Ohio cannabis sales top $1 billion in first full year of adult-use
Ohio cannabis retailers recorded more than $836 million in nonmedical sales in 2025, the state’s first full year of legal adult-use marijuana. With medical cannabis dispensaries reporting $233 million in sales, total Ohio marijuana sales in 2025 surpassed $1.06...
The HR compliance checklist every cannabis business needs in 2026
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) As 2026 begins, one thing is painfully clear across the cannabis industry: operators can no longer afford reactive HR and compliance strategies....
Big banks still refusing cannabis despite Trump marijuana rescheduling
President Donald Trump’s Dec. 18 order to reclassify cannabis under federal law won’t solve the marijuana industry’s longstanding banking problems anytime soon. Without formal reclassification as a Schedule 3 drug, “it’s still too early to reconsider our position, and...
Massachusetts cannabis sales hit record $1.65 billion despite falling prices
Cannabis sales in Massachusetts reached a record $1.65 billion in 2025, according to the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). And that milestone comes despite a significant decline in prices – meaning consumers are buying significantly more product...
Mike Tyson, Ric Flair claim fraud in celebrity cannabis branding efforts
Note: This story has been updated with comment from a spokesperson for the defendants. Legendary boxer Mike Tyson and professional wrestling icon Ric Flair’s attempts to launch celebrity cannabis brands resulted in “a brazen … conspiracy involving criminal wire...
Oregon cannabis prices fall to record low but consumer demand steady
Oregon cannabis sales declined slightly in 2025 despite record-breaking cultivation production that saw retail prices fall to historic lows. Annual sales fell from $960 million in 2024 to $925.5 million in 2025, according to Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission...
Florida adult-use marijuana legalization stinks, state attorney general tells Supreme Court
A marijuana multistate operator-backed push to legalize adult-use cannabis in Florida is attempting to mislead voters around – among other things – cannabis’ smell, the state attorney general claimed. Attorney General James Uthmeier’s accusation, made in a state...
Supply woes still hampering Kentucky medical marijuana launch
Supply shortages and licensing controversies are still hampering Kentucky’s nascent medical marijuana market a year into the program’s launch. Medical cannabis was supposed to launch with as many as 48 dispensaries on Jan. 1, 2025. With the planned grand...
Republican opposition to Trump marijuana rescheduling could thwart other reforms
President Donald Trump broke with generations of tradition with his executive order last month to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug under federal law. But as Politico and recent polling pointed out, Trump also defied voters and lawmakers within the MAGA...
Vireo Growth acquires former ‘Uber of Weed’ as cannabis M&A activity heats up
Cannabis multistate operator Vireo Growth last month agreed to acquire retailer and delivery platform Eaze, the onetime “Uber of weed,” in a $47 million all-stock deal. While the comparatively low acquisition price surprised some investors, others saw it...
Major cannabis edibles M&A as Wyld acquires competitor Grön
In a potential sign of future cannabis industry mergers and acquisition activity, two powerhouse names in edibles are merging. Portland-based Wyld is acquiring fellow Oregon favorite Grön in a deal expected to close early this year pending regulatory approval,...Featured
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