Cannabis Retailers Fund Ferndale Mural to Back LGBTQ+ Youth
Two Michigan cannabis retailers put their marketing budget behind public art this week, and the move says as much about category positioning as it does about community goodwill. JARS Cannabis and
Georgia Cannabis Operators Push Lawmakers to Revisit Stalled Access Bills
A decade after Georgia legalized medical cannabis, the program remains narrow, and operators say the state's reluctance to expand it is starting to show. In Macon-Bibb, Georgia Fine Fettle recently
Older Consumers Emerge as Untapped Growth Segment for Cannabis Retailers
Michigan's cannabis industry has spent years drowning in its own supply. Prices have collapsed, margins have thinned, and operators have mostly looked for relief by cutting production or waiting for
Federal Hemp Redefinition Forces Retailers to Watch Two Deadlines
A federal law that redraws the definition of hemp is already on the books, signed into law in November 2025, but its effective date is still moving. The Senate has voted to push most of the
TSRgrow Expands GROWHub Software to Unify Cultivation and Compliance Data
TSRgrow has rolled out a significant expansion of GROWHub, its cultivation software platform, adding analytics, energy monitoring, batch-record tools, Metrc integration and building-system
Senate Rejects Push to Fast-Track Federal Hemp Restrictions
A one-month reprieve for the intoxicating hemp industry will stand, after the Senate voted 61-32 on Aug. 8 to table an amendment from Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, that would have kept the federal hemp
Virginia Hemp Retailers Await Ruling on THC Limit Injunction
A federal judge spent nearly five hours Wednesday weighing whether to pause Virginia's new hemp restrictions before they take effect Saturday, as store owners testified the rules could force them out
Missouri Hemp Beverage Ban Hinges on Congress and a Signature
A federal funding vote may buy Missouri's hemp beverage sellers a few more months on the shelf. The U.S. Senate approved a short-term spending measure early Saturday that would push the federal
Green Thumb's Cash Discipline Sets a Bar Few Cannabis Operators Clear
Cash, not revenue, has become the dividing line between cannabis operators that survive and ones that quietly fall apart. Over the past five years, dozens of multi-state operators chased top-line
Nigeria Customs Intercepts Smuggled Rifles and Cannabis Cargo at Port
The Nigeria Customs Service has disrupted a smuggling operation at Tincan Island Port that combined firearms trafficking with the movement of cannabis-infused consumer goods through commercial