Oklahoma AG's Bank Ties Raise Cannabis Banking Conflict Questions
Gentner Drummond wants Oklahoma Republicans to hand him the governor's office in Tuesday's runoff. He also chairs the parent company of Blue Sky Bank, an Osage County institution that has grown
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