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
European Seizures Spike as Canada's Cannabis Surplus Fuels Diversion Fears
Border and customs officials across Europe are reporting a sharp rise in cannabis seizures, and they're pointing squarely at Canada's oversupplied legal market as the source. The claims, published
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