Did the Trump administration approve cannabis interstate commerce?
Following its first international export of CBD flower to Europe, California-based cannabis cultivator Glass House Brands – by repute the United States’ biggest legal grower by some margin– is ready to start supplying the rest of the country. In Graham Farrar’s view,...
Major ‘shortfalls’ thwart Idaho medical cannabis legalization push
Idaho will remain one of the handful of states without any form of legal cannabis access after a medical marijuana legalization campaign failed to qualify for the November ballot amid what state elections officials called major “shortfalls.” Backers of a...
Cannabis MSO Ascend prepares for uplisting to US exchange
Marijuana multistate operator Ascend Wellness Holdings is the latest publicly traded U.S. cannabis firm to lay the groundwork to uplist to a major American stock exchange. The New York-based company said in a press release Monday that it will vote next month on a...
Curaleaf first to register cannabis preparations in Spain
Marijuana multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings has registered two standardized cannabis preparations in Spain, which the company says clears a regulatory path to supply the country’s hospital pharmacies with THC and CBD products under a new national medical cannabis...
Adult-use marijuana legalization appears dead in Pennsylvania – again
Another year, another demand from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to lawmakers to legalize adult-use cannabis – and all leading to another stalemate, with no progress toward opening the next biggest adult-use market in the U.S. Despite popular support, adult-use...
Final challenge for Massachusetts adult-use cannabis repeal effort before November election
A controversial ballot initiative that would end Massachusetts’ $1.65 billion annual cannabis industry appears poised to appear before voters in November, as long as it survives one final challenge next week. Supporters of the so-called “Act to Restore Sensible...
Two marijuana MSOs named among ‘America’s Best Companies’
Two marijuana multistate operators have cracked one of American business’ more mainstream rankings. Florida-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. and Illinois-based Green Thumb Industries were named to Time magazine’s America’s Best Companies 2026 list, the only two cannabis...
Why cannabis banking reform alone won’t solve payment processing woes
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) If you’re a cannabis finance team, you’re probably dealing with some version of this familiar mess: Invoices go out to buyers at...
Why Kentucky medical marijuana is so expensive
Medical cannabis prices in Kentucky, where legal MMJ sales began in December, are too high for some patients, lawmakers heard. As of July 1, Kentucky MMJ patients are no longer allowed to purchase cannabis from out of state and bring it back into the state. As a...
New ban threat for Texas hemp THC market as medical marijuana access expands
A Texas lawmaker plans to try again to ban hemp-derived THC products, setting up another fight that could reshape the state’s $5.5 billion hemp market in 2027. During a Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee hearing Tuesday, Republican state Sen. Charles...
How a beer scion entered the cannabis industry for the long haul
(Editor’s note: This story has been updated.) 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. Adolphus Busch V walked away from a solid cannabis...Featured
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