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Dear Reader- This morning we sent out a new newsletter from newsletter@grownin.com, a new sending address and domain. Our new format has more features…
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Mike Fourcher
Labor unions flex muscle in cannabis while medical cannabis sales bounce back
Labor unions making bold moves to broadly organize cannabis industry The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881 has filed for an election to…
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Mike Fourcher
The seedlings of a pandemic-proof industry, River North goes recreational, GTI prez resigns, Cresco leadership changes, Green in Chi hosts…
Cannabis companies are hiring and expanding online operations Where does cannabis fit in your professional portfolio right now? While hospitality…
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Brad Spirrison
Grown In And CBAI Partnering Up; Is Cannabis Recession-Proof?
Dear Reader, This week Grown In is beginning an exciting new partnership with the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois (CBAI). Starting today…
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Mike Fourcher
How Covid normalizes cannabis, New Frontier Data's digital town hall, an Illinois lawmaker’s quest to legalize delivery and more… 
Cannabis startups are growing up quickly amidst industry tumult and expansion Cannabis companies in Illinois are streamlining business operations to…
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Brad Spirrison
March 2020
Craft Grower and other licenses get an extension, but Verano Holdings acquisition doesn't
Good Morning! The big Illinois news is that over the weekend Gov. J.B. Pritzker extended application deadlines for craft grower, cannabis infuser, and…
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Mike Fourcher
Illinois cannabis companies can now use industrial hemp, Naperville’s next move, dosing over dinner with Jim Belushi and more…
Cannabis deemed essential as Illinois Department of Agriculture loosens industrial hemp restrictions Illinois cannabis companies can now call on…
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Brad Spirrison
What sort of government response are cannabis businesses looking for?
Good morning! Anecdotally, the cannabis industry seems to be doing O.K. Dispensary operators are reporting that sales are slightly up, although across…
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Mike Fourcher
Curbside pickups, adult-use restrictions, employee badge issues, 8X sales increases and other coronavirus-infused cannabis stories
Here’s how coronavirus is impacting Illinois cannabis companies Even before coronavirus infected public markets, the first iteration of the cannabis…
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Brad Spirrison
The Coming Secondary Effects For Cannabis
Good Morning! We wouldn’t have Walmart without the mass produced automobile. We wouldn’t have rideshare without the iPhone, and the United States…
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Mike Fourcher
A recessionary buzzkill? Dispensary33’s PSA on Coronavirus, Gold Coast grass and more…
No cannabis company was “game planning for a pandemic” Many cannabis companies were already distressed. How might they fare in a recession? [Image: Yash…
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Brad Spirrison
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