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
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
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
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
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
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