How Gen Z’s buying habits are reshaping legal cannabis retail
Cannabis operators are watching an unexpected consumer shift transform retail. Gen Z, the industry’s youngest legal consumers, are coming in to buy. They’re just navigating cannabis with more intention and selectivity than other buyers. ADVERTISEMENT “Very...
Amid fraud claims, campaign to end Mass. adult-use cannabis claims win
The controversial bid to end Massachusetts’ $1.6 billion annual adult-use marijuana industry claimed yet another significant early victory. Amid widening accusations of voter fraud, the Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts “is confident it has submitted enough...
Texas advances hemp regulations despite federal THC crackdown
Texas, the largest hemp THC market in the U.S., is forging ahead with state-level regulations despite looming federal restrictions. The $8 billion industry, which flourished under the 2018 Farm Bill, now faces uncertainty as a new federal provision bans hemp-derived...
Why the hemp-derived THC debate demands clarity, not a ban
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) The recent federal push to ban or severely limit hemp-derived THC products is the latest chapter in a regulatory saga rooted more in confusion...
Big marijuana operators sue New York state to halt inversion, launch track and trace
A trade group representing large marijuana companies in New York filed a complaint in state Supreme Court on Wednesday over the continued illegal “inversion” of illicit market and out-of-state product into legal stores. By failing to timely impose track-and-trace...
Ohio will allow hemp THC drinks amid federal ban – with conditions
Ohio is poised to ban the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products, such as delta-8 THC gummies, outside of licensed marijuana dispensaries. But there’s an exception for hemp-derived THC-infused beverages, which could be sold at least through the end of 2026...
Marijuana powerhouse Cookies risks ‘insolvency’ after judgment
The Cookies empire appears on the brink of collapse after a San Francisco judge earlier this month ordered the national cannabis’s main revenue source diverted to settle a $8.4 million judgement, court records show. Royalties from Cookies-licensed, third-party...
States abandon hemp THC regulations after federal ban
The federal ban on hemp THC signed into law by President Donald Trump last week is encouraging states to abandon regulating hemp products and push instead for state-level bans. Lawmakers in Ohio are weighing “a tentative deal” that would see proposed hemp THC...
Florida adult-use marijuana legalization advances past state opposition
Florida election officials are finally allowing a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize adult-use marijuana to advance towards the November 2026 ballot. But the state’s acknowledgment Monday that legalization campaign Smart & Safe Florida...
How hemp THC companies are preparing for federal prohibition
After going to the major leagues, Joe Salome was planning to go to Trader Joes. That was before President Donald Trump signed the death warrant for his hemp business. Now, instead of marketing THC beverages to a major grocery chain, Salome, founder and a managing...
Why the federal hemp THC ban is bad news for cannabis genetics
The bill ushering in federal hemp THC prohibition that President Donald Trump signed into law last week also spells trouble for the trade in marijuana genetics. Marijuana seeds, once considered legal by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, also become federally...Featured
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