retail company operates three other cannabis stores and had another slated to open. Crain Buys MJ News Brand Green Market Report Detroit-headquartered media company Crain Communications acquired Green Market Report, a digital outlet that covers financial news in the cannabis industry. Terms were not disclosed. New York-based Green Market Report was launched in 2017 by Debra Borchardt, a financial journalist and former Wall Street executive, and Cynthia Salarizadeh, a public relations expert and legal cannabis industry insider. Cannabis MSO Ascend Wellness to Acquire Two Ohio Dispensaries New York-based cannabis multistate operator Ascend Wellness Holdings is expanding its vertically integrated medical marijuana operation in Ohio. According to a news release, Ascend completed the acquisition of BCCO, a medical marijuana dispensary operating as Ohio Provisions in Carroll. It also entered into an agreement to acquire Coshocton-based dispensary Ohio Cannabis Clinic. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. MJBiz Is a Finalist in Folio's Eddie Awards for Series of Articles MJBizMagazine and the cannabis news website MJBizDaily were selected as finalists in the 2021 Folio: Eddie and Ozzie Awards, which recognize excellence in magazine editorial and design. The publications' joint entry, " Pandemic Pivot, " was honored in the business-to-business category and featured a variety of web and magazine content about the cannabis industry's response to the coronavirus. November-December 2021 | mjbizdaily.com 23https://www.pattersonfan.com/cannabis.html http://www.mjbizdaily.com