WeedWeek is launching a new reported business column.
This week, I learned publicly-traded MJardin is under investigation in Colorado. The column adds to the Boston Globe‘s coverage of MSO Acreage Holdings and the Denver Post‘s reporting on MJardin.
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Separately, Green Market Report‘s Debra Borchardt writes Acreage is selling its real estate assets to a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) called GreenAcreage Real Estate Corp. (GARE) which will lease the assets back to Acreage. Acreage CEO Kevin Murphy has invested in GARE.
- Retailer Medmen has pursued a similar real estate strategy.
Harvest Public Media asks whether states can ensure cannabis product safety without help from the feds.