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
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
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