Big Pot Companies Target Northeastern States: Cannabis Weekly

Feb. 28, 2021, 3:00 PM UTC

Some of the biggest cannabis companies in the U.S., from Terrascend Corp. to Curaleaf Holdings Inc., are preparing for rapid growth as legal pot sales expand across the populous Northeast.

The region’s states, home to about 56 million people, may be poised to adopt recreational cannabis use in quick succession, since they are loathe to see residents purchase marijuana next door -- and miss out on the potential tax revenue. While cross-state traffic has been muted during the pandemic, that’s not expected to last. Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Jersey have already made the jump, while New York, Pennsylvania, ...

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