California cannabis regulators’ fraud case against testing lab unravels
California cannabis regulators failed to prove accusations of THC potency inflation and fraudulent pesticide and mold testing brought against a prominent commercial cannabis lab whose license they suspended in April 2025, an administrative law judge found late last...
Senate extends temporary lifeline for hemp THC – and sets up fight with cannabis industry
Key points: The U.S. Senate voted early Saturday to extend a deadline for when hemp THC products become illegal until December. Supporters, including major lawmakers and the alcohol lobby, believe they can convince the House to also delay a ban and regulate the...
Why a Massachusetts town owes the cannabis industry $2 million
A tony Boston suburb must return more than $2 million in fees collected from three legal cannabis business after failing to demonstrate it properly spent the money. The city of Newton’s bill to cannabis retailers, which court records show was imposed by a Middlesex...
New York legalizes cannabis sales at farmers’ markets, pop-up events
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill into law that allows licensed cannabis microbusinesses and dispensaries to sell marijuana products at pop-up venues such as farmers’ markets. The measure clarifies that microbusinesses – an all-in-one permit...
Congress barely understands hemp THC. Lawmakers should learn and regulate – not ban
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) I went to Washington earlier this year prepared to defend the estimated $28 billion hemp industry in America, which creates jobs and tax revenue....
Another Colorado cannabis cultivation operation shuts down after acquisition
Continuing a trend that’s seeing Colorado cannabis companies consolidate and close operations amid market pressures, a third major Denver cannabis cultivation facility is shutting down after an acquisition. The latest closure is at Native Roots, a prominent...
Senate Democrat signs onto Trump-defying Republican proposal to ban hemp THC
A leading Democratic senator on Thursday signed onto a Republican colleague’s proposal to preserve a ban on hemp THC products, an issue that’s sowing discord between GOP lawmakers and President Donald Trump, who’s reportedly directly intervening on the...
How cannabis retailers can leverage market data to boost revenue
This is part of a regular series of MJBizDaily interviews with major THC industry players. To be considered for an interview, contact editorial@mjbizdaily.com. Laurie Parfitt knows cannabis retailers are sitting on data they don’t use The problem isn’t access, said...
Report: Trump White House insider pushed for hemp THC reprieve
This story has been updated. Through Wednesday, the U.S. Senate debated a temporary spending bill that would preserve 2018 Farm Bill protections for hemp-derived cannabinoid products – and stave off a looming federal ban that promises to decimate the U.S. hemp...
Georgia medical cannabis patient growth continues to surge
Georgia’s medical cannabis program is continuing to expand faster than at any point in its decade-long history. The state’s medical marijuana patient registry grew by more than 22% in just over a month after a new law eased access, from 36,595 patients in late...
Virginia hemp THC operators sue to block ban as North Carolina hemp THC ban looms
Hemp-derived THC retailers and producers in North Carolina rallied on Tuesday to dissuade state lawmakers from passing a ban on the popular products – an estimated $4 billion industry and, for now, the only non-tribal avenue for THC access in the state. Meanwhile,...Featured
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