Oklahoma cannabis cultivators must obtain DEA registration, state says
Cannabis manufacturers and distributors in Oklahoma will be required to pursue U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration registration or risk losing their state permits next year, according to a state bulletin dated May 8. In the weeks since the Justice Department...
Native tribe opens first Minnesota cannabis lounge
In another first for Native cannabis, Minnesota’s first cannabis consumption lounge will open Friday on tribal land. The Anang Tasting Lounge & Dispensary on Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa tribal land in Carlton will allow guests to consume solventless...
Banking on Clarity: Why Regulatory Transparency Matters for Access to Financial Services
Transparency in cannabis regulatory data is essential to a financial institution’s ability to comply with federal guidance and regulatory expectations while continuing to provide banking services to Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs). By enhancing transparency,...
Cannabis business license decline stretches past two-year mark
Even with new markets coming online, the U.S. cannabis industry isn’t growing like it used to. In the first quarter of 2026, the number of active cannabis business licenses dropped by 1%, for a total of 36,169 cannabis nationwide, according to CRB Monitor, an...
Texas revokes cannabis MSO’s permit to enter medical market
After permitting national cannabis companies to enter Texas’s newly expanded medical cannabis market, state officials made an abrupt “correction” on Friday and revoked one marijuana multistate operator’s invitation. Chicago-based Cresco Labs said Monday it is...
Big tech platforms inch closer to cannabis acceptance after rescheduling
Key points: Federal medical cannabis rescheduling does not lift advertising restrictions on major technology platforms. Federal agencies like the Food & Drug Administration will continue to monitor – and take action – on medical and therapeutic claims. But 280E...
Workers at Arizona Curaleaf cannabis store finally ratify union contract after yearslong fight
Employees at cannabis multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings’ midtown Phoenix store unanimously ratified their first union contract on May 1, labor officials said. It’s the conclusion to a fight with management that stretched over four years, involved federal...
Will your cannabis business qualify for retroactive 280E relief? Here’s how you can find out.
(This is a contributed guest column. To be considered as an MJBizDaily guest columnist, please submit your request here.) Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s final order rescheduling medical marijuana, but leaving adult-use cannabis in Schedule 1, has left...
FBI raids Virginia lawmaker connected to hemp THC shop
Federal authorities on Wednesday raided the office and business of a Virginia state lawmaker who is an owner of a hemp THC retail operation, Fox News first reported. The FBI probe into Democratic state Sen. L. Louise Lucas comes amid a standoff between state lawmakers...
Connecticut lawmakers reimpose THC cap on cannabis flower
Connecticut lawmakers reinstated the state’s 35% THC cap on cannabis flower, reversing a decision made just weeks ago to remove the limit. The cap was restored after pushback from some state senators – both Republican and Democrat – who were concerned about how...
Why Tilray Brands may finally enter the US cannabis market
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. Irwin Simon sees the federal rescheduling of medical cannabis as an opportunity to redefine the entire $30...Featured
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