Four years after Rhode Island legalized recreational marijuana, licensing delays and regulatory bottlenecks have kept new retail stores closed.
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Has convenience become the deciding factor in cannabis sales?
Convenience is reshaping cannabis. Disposable vapes, infused pre-rolls and Cresco’s Zyn-style pouch signal what’s next for consumer demand.
Supply shortages, licensing delays slow Kentucky’s MMJ market
Kentucky legalized medical marijuana in 2023, but 20 months later, only 39 businesses are open and MMJ cardholders still struggle to find product.
Diversity is not the same as equity in US cannabis industry
Repair must follow harm, and power must include the people who built the road to legalization.
Nearly 900 applicants compete for 77 Missouri marijuana licenses
Missouri’s final microbusiness licensing round enters a system rebuilt after mass revocations, with tougher ownership rules.
Viola founder says hemp ban crushes companies following rules
Texas spared hemp beverages from its crackdown. Al Harrington reads the uncertainty and readies Viola for a possible 3-5 mg federal cap.
Marijuana rescheduling decision nears as DEA publishes hearing transcript
DEA publishes marijuana rescheduling hearing transcript as Judge Derek Julius weighs a Schedule 3 recommendation.
Too much cannabis banking? New Mexico credit union exits industry, citing competition.
US Eagle Federal Credit Union will close its cannabis banking arm Nov. 1, citing rising competition rather than weak demand for the service.
Cultivation potential leads Grown Rogue to snap up PharmaCann’s New York medical cannabis permit
Grown Rogue enters New York with a $4.5 million buy of PharmaCann assets, targeting a shortage of indoor flower canopy.
Aurora Cannabis urges shareholders to reject Curaleaf hostile takeover
Aurora Cannabis is asking its shareholders to sit tight and treat Curaleaf Holdings’ hostile takeover bid with skepticism. In a statement Monday, the Edmonton, Alberta-based global medical cannabis company also corrected what it called inaccurate statements Curaleaf...
Canadian LPs expand presence in European cannabis
Tilray raises global medical cannabis capacity, expanding cultivation in Quebec and Portugal to meet rising demand.
New Mexico cannabis sales steady as Texas border towns drive growth
Through the first half of the year, retailers generated about $284.9 million in combined adult-use and medical marijuana sales.
