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,...
Delaware cannabis sales hit $53.4 million in market’s first year
Delaware adult-use cannabis retailers reported $53.4 million in sales over the market’s first year in operation, Bay to Bay News reported Tuesday. The state legalized adult-use marijuana in 2023 but didn’t open retail sales until Aug. 1, 2025. Since then,...
Why GrowPros Solutions Builds the Best Performing Under Canopy Lights in the Industry
Under canopy lighting has changed how commercial growers think about yield. By placing supplemental light beneath the plant, growers finally reach the lower and inner foliage overhead fixtures alone can never fully illuminate. What started as a niche technique is now...
Cannabis awards are going mainstream. But does a win mean a sales boost?
Keith Healy, the co-founder of Oakland, California-based licensed cannabis cultivator Fig Farms, has a success story that begins with a win. In 2017, the brand was still a small garage project. But the very next day after Fig Farms won first place in the High Times...
Senate floats plan to save hemp THC but only for a month
Federal lawmakers could save the estimated $28 billion market for hemp-derived THC products the same way the industry became endangered – via a line item tucked into a last-minute spending bill designed to avoid or end a government shutdown. Fulfilling at least in...
Missouri cannabis retail workers ratify state’s second union contract
Cannabis workers at a licensed retailer in Springfield, Missouri ratified a union contract last week after years of negotiations, union officials said. The July 30 vote by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2-organized workers at Key Cannabis Dispensary is...
Alabama may opt out of federal marijuana rescheduling. What happens next?
Alabama’s official objection to the Trump administration’s federal medical marijuana rescheduling push is raising questions about 280E tax relief, interstate shipping rights and whether a state can simply say no to a federal scheduling change. The answer,...
Largest strike in cannabis industry ends at MSO-owned Illinois cultivation operation
More than 300 workers are back on the job at a cannabis multistate operator’s cultivation operation in southern Illinois after the resolution of a monthlong strike that union organizers said was also the $30 billion national industry’s biggest-ever strike. The strike...
Forget the DEA and DOJ: When cannabis legalization happens, these are the feds to worry about
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) Bring up federal cannabis legalization in a room full of licensed operators and watch the vibes shift. The conversation stops being about survival...
Hemp THC drinks to be served at Chicago music festival Lollapalooza – for now
Continuing a trend that’s seeing hemp THC beverages appear at mainstream entertainment venues and retailers despite looming state and federal restrictions, the Lollapalooza music festival opened with on-site THC drink sales in Chicago on Thursday. Daily attendance at...
Utah to add another medical cannabis license
Utah will begin accepting applications Monday for a new independent medical cannabis pharmacy in a rural or medically underserved area, according to a news release issued Wednesday by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food. The license is the second of two...Featured
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