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Almost all 20 of New York’s planned dispensaries are up and running, but at least three of New York’s five licensed medical marijuana operators are not yet profitable, according to a Times Union report.

Private-equity companies are entrenching themselves in the emerging cannabis industry, with one firm reporting they raised more money than intended during their first two funds, according to a Business Insider report.

A former chef at two Michelin-starred restaurants is bringing cannabis-infused cuisine to private parties in California hoping to provide diners with a “cerebral experience,” according to a New Straits Times report.

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has upheld the decision of a trademark examiner at the U.S. Trademark Office that owners of cannabis businesses cannot obtain federal trademark protection on marks used for marijuana sales.

Florida’s first medical cannabis dispensary is set to open Tuesday, July 26 — two years after it was approved by state lawmakers — according to a Miami Herald report.

The inaugural Imperious Expo is coming this week to Tacoma, Washington. The conference — a professional celebration of the medical and industrial cannabis industries — is taking place this Wednesday and Thursday, July 20–21, in the Tacoma Dome…

Cannabusiness enthusiasts in Humboldt County, California have created the county’s first Cannabis Chamber of Commerce, in an effort to make industry networking easier and to connect business owners to other service providers…

The Coalinga City Council voted to allow medical cannabis across the city last week, as well as approved the sale of the city’s dormant prison complex to Ocean Grown Extracts, a…