Happy Friday everyone,

Deal activity has been in a relative lull this last month or two. Not anymore.

Canadian giant Canopy Growth said it would acquire Wana, North America’s the top-selling edible brand. Elsewhere, cannatech shop Dutchie landed another big round and a huge valuation. 

Let’s get to it:

• Deals, deals, deals
• How to sound like the smartest person in Vegas

Alex

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State Politics:

• In Ohio, Republican lawmakers are introducing a REC bill, as an industry-backed group collects signatures for a 2022 ballot initiative. 
  Cincinnati.com
• Pennsylvania’s first bi-partisan REC bill landeded.
  WGAL (NBC) 
• Two leading Democrats in Florida’s gubernatorial primary, former Gov. and Congressman Charlie Crist and state agriculture commissioner Nikki Fried, are in a spat over who favors legalization more.  

Business:

• Rules requiring owners to live in their company’s state are about to face their toughest legal challenge yet.
  Law360
• FIS, a large provider of back-end payment services, is exploring a cannabis and CBD business.
  Business Insider
• Since Uber announced plans to acquire Boston-based delivery service Drizly for Lantern spun off into an independent company
• Darren Lampert, CEO of acquisitive hydroponics retailer GrowGeneration discussed his growth plans with New Cannabis Ventures.
• California’s new CBD law could make it a global hub.
  Hemp Industry Daily
• Cookies founder and CEO Berner said he has cancer.
• KyInno looks at how USDA certified organic CBD company Cornbread Hemp has leveraged e-commerce during the pandemic. 

Health:

• The FDA authorized an e-cigarette for the first time, saying it can help tobacco smokers cut down. 
  AP
  
• Many breast cancer patients are using cannabis but not telling their doctors.
  NBC

Fun and interesting:

• Double Blind checks out the world’s largest collection of LSD tabs and familiarizes readers with the flying saucer mushroom, “far stronger than the standard cubensis.”
• As the rivals square off, the L.A. Times compared the pot preferences of L.A.Dodgers and S.F. Giants fans.

• Recruiting firm FlowerHire discusses at the economic benefits of legalization for rural America.
• A new Headset report discusses edibles’ performance as a category.
• New York’s Office of Cannabis Management announced its top staffers.
  David Feder (LinkedIn)
• Prohibition Holdings shared its fundraising deck with Business Insider.
• Marion Mariathasan, co-founder and CEO of compliance software Simplifya, discussed the five things he wishes he knew before founding a company. 
  Authority Magazine

• Denver is hosting its first equity resource fair tomorrow.
  Westword
• Grown In is hosting an October 28 webinar on how established companies approach social equity.
• Sensi Magazine has a networking event Sunday in Tampa, Fla.
• Eaze is hosting Grass Lands, the cannabis component of the Outside Lands festival, October 29-31 in San Francisco.

• Luke Anderson, co-founder of popular beverage brand Cann, crowed about his company’s growth. Then, in the comments, he gets an earful from art director and LinkedIn craft advocate Chandler Easley, who calls Anderson’s vision of a “beverage dominant dispensary” a future of “white label garbage and corporate monolith boof.” 
• Attorney David Feder asked what PotCos are getting for their lobbying dollar.
• CannaBS Detector Kristen Yoder posted an old contestant pic she may have (it’s not clear) submitted for Miss High Times. Yoder has also been posting about her new clothing and accessories line, Cynical Stoner. 
• I polled LinkedIn on whether the indica/sativa distinction is “bogus or not bogus.” Here are the results.
• Evil Jay and Silent Bob post from “some fucked up alternative universe.“
• @rare_dankness_brand asked your favorite and least favorite thing about ouid.
• “To me, you are weed.”
  PageSix

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Jon Boord (right), CEO of Colorado operator Native Roots paints a house in Colorado Springs with several team members as part of a partnership with housing non-profit Brothers Redevelopment. 

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