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New Mexico built a successful cannabis market without the hype

New Mexico’s cannabis market is growing. It’s not flashy or headline-grabbing; it’s a steady climb to statewide success.

News June 9
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Michigan’s cannabis tax gamble comes up short in first quarter

The tax, which kicked in Jan. 1, was at the center of a bipartisan road-funding deal that ended…

News June 5
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Cannabis’ challenge isn’t regulation – it’s enforcement

Ripple CEO Justin Singer says the real issue in the legal market is not too much regulation but…

News June 4
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California cannabis sales dip slightly again in first quarter of 2026

Licensed cannabis retailers generated $956.7 million in sales in the first quarter, down from $976.5 million during the…

News May 29
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The Payment Problem No One Warns CBD Retailers About

Cannabis payments are facing a reckoning as workarounds disappear

Cannabis operators are used to payment solutions that disappear overnight. But as margins squeeze, that's a risk most…

News May 29
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Minnesota merges medical and adult-use cannabis supply chains

Allows hemp operators to hold marijuana licenses without giving up their existing hemp businesses

News May 28
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Cannabis MSO sells off Massachusetts retail permit ‘on the low side’ for $1 million

The sale, from an Arizona-based marijuana multistate operator, represents a potentially low valuation for a valid but not-yet-operational…

News May 28
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Vireo Growth’s latest deals see cannabis MSO expand to real estate, agribusiness

The MSO bought its New York cultivation facility from landlord Innovative Industrial Properties for $88.5 million.

News May 27
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New York promises cannabis operators help to pay for track-and-trace

New York cannabis operators may be able to seek assistance in paying for seed-to-sale tracking requirements.

News May 26
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Major consolidation in Virginia cannabis as Boston-based fund takes over second permit

One company now controls two out of Virginia's five medical marijuana permits, a move that critics say will…

News May 26
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