Pennsylvania Hemp Retailers Brace for Federal Rules That Could Reshape Sales
A billion-dollar hemp economy in Pennsylvania is staring down a regulatory cliff. Congress has set a December deadline to decide whether to tighten restrictions on hemp-derived products or ban
Federal Hemp Redefinition Puts Retailers on an Unsettled Timeline
A federal law that redraws the legal definition of hemp is already on the books, and the industry built around the old definition has roughly a year to adjust, maybe less. Section 781 of the FY2026
TSRgrow Expands GROWHub Software to Link Cultivation and Compliance Data
TSRgrow has rolled out a significant expansion of GROWHub, its cultivation software platform, adding energy monitoring, expanded batch-record tools, Metrc integration and Building Management System
AI Chip Funding Surge Signals Wider Infrastructure Costs for Retail Tech
Etched, a startup building specialized chips for AI inference, announced Tuesday that it raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by quantitative trading firm Jane Street. The round marks
Analysts Split on Health In Tech as Insurance Tech Stock Draws Mixed Ratings
Health In Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIT) is drawing sharply divergent opinions from Wall Street research desks, with one firm projecting a path back toward profitability while others flag deeper concerns
Hawaiʻi's Hemp THC Crackdown Exposes a Regulatory Fault Line
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has moved to shut down retail sales of hemp-derived THC products - pre-rolled cigarettes, gummies, and similar goods that had been sold openly at unlicensed shops
Senate Vote Keeps Hemp THC Deadline on Track for November
A push to strip a 30-day delay from the Senate's continuing resolution failed on Aug. 8, when senators voted 61-32 to table an amendment from Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., that would have kept the Nov. 12
Planet 13 Narrows Losses as Merger With Vireo Nears Close
Planet 13 Holdings reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $22.9 million, down 14.9% from a year earlier, as the multi-state operator absorbed the fallout from exiting California retail and wholesale
Green Thumb's Cash Discipline Sets a Bar Few Cannabis Peers Clear
Cannabis investors have spent the better part of five years learning a hard lesson: top-line growth doesn't count for much if a company can't turn revenue into cash. Dozens of multi-state operators
Nigeria Customs Seizes Firearm Parts and Cannabis Products at Tincan Port
A single flagged container at Tincan Island Port has exposed how far smuggling networks will go to move contraband through legitimate trade channels. Nigeria Customs Service officials announced on 6