The CEO of an Oregon-based vertically integrated multistate cannabis operator has been charged with federal tax fraud.
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Beyond 280E relief: The hidden tax audit risks of marijuana rescheduling
Cannabis operators who think their 280E tax woes are solved overnight by marijuana rescheduling need to think again.
Aurora Cannabis board rebuffs Curaleaf takeover again, welcomes other bids
Aurora Cannabis signaled interest in entertaining acquisition offers from other companies besides Curaleaf Holdings.
New York founder on entering the cannabis industry in 2026: ‘Don’t do it’
Cannabis retail is broken. Joanne Wilson, founder of New York-based retail chain Gotham, is trying to fix it.
States don’t need to change rules to comply with federal marijuana rescheduling
In a legal opinion that other states may heed, South Dakota’s existing medical marijuana laws comply with federal marijuana rescheduling, according to the state attorney general.
Illinois cannabis sales increase to record levels amid price drop
Annual sales took a double-digit nosedive even as retailers saw their busiest month on record.
Legacy medical cannabis cultivator Bedrocan declared bankrupt in Netherlands
A Dutch court on Thursday declared Bedrocan, the country’s lone medical cannabis supplier, bankrupt following the end of its contract with the Netherlands’ health ministry.
Federal marijuana rescheduling means institutional capital is coming to cannabis investing
The next stage of cannabis investing – institutional capital – is at hand thanks to federal marijuana rescheduling, but also thanks to a maturing industry.
Washington state to tweak cannabis rules to comply with federal marijuana rescheduling
Washington state cannabis regulators signed off on a tweak to state rules that would allow operators to more clearly comply with new federal
Georgia medical cannabis continues to grow rapidly despite lack of DEA guidance
Georgia’s medical cannabis program continues to rapidly expand, but state regulators say they need more input from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Why are marijuana multistate operators supporting an anti-marijuana Senate candidate?
Cannabis companies have donated millions to President Donald Trump’s political action committees, which appear poised to spend at least some of that on a staunchly anti-cannabis Senate candidate.
How the federal hemp ban treats delta-8 THC differently – and what operators are doing
Sometimes controversial within the estimated $38 billion hemp sector, delta-8 THC is also playing by different rules as the federal hemp ban approaches. What those rules are no one can say for certain.
