The deals just keep on coming:

• The big ancillary companies KushCo Holdings and Greenlane Holdings said they would merge in an all-stock deal.
  MarketWatch
• In a homecoming of sorts, billionaire Beau Wrigley's MSO Parallel is arriving in Illinois with a $100M purchase of retailer Windy City Cannabis.
  Chicago Tribune
• Acquisitions are boosting MSO Verano Holdings' footprint in Ohio and Pennsylvania. The company has also bought five Arizona dispensaries in six weeks.
  Phoenix New Times
• MSO Ayr Wellness moved into New Jersey with a $101M acquisition.
  MJBiz
• Canadian giant Canopy Growth acquired competitor Ace Valley.

There was a surfeit of stories about REC's arrival in the Big Apple, even though the first licensed sale is probably at least a year off. Here's what you need to know:

• Gothamist answers the FAQ: You can smoke a joint anywhere you can smoke a cigarette. The NYPD confirms it.
  N.Y.Post
• MSOs in the state -- like Curaleaf and GTI -- are expanding their cultivation capacity. Business Insider also serves up a tip sheet for investors.
• New York's Cannabis Control Board is "the new sheriff in town."
  Canna Law Blog
• MJBiz explain$ why New York i$ a big deal.
• Opponents are pushing for Long Island towns to opt out of the industry.
  NBC

Happenings:

• Green Thumb Industries is demanding a retraction of a Chicago Tribune story which cited unnamed sources saying the company is the subject of a federal investigation. The Tribune stands by its reporting.
• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Facebook (and, by extension, cannabis companies) by narrowly defining what constitutes an autodialer. This gives companies more leeway to text consumers. 
  Lexology 
• New Mexico legalized REC and it looks like Rhode Island could be next.
  N.Y.Times, Providence Journal
• A bipartisan group of state attorney generals urged Congress to pass a banking bill.
  Marijuana Moment
• Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) proposed accelerating the REC market to open on July 1, 2021 as opposed to in 2024.
  Washington Post
• Hoban Law asks whether the legal principle of fructus industriales, which determines who owns a crop when a farmer is evicted from their land, applies to the cannabiz.
• Canna Law Blog says the future of smokable CBD products "is not great." 
• A new report from Headset has data on the growing infused beverages market.
• Here are the 25 most innovative products of 2021, according to CannaTech Today.
• An intrepid Insider reporter tried a Delta-8 THC latte -- now available over the counter in Chicago -- and it got her high. (Paywall)
• CBD clothing is a real thing, and it claims to help combat stress, anxiety and pain.
  Travel and Leisure