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ScottsMiracle-Gro Launches Cannabis Investment Entity with Huge Down Payment

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Civil War veteran Orlando McLean Scott began selling lawn seed in 1868 , and he and his family never really stopped—as the company eventually branched out into several other areas. Upon closing, RIV Capital will become The Hawthorne Collective’s preferred vehicle for future investments. ScottsMiracle-Gro History.

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Truth Enterprises Oversubscribed $10M Round

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The company operates throughout California and is currently in an aggressive sales push in the Southern California market. Ross Haley said, “We could not be more excited about the caliber of cannabis pioneers and business acumen that are part of this seed funding round. The funding will help Truth Enterprises accelerate growth.

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Just desserts: The Cookies and Cakes family genealogy

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Growers used pseudonyms only, and feared being followed home from a party and beaten and robbed, or followed home from the hydroponics store and raided by police. Now for the headliner: Cookies and Cakes! Why do people wait two hours in line to spend $70 on an eighth-ounce of weed—in the middle of a pandemic?

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