by Chris Roberts | Nov 3, 2025 | News
Amid tax woes and price compression, cannabis retailers are searching for new ways to boost their bottom lines. The secret solution? Small-ticket items and smarter retail systems, according to Mike Martin, the vice president of sales at Denver-based gear wholesaler...
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by Margaret Jackson | Oct 31, 2025 | News
September cannabis sales in New Mexico reached $44.3 million, with adult-use accounting for $34.2 billion of the total, according to the state’s Cannabis Control Division. Adult-use marijuana sales are expected to hit $530 million this year, according to MJBiz...
by Chris Roberts | Oct 31, 2025 | News
A Minnesota city may soon start selling cannabis like it does liquor: via a city-run store. The City Council in Osseo, a city of fewer than 2,700 people about 15 miles northwest of downtown Minneapolis, approved plans on Monday to open a municipal cannabis store, CCX...
by Chris Roberts | Oct 31, 2025 | News
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) There’s a strange irony playing out in Washington, D.C. Even as major alcohol corporations such as the Boston Beer Company and retail giants...
by Chris Roberts | Oct 30, 2025 | News
Hemp’s biggest hero in Congress is willing to keep the federal government closed to keep hemp-derived THC products legal. That’s one of the pledges made by Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul – who’s already blocked efforts to recriminalize hemp this year – during a...
by Margaret Jackson | Oct 30, 2025 | News
Unregulated retailers in Missouri are selling illegal marijuana products while claiming they are federally legal “hemp,” a new report claims. Misleading labels allow shady sellers to dodge regulations like lab testing and avoid paying marijuana taxes, according to the...
by Chris Roberts | Oct 30, 2025 | News
What’s believed to be the longest labor stoppage in U.S. cannabis industry history ended earlier this month at a Pennsylvania medical cannabis dispensary. But in a separate development that could be a sign of more potential marijuana sector unrest to come, striking...
by Chris Roberts | Oct 29, 2025 | News
Marijuana multistate operators Vireo Growth Inc. and Verano Holdings Corp. have settled a potentially costly lawsuit that stemmed from a merger abandoned after cannabis stock prices crashed, the companies announced Wednesday. As part of the settlement, Minnesota-based...
by Margaret Jackson | Oct 29, 2025 | News
Seeking a halt to the sale of “intoxicating cannabinoid products” masquerading as hemp, an affiliate of marijuana multistate operator Jushi Holdings sued DoorDash and Total Wine & More this week. In a complaint filed Oct. 27 in Virginia state court, Dalitso...
by Margaret Jackson | Oct 29, 2025 | News
The cannabis beverage industry is moving beyond traditional ready-to-drink 12-ounce cans to new formats like shots, sticks of powdered drinks and sampler packs. The innovative new offerings are a hit with consumers and retailers – but they also reflect a broader shift...
by Margaret Jackson | Oct 28, 2025 | News
Maine cannabis regulators on Monday recalled vaporizer oil cartridges produced by NoCO Outdoor Cannabis after a consumer reported an adverse reaction. Testing of NorCO Outdoor’s Yani vape cartridges found that a batch of “Watermelon Chimera” contained...