ITC Refuses to Pause Stiiizy Import Ban as Federal Circuit Appeal Proceeds
The U.S. International Trade Commission has declined to stay the exclusion and cease-and-desist orders it imposed on cannabis vape manufacturer Stiiizy Inc., leaving an effective import and sales ban
Federal Rescheduling Order Moves Medical Cannabis Out of Schedule I - Here's What Operators Actually Gain
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Thursday reclassifying FDA-approved marijuana products and state-licensed medical cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled
Jay-Z Backs Cannabis POS Firm Flowhub as Payment Gap Widens for Dispensaries
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has added a cannabis payments technology company to his growing portfolio in the regulated cannabis space, participating in a $19 million strategic funding round for Flowhub, a
New York's Metrc Rollout Puts Licensed Cannabis Operators in a Difficult Position
New York's seed-to-sale cannabis tracking system is set to go live December 17 - and a significant share of the state's licensed growers and retailers say they aren't ready. With the Cannabis
The Fire Station Expands to Ten Stores, Opens Its Largest Michigan Location
The Fire Station Cannabis Co. is opening its tenth Michigan storefront in Menominee on Feb. 14, 2025 - Valentine's Day, as it happens - marking a significant expansion for the Upper Peninsula-owned
Microsoft Pushes 32GB as the New RAM Floor for PC Gaming
At the worst possible moment for memory pricing, Microsoft has told PC gamers they need more of it. In a recent Windows 11 Gaming Features blog post, the company designated 32GB of RAM as the optimal
Cannabis Rescheduling and SAFER Banking Could Reshape Fintech Firms Serving the Industry
Safe Harbor Financial, one of the few fintech companies built entirely around compliant cannabis banking, says the converging possibility of federal rescheduling and passage of the SAFER Banking Act
Cannabis Policy Enters 2026 Reshaped by Banking Gaps, Hemp Rewrites, and Rising Enforcement Costs
The cannabis industry in 2026 is not waiting for Congress to catch up - it is building around it. Federal law remains a ceiling on what banks, payment networks, trademark offices, and insurers will
Trump Administration Reclassifies Medical Marijuana, Ending Decades of Federal Prohibition
After nearly nine decades of treating cannabis as equivalent to heroin under federal law, the U.S. government has formally broken with that position. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an
Trinity County Bans Industrial Hemp Cultivation to Shield Its Cannabis Economy
Trinity County's Board of Supervisors has formally adopted an ordinance that prohibits all industrial hemp cultivation within county borders - a preemptive strike against a biological threat that