Iowa Governor Candidate's Legalization Pitch Puts Tax Revenue in Focus
Iowa's gubernatorial race has turned, at least partly, into a referendum on whether the state should finally join its neighbors in regulating adult-use cannabis. Democratic nominee Rob Sand used a
Fort Worth Steers Medical Cannabis Pickup Sites Toward Retail Zones
Fort Worth's zoning staff is moving to keep state-licensed medical cannabis pickup locations out of industrial land entirely, instead folding them into the same commercial-district framework that
Hemp THC Industry Races Congress's Clock Toward December Deadline
A federal ban on intoxicating hemp products that Congress passed last year was supposed to take effect Nov. 12. It now kicks in Dec. 11 instead, after lawmakers tucked a one-month delay into the
Dispensary Software Buyers Weigh Speed Against Compliance Under Load
Cannabis retail software gets judged on a slow day in about five minutes. The real test comes at 4:45 on a Friday, when the queue backs up, inventory counts drift from what the budroom actually
News Aggregators Like The Drum Highlight Gaps In Trade Coverage
A roundup from The Drum Online Media - spanning political transitions in Nigeria, oil market jitters, a cholera mortality warning from the World Health Organization, and conflict reporting out of
Georgia Operator Opens Facility Doors to Push Stalled Cannabis Bill
MACON-BIBB, Ga. - A decade after Georgia legalized medical cannabis, the program remains narrower than supporters intended, and the legislature's track record on expansion bills is not encouraging.
Nevada City Moves Toward Looser Cannabis Retail Rules
A small Sierra Nevada foothill city is quietly positioning itself as an outlier on cannabis policy at a moment when many California jurisdictions have gone the other direction - tightening rules,
Older Consumers Emerge as Untapped Growth Market for Cannabis Retailers
Michigan's cannabis industry has spent years diagnosing an oversupply problem - too much flower, too many licenses, prices collapsing toward the floor. But new consumption data suggests the state's
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