Cincinnati Brewer's THC Drink Fight Exposes Ohio Hemp Policy Chaos
A Cincinnati brewery owner's expansion into THC-infused seltzers has turned into a running legal battle with the state of Ohio, and the outcome will shape how hemp-derived beverages get sold across
TSRgrow Expands Cultivation Software to Link Data With Compliance
TSRgrow has rolled out a significant expansion of GROWHub, its cultivation software platform, adding analytics, energy monitoring, batch-record tools, Metrc integration and building management system
AI Chip Startup Etched Triples Valuation to $21 Billion in Weeks
Etched, a startup building specialized chips for AI inference, announced Tuesday that it has raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by quant trading firm Jane Street. The jump is
Senate Rejects Bid to Speed Up Federal Hemp Product Ban
The Senate voted 61-32 on Aug. 8 to table an amendment from Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., that would have stripped a 30-day delay on federal restrictions targeting intoxicating hemp products. The underlying
Federal Funding Delay Could Spare Missouri's Hemp Beverage Shelves
Missouri retailers selling hemp-derived THC beverages got a reprieve of sorts this month, and it didn't come from Jefferson City. It came from Washington. A Senate-approved funding measure would push
Hawaiʻi Cracks Down on Unlicensed Hemp-Derived THC Retailers
Hawaiʻi's Department of Health has moved to shut down sales of hemp-derived THC products - pre-rolled cigarettes, gummies, vapes and drinks - at retailers operating outside the state's licensed
Sweed Opens Its Platform With New Public API for Dispensaries
Sweed has launched a public API that lets cannabis retailers build custom storefronts while running on the company's back-end infrastructure for inventory, checkout, and compliance. The move
Green Thumb's Cash Discipline Sets a Bar Few Cannabis Operators Clear
Five years into the legal cannabis experiment, the market has delivered a blunt lesson to anyone still chasing top-line growth as the main scoreboard: revenue means little if it never turns into
Nigerian Port Seizure Exposes Gaps in Cannabis Edible Supply Chains
Nigerian counter-narcotics officers pulled 442 packets of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies, totaling 309.4 kilogrammes, from a 40-foot shipping container at the TinCan Island Port Complex in
Verano Executives Head to Boston Conference as Investors Track Multi-State Strategy
Verano Holdings Corp. will send members of its executive leadership team to the Canaccord Genuity 46th Annual Growth Conference in Boston on August 11, disclosed the multi-state operator, which