Illinois Cannabis Sales Hit Records as Retailer Margins Tighten
Illinois shoppers bought more cannabis than ever in fiscal year 2026, but the businesses selling it to them are keeping less of each transaction. The state's new annual cannabis report shows reported
Judge Pauses DEA Rescheduling Hearings Over GAO Audit Findings
The timeline for moving cannabis to Schedule III just got murkier. DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Derek C. Julius has paused scheduled hearings in the rescheduling matter while he decides whether
Minnesota Cannabis Prices Draw Scrutiny as Hemp Rules Shift
A $73 gram of distillate in Minnesota versus roughly $6 in Michigan is the kind of gap that stops a spreadsheet exercise and turns it into a policy argument. That comparison, raised recently by the
Cannabis Retailers Fund Ferndale Mural to Back LGBTQ+ Youth Services
Two Michigan cannabis retailers cut the ribbon this week on a 40-by-25-foot mural in downtown Ferndale, marking a rare instance of dispensary marketing dollars flowing directly into a public art
Georgia Cannabis Operator Opens Facility to Push Stalled Medical Bills
A Macon-based medical cannabis operator invited state lawmakers, physicians, and patients through its production facility this month, betting that firsthand exposure to a licensed
Older Consumers Emerge as Untapped Growth Segment for Cannabis Retailers
Michigan's cannabis market has a supply problem that everyone in the industry can recite by heart: too many licensed grows, too much flower, too little margin. But a demand-side story has been
Nevada City Moves Toward Loosening Its Cannabis Retail Code
Nevada City is inching toward a distinction few small municipalities in the region can claim: a local government actively rewriting its cannabis code to reduce friction for licensed operators rather
Oklahoma AG's Bank Ties Raise Cannabis Compliance Questions Before Runoff
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking Republican voters to make him governor on Tuesday. He is also chairman of the parent company behind Blue Sky Bank, an institution that has grown
Pennsylvania Hemp Retailers Brace for Federal Crackdown on THC Products
A federal deadline in December could reshape a Pennsylvania hemp market that operators estimate generates roughly a billion dollars a year in the state. Lawmakers in Washington are weighing whether
Federal Hemp Redefinition Puts Retailers on an Uncertain Compliance Clock
The federal hemp market is operating under a law that's already on the books, not a proposal still working through committee. Section 781 of the FY2026 appropriations act rewrites the statutory