuching
Suspect nabbed with liquid ganja extract worth nearly RM600,000 in Kuching
The Star Online

Sabah & Sarawak KUCHING: Police have arrested a 20-year-old local man here on suspicion of being a package runner for a drug syndicate, and seized liquid cannabis extract worth about RM586,500. The arrest and seizure were made during a raid at a…

newswire.ca - Grown Rogue International Inc. - Grown Rogue Secures Cultivation Facility in Minnesota
Grown Rogue Secures Cultivation Facility in Minnesota
CNW

Location Approved for Cannabis Cultivation; Construction Planned in 2026 with First Product Anticipated in Early 2027 MEDFORD, Ore., Dec. 9, 2025 /CNW/ - Grown Rogue International Inc. ('Grown Rogue' or the 'Company') (CSE: GRIN) (OTC: GRUSF), a…

newswire.ca - Trulieve Announces US$100 Million Private Placement of 10.5% Senior Secured Notes
Trulieve Announces US$100 Million Private Placement of 10.5% Senior Secured Notes
CNW

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 8, 2025 /CNW/ -- Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) ('Trulieve' or 'the Company'), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the U.S., today announced that it has received commitments for a private…

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