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# [Your Top 5 News Stories - August 19, 2021](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/in-sight-daily-8-19-21)

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| <https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cannabis-covid-connection-know-dont-115134189.html>   | **[The Cannabis-COVID Connection: What We Know and What We Don't Know](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cannabis-covid-connection-know-dont-115134189.html)** If little to no proven science links cannabis use with COVID-19 relief, what is certain is that sales have been booming during the pandemic.  |
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| <https://www.reuters.com/business/us-cannabis-insurers-get-ready-roll-federal-legalization-nears-2021-08-19/>   | **[U.S. cannabis insurers get ready to roll as federal legalization nears](https://www.reuters.com/business/us-cannabis-insurers-get-ready-roll-federal-legalization-nears-2021-08-19/)** As Congress considers whether to loosen federal laws, some insurers are trying to fill the gap with new types of vitally needed coverage.  |
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| <https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/capitalizing-a-cannabis-business/2563898/>   | [**Capitalizing A Cannabis Business**](https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/capitalizing-a-cannabis-business/2563898/) Investors and stakeholders are pursuing means to find money to fund new cannabis businesses when they become legal in Connecticut next year.  |
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| <https://www.eater.com/22631110/gastropod-podcast-weed-cannabis-edibles-episode-part-2>   | [**So, You Want to Get into the Weed Edibles Business**](https://www.eater.com/22631110/gastropod-podcast-weed-cannabis-edibles-episode-part-2) Entering the legal cannabis industry requires an unusually large amount of start-up capital when compared to other types of food businesses.  |
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| <https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/08/343966/government-to-sign-cannabis-legislation-during-upcoming-council>   | [**Government to Sign Cannabis Legislation During Upcoming Council**](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/08/343966/government-to-sign-cannabis-legislation-during-upcoming-council) Aims include eliminating taboos about cannabis and its cultivation while seeking valuable revenue streams to help the mainstream economy. |
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