Tag: Southeast
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Florida’s marijuana patient base continues to grow as lawmakers target hemp industry
Florida’s medical marijuana registry continues to grow, adding roughly 14,000 patients in early 2025. That trend could continue as lawmakers target a key competitor for the industry, proposing tough new hemp rules that could reshape the state’s cannabis scene. Patient numbers rose steadily from 895,000 in January to 909,000 by …
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Scotts cuts Hawthorne Collective loose as it pivots away from cannabis
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG) made it official. The gardening behemoth has officially transferred its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Hawthorne Collective, Inc., to an independent strategic partner. Scotts established its hydroponic business, Hawthorne Gardening, to enter the cannabis space. In the beginning, it looked like a stellar plan, as the …
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HOPE Therapeutics to buy clinic company Dura Medical
HOPE Therapeutics, an interventional psychiatry network wholly owned by NRx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NRXP), today announced it was buying Dura Medical per the previously announced non-binding letter of intent. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Dura Medical Founder Stephen Durand will be named director of Florida clinic operations. Hope stressed …