Cannabis companies Cresco, Columbia call off $2 billion merger as industry awaits banking reform

 Cannabis companies Cresco, Columbia call off $2 billion merger as industry awaits banking reform

The termination comes as the cannabis industry struggles to scale as it awaits crucial federal and banking reform.

A $2 billion mega-deal between cannabis multistate operators Cresco Labs and Columbia Care has gone up in smoke more than a year after the companies announced the acquisition, the companies said Mond…