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Will there be a wave of cannabis stock buyback programs by public companies?

Among mainstream industries, public companies will sometimes repurchase shares they issued in the past, ostensibly to increase the value of the remaining shares held by investors, but it’s a move that’s been utilized sparingly in the cannabis space. However, some industry observers think that might change. Viridian Capital Advisors questioned …

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Massachusetts inspector general: State needs receiver to run cannabis regulatory agency

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is in such bad shape that lawmakers need to appoint a receiver to take the reins at the regulatory agency, the state inspector general wrote in a letter this week. Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro called the commission “rudderless” in a press release announcing his …