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...
This state just opted out of federal marijuana rescheduling
Despite popular support, there’s no legal cannabis access in Wyoming, one of the handful of remaining U.S. states with no medical marijuana or adult-use legalization. But as hearings in Washington concerning reclassifying all marijuana continue, Wyoming officials are...
Washington cannabis sales fell to $1.14 billion in 2025
Legal cannabis retailers in Washington state reported roughly $1.14 billion in sales in 2025, according to recently updated state data. That’s a slight decline from the $1.18 billion in cannabis sales reported in 2024, according to data from the Washington state...
Trulieve targets September opening for 3 Texas MMJ stores
Florida-based multistate operator Trulieve Cannabis Corp. has filed renovation plans for three medical marijuana storefronts in Texas. The move follows the company’s December announcement that it received conditional approval for a Texas Dispensing Organization...
Curaleaf rolls out Spanish-language cannabis experience
Key points: Most cannabis retailers offer no meaningful support for Spanish-speaking customers. Curaleaf’s Spanish-language experience includes a bilingual app, website, kiosks, print materials and identifies employees who speak the language. Spanish-speaking...
Missouri cannabis workers notch union wins as organizing spreads
Missouri cannabis workers are stacking up union wins, and organizers say the momentum is spreading across the state. Last week, High Profile Cannabis employees in Columbia unanimously ratified what United Food and Commercial Workers International Local 655 calls the...
The first World Cup with legal cannabis means more than a sales boost for retailers
As record crowds swarm cities across North America for the best-attended FIFA World Cup in history, creating viral moments along the way, millions of people are having their first encounter with legal cannabis. Curious tourists from around the globe are expected to...
Cannabis companies finally gain US bankruptcy access
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) Bankruptcy has generally been off limits to cannabis companies. Time and time again, the bankruptcy courts have dismissed cases filed by companies...Featured
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