Manitoba 911 Outage Forces Cannabis Retailers to Rethink Emergency Protocols
A province-wide disruption to 911 service is affecting emergency dispatch access across Manitoba, hitting police, fire, and paramedic response simultaneously. Officials have not given a
Missouri Hemp Businesses Sue to Block Intoxicating Product Ban Before November Deadline
A coalition of Missouri-based and national hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday challenging a new state law that would pull all intoxicating hemp products from shelves starting November
Kentucky Rescinds Out-of-State Purchase Pardon, Forcing Cardholders Into New In-State Market
As of July 1, Kentucky's 26,000 active medical cannabis cardholders lost the legal protection that had allowed them to purchase products in neighboring states and bring them home. The executive order
Georgia Rewrites Its Medical Cannabis Rules, Opening Pharmacies and Raising Potency Limits
Georgia's medical cannabis program changed substantially on Wednesday, when the Putting Georgia's Patients First Act took effect - expanding qualifying conditions, replacing a strict potency cap with
Rhode Island Moves to Lift Injunction Blocking Cannabis License Lottery
Rhode Island's Cannabis Control Commission has asked a federal judge to dissolve the preliminary injunction that froze its adult-use retail licensing process, arguing that new state legislation has
Virginia Enacts Recreational Cannabis Sales Framework, Setting a 2027 Market Launch
Virginia has a legal adult-use retail cannabis market on the books. After months of vetoes, negotiations, and legislative maneuvering, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed off on a budget bill that
DEA Rescheduling Hearings Force Cannabis Operators to Reckon With a Science Gap
The Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward formal hearings on a proposal to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act - a shift that would carry
Cannabis Operators Must Calibrate Ambition Before It Drains Their Margins
Setting expectations too low leaves money on the table. Setting them too high burns through capital and patience with little to show for either. It is a tension every dispensary operator, multistate
Rising Interest Rates Force Cannabis Operators to Rethink Capital Strategy
Bank of America is now forecasting three Federal Reserve rate hikes totaling 75 basis points before the end of the year - September, October, and December - which would push the policy rate to
Connecticut Dispensaries Rethink Promotions After Regulators Tighten Discount Rules
Connecticut cannabis retailers are operating under some of the tightest promotional restrictions in the country after the state Department of Consumer Protection issued a formal letter in January