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
Verano Executives Court Investors as Multi-State Operators Face Scrutiny
Verano Holdings Corp. will send members of its executive leadership team to the Canaccord Genuity 46th Annual Growth Conference in Boston on August 11, 2026, where the company plans a fireside
Georgia's Expanded Medical Cannabis Law Drives Patient Registration Surge
Georgia's medical cannabis program is growing fast, and the numbers tell a clear story about what happens when a state loosens access rules. Since a new law took effect July 1, registered patients
Podcast Weighs Hemp Bill Odds and Cannabis Tech Shift
The latest episode of Trade To Black, presented by Flowhub, packed three distinct conversations into one hour: a skeptical read on a new bipartisan hemp bill, a wide-ranging interview with Flowhub
Hemp Coalition Sues Missouri to Block Intoxicating Product Ban Before November Deadline
A coalition of Missouri hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking to prevent a statewide ban on intoxicating hemp products from taking effect November 12. The suit, filed in the U.S.
Instagram DM updates: what it means for creators
A creator with 50,000 followers can still lose a brand deal because a single direct message got buried under three days of fan comments. That scenario used to be routine. It's becoming rarer, and
Missouri Rule Changes Squeeze Independent Cannabis Brands as Big Operators Consolidate Shelf Space
Adolphus Busch V left a working cannabis career in Colorado to build something in Missouri - his home state, a market he believed in, a $1.5 billion industry that looked, at the right angle, like an
Instagram posts in Google Search: what it means for creators
A single photo posted from a phone in a bedroom can now surface on a results page next to a decade-old news article. That shift happened quietly, without a major announcement, and most people