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title: Your Top 5 News Stories - August 25, 2021
description: "Banking on Cannabis: the New Network of Lenders for a Semi-Legal Industry, Why Cannabis Tech Is Now More Valuable Than Cannabis Itself, and more!"
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# [Your Top 5 News Stories - August 25, 2021](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/in-sight-daily-8-25-21)

 Written by [New Frontier Data](https://blog.newfrontierdata.com/author/new-frontier-data) | Aug 25, 2021 4:01:12 PM

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| <https://archive.is/PibK5>   | **[Banking on Cannabis: the New Network of Lenders for a Semi-Legal Industry](https://archive.is/PibK5)** (Subject to paywall) Reform is needed by an industry that New Frontier Data projects to jump from $20 billion in 2020 to $41.5 B in 2025.  |
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| <https://thefreshtoast.com/opinion/why-cannabis-tech-is-now-more-valuable-than-cannabis-itself/?amp>   | [**Why Cannabis Tech Is Now More Valuable Than Cannabis Itself**](https://thefreshtoast.com/opinion/why-cannabis-tech-is-now-more-valuable-than-cannabis-itself/?amp) Recent investment moves reveal how data, delivery, and traffic are the industry’s golden gooses over any grows, dispensaries, or strains.  |
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| <https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-5-cannabis-companies-have-combined-for-more-than-%241-billion-in-quarterly-revenue?amp>   | [**These 5 Cannabis Companies Have Combined for More Than $1 Billion in Quarterly Revenue**](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/these-5-cannabis-companies-have-combined-for-more-than-%241-billion-in-quarterly-revenue?amp) Even before the New Jersey and New York markets come onboard, lessons about the red-hot cannabis market can be gleaned from these companies.  |
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| <https://mjbizdaily.com/indiva-revenue-surges-on-growing-appetite-for-cannabis-edibles/>   | [**Indiva revenue surges on growing appetite for cannabis edibles**](https://mjbizdaily.com/indiva-revenue-surges-on-growing-appetite-for-cannabis-edibles/) Edibles sales in Q2-2021 reached CAD $8.4 million ($6.65M USD), and 93% of Indiva’s revenue, some 445% higher year-over-year than in 2020.  |
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| <https://news.yahoo.com/nm-agency-adopts-cannabis-production-140500805.html>   | [**New Mexico agency adopts cannabis production rules**](https://news.yahoo.com/nm-agency-adopts-cannabis-production-140500805.html) The state’s Cannabis Control Division announced its first rules, with more to come in 2022 regarding retailers and testing facilities, etc.  |
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