Dutchie, an online ordering platform used by dispensaries, raised $200M at a $1.7B valuation. Tiger Global Management led the new round with participation from Dragoneer and DFJ Growth, two heavy-hitting funds which are new to cannabis investing.
TechCrunch 

• Dutchie currently supports more than 2,116 dispensaries across 36 markets in the U.S. and Canada. 
  CNBC 
• The company also announced that it had acquired Greenbits, a point of sale software company, and Leaf Logix, an ERP software platform.  
• Read last year's WeedWeek interview with CEO Ross Lipson.

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Marijuana Moment reports that a deal is "imminent" to legalize REC in New York. The legislation, which would happen outside the budget review process is said to more closely resemble the progressive bill supported by two key Democratic lawmakers than the more centrist proposal initially supported by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D). 

• A bill could emerge as soon as this week. One sticking point is how to handle impaired driving.
  N.Y.Daily News
• Business Insider looked at the kinds of deals New York legalization could trigger. It also heard from an analyst that Cuomo's web of scandals makes him "more motivated" to legalize. (Paywall 2x)
  
  

Goings on:

• With the legislative session almost over, New Mexico lawmakers are deadlocked on REC legalization.
  AP
• NPR has data on how legalization affects crime, traffic safety, jobs and more.
• Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts(R) has become one of the most vocal legalization opponents, warning parents that pot will "kill your kids."
  Rolling Stone
• Some in hemp worry that the intoxicating cannabinoid Delta-8 THC could undermine the CBD industry, by alarming politicians.
  MJBiz 
• Between Latin America and and Europe, cannabis is rapidly going global, Bloomberg reports.
• U.S. companies are eager to tap into Mexico's new cannabis industry.
  Border Report
• Alcohol industry attorney Ryan Malkin explains why big booze is betting big on cannabis.
  SevenFifty
• Discover looks into whether pot smoking causes cancer.
• PAX and Vanity Fair released documentary The Human Toll, on how cannabis prohibition targeted Black America.
  Forbes 
• The Today Show looked into the medicinal plant/superfood known as moringa.
• Seth Rogen discussed his cannabis line and "the satisfaction of ceramics" with Vogue.