Texas governor expected to regulate hemp-derived THC with executive order
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to issue an executive order to regulate the state’s $5.5 billion hemp-derived THC market. The Texas Tribune reported that Abbott will take action after a proposed ban on hemp-derived THC products stalled during a special...
What happens when a marijuana social equity permit holder dies?
As the U.S. legal cannabis industry enters its second decade, tricky questions are arising that policymakers did not necessarily anticipate when crafting the rules governing the $32 billion market. Among these, prompted by a situation in Illinois involving stores...
Nebraska cuts medical marijuana plant counts to satisfy governor
Nebraska’s limited number of commercial medical cannabis cultivators won’t be able to grow more than 1,250 flowering plants. That’s to please Republican Gov. Jim Pillen, who refused to sign off on rules that advocates criticized as already too restrictive without...
Cannabis consumption lounges coming to Kansas City, Missouri
Marijuana consumption lounges may be coming to Kansas City, Missouri. City officials are currently drafting rules, subject to City Council approval, that would legalize on-site cannabis consumption for the first time in Missouri’s biggest city, according to The...
Are cannabis consumers more loyal to brands, or products?
In most consumer packaged goods industries, brands drive decisions. Shoppers walk into a store looking for Coca-Cola, Nike, or Tide, and if those brands aren’t available, many will leave without buying. Cannabis retail tells a different story. Here, product loyalty...
Following surprise deal, New York delays cannabis track and trace until 2026
New York’s estimated $1.5 billion cannabis market now won’t have seed-to-sale tracking until early 2026, regulators said recently. The latest delay in imposing track-and-trace on what’s projected to be the East Coast’s biggest legal marijuana market follows an abrupt...
Bid to end adult-use marijuana in Massachusetts advances
Massachusetts voters could end the state’s $1.6 billion adult-use marijuana industry now that Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has certified two versions of a 2026 ballot initiative petition. Filed by political consultant Carolina Cunningham, An Act to Restore a...
Tech-driven loyalty programs are key to cannabis retail
Borrowing from the playbook of industries like airlines and hospitality, an increasing number of cannabis retailers are upping their loyalty program game as a means of engaging customers to keep them returning to their stores. Loyalty programs are no longer just...
Whoopi Goldberg’s marijuana company and convicted ex-mayor in court
A company fronted by legendary actor Whoopi Goldberg is in court over a stalled bid to launch a cannabis store in a working-class New Jersey city. According to the Courier Post, Goldberg’s WhoopFam company is trading lawsuits with a nonprofit run by Joey Torres, a...
Delaware adult-use cannabis sales top $7.3 million in first month
More than $7.3 million worth of cannabis was sold in August in Delaware during the state’s first month of recreational sales. Flower was the top-selling product in the state’s 13 stores, accounting for $4.06 million or about 55% of the statewide total, according to...
How the MJBiz Factbook empowers cannabis businesses and investors
The cannabis industry moves unexpectedly. One month you’re celebrating record sales in California, the next you’re navigating new regulations in Texas or watching M&A activity reshape the competitive landscape. For business leaders trying to stay...Featured
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