Cresco Labs' Rebound Tests Whether Margin Gains Can Last
Cresco Labs shares fell 52.7% over the twelve months through October 2025, including dividends, even as the multi-state operator posted a swing from net loss to net profit in its most recent quarter.
Missouri Study Finds Licensed Dispensaries Dominate Cannabis Sales
A new state-funded study has produced the first hard look at Missouri's cannabis economy since voters approved adult-use sales in November 2022, and the headline number is a strong one for
Kentucky Completes Statewide Dispensary Rollout, Expands Qualifying Conditions
Kentucky's medical cannabis program has reached a milestone operators have been watching for months: every one of the state's 11 dispensary licensing regions now has an operating storefront. Governor
D.C. Lets Venues Hire Private Parking Enforcement for Events
The D.C. Council passed a bill Tuesday letting private event organizers and businesses hire off-duty parking enforcement officers through the Department of Public Works to manage congestion around
Medical Cannabis Operators Navigate a Market Built on Contradiction
The U.S. medical cannabis industry runs on a legal fault line that never quite closes. Thirty-eight states plus Washington D.C. recognize medical cannabis under state law, while the federal
Dispensary Software Consolidation Pushes Operators Toward Unified POS Systems
Cannabis retailers are running their businesses on too many disconnected tools, and the cost shows up everywhere: in labor hours spent reconciling inventory, in tax filings that don't match
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