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      <news:title>Curaleaf Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for Aurora Cannabis</news:title>
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      <news:title>Virginia Judge Denies Hemp Retailers&apos; Bid to Block THC Restrictions</news:title>
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      <news:title>Hemp Firm Challenges DEA&apos;s Synthetic HHC Ban in Federal Court</news:title>
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      <news:title>Yale Study Projects $111B Tax Revenue from Full Federal Legalization</news:title>
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      <news:title>Connecticut Tax Revenue Jumps 67% Despite Flat Cannabis Sales</news:title>
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