by Chris Roberts | Sep 24, 2025 | News
Following years of hiccups and false starts, seed-to-sale tracking is coming to New York’s $1.5 billion cannabis market in December, regulators said Monday. Dec. 17 is when all New York operators must be using the system, with all inventory tagged two days prior,...
by Margaret Jackson | Sep 24, 2025 | News
Colorado cannabis cultivators keep going out of business, but flower prices keep falling. The average market rate (AMR) for wholesale marijuana flower fell to $649 per pound, tying an all-time record low, according to the Colorado Department of Revenue. ADVERTISEMENT...
by Margaret Jackson | Sep 24, 2025 | News
Working with Cheech & Chong has never been smarter. Legal cannabis retailers carrying the famous duo’s eponymous products now enjoy free access to data analytics provider Headset and its real-time insights to better manage inventory, boost profits and stay...
by Chris Roberts | Sep 23, 2025 | News
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin, one of the few remaining states with no legal cannabis access, want to ban hemp-derived THC in the state. Five GOP state legislators last week proposed to close a so-called “THC loophole” and criminalize popular intoxicating...
by Margaret Jackson | Sep 23, 2025 | News
Dozens of Kentucky hemp farmers are urging Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell not to “criminalize” the sale of products containing hemp-derived cannabinoids. A letter from 58 hemp farmers in the state sent to McConnell on Monday requests an in-person meeting and...
by Andrew Long | Sep 23, 2025 | News
The number of active cannabis business licenses in the United States fell 2% in the second quarter of 2025, according to data released by CRB Monitor, an intelligence firm that tracks and monitors licenses in the $32 billion regulated industry. The decline to 37,889...
by Chris Roberts | Sep 22, 2025 | News
California cannabis retailers are breathing a measured sigh of relief after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a major tax cut into law on Monday. Under Assembly Bill 564, authored by San Francisco Assemblymember Matt Haney, California’s cannabis excise tax will revert back to...
by Chris Roberts | Sep 22, 2025 | News
Three Colorado cannabis companies will pay six-figure fines and exit the state industry to settle a dispute over products, marketed as sleep aids, that allegedly caused liver injuries, Attorney General Phil Weiser said Friday. According to Weiser, the companies...
by Margaret Jackson | Sep 22, 2025 | News
Delaware cannabis businesses can now apply to transfer permits between the state’s three counties. The policy change aims to kick-start sales in the new market, which opened last month, and give businesses the flexibility to relocate from heavily regulated areas to...
by Margaret Jackson | Sep 22, 2025 | News
The Trump administration’s recently imposed 50% tariff on imports from India is threatening the cannabis industry’s fastest-growing sector. India is the world’s largest supplier of pre-rolled cones, a key part of a product category that recorded $2.3...
by Chris Roberts | Sep 19, 2025 | News
The Trump Justice Department this week asked a federal judge to dismiss a challenge to Congress’ power over Washington DC, drug laws brought by the district’s oldest hemp shop. In a federal lawsuit originally filed in June, Capitol Hemp asked a judge to overturn a...
by Margaret Jackson | Sep 19, 2025 | News
The Sacramento City Council on Wednesday legalized adult-use cannabis cafes in California’s capital. Cannabis retailers in the city will be able to apply for a special permit allowing social consumption beginning next year, according to NBC affiliate KCRA 3....