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Welcome to Cultivated, our weekly newsletter where we're bringing you an inside look at the deals, trends, and personalities driving the multibillion-dollar global cannabis boom. Sign up here to have it in your inbox every Friday. Happy Friday, Let's dive right in. The spate of vape-related illnesses continues, with Missouri announcing the eighth death in the US on Thursday. The FDA is also launching a criminal probe into the matter, alongside the CDC's investigation. We're keeping you up to date on those developments here. In other news, the embattled cannabis producer CannTrust had its growing license suspended by Health Canada, which regulates cannabis. The company has seen its shares drop... Read More