Hawaiʻi's Hemp Crackdown Exposes a Retail Turf War Over THC
Hawaiʻi's Department of Health has moved to shut down sales of hemp-derived THC gummies, pre-rolled smokes and drinks that had quietly become a parallel cannabis market on Oʻahu and beyond.
Green Thumb Industries Shows Cash Flow Discipline Cannabis Investors Crave
Cash flow, not top-line growth, has become the dividing line between cannabis operators that survive and those that quietly implode. Green Thumb Industries (OTC: GTBIF) posted first-quarter revenue
Nigeria Customs Seizes Firearm Parts and Cannabis Goods at Tincan Port
A single flagged container has exposed how far smuggling networks will go to move contraband through legitimate trade lanes. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced on Thursday that officers at
Georgia's Medical Cannabis Registry Passes 40,000 Patients Under SB 220
Georgia's medical marijuana program has crossed a threshold operators have been watching closely: more than 40,000 patients are now registered under the state's system, according to a Macon
Michigan Regulators Cite Dozens of Cannabis Firms Over Tracking Failures
Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency disciplined more than 20 licensed cannabis businesses in June, and the enforcement pattern points to a familiar culprit: breakdowns in METRC, the state's
New Study Exposes Communication Gap on Medical Cannabis in Oncology Care
A new survey out of Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center puts a number on something dispensary operators serving medical cannabis patients have suspected for a
India's Substance Use Data Signals Lessons for Cannabis Compliance Markets
A government survey cited in India's parliament this week puts hard numbers behind a pattern regulators worldwide keep running into: alcohol dwarfs every other substance category in raw
States Push New PTSD Treatment Paths for First Responders, Testing Cannabis Workplace Rules
A quiet but accelerating shift is underway in how states address trauma among first responders - and cannabis policy is squarely in the middle of it. From Maryland's new employment protections for
Consumer Skepticism Holds as Federal Cannabis Rescheduling Hearing Nears Its Close
Most cannabis consumers don't believe full federal rescheduling will be finished by the end of 2025-and given the procedural runway still ahead, that skepticism isn't hard to understand. A new poll
TerrAscend Acquires Flemington Dispensary to Build Out Its New Jersey Retail Position
TerrAscend Corp. has signed an agreement to acquire Aunt Mary's Dispensary in Flemington, New Jersey - a move that would give the Toronto Stock Exchange-listed multi-state operator its fifth