Plain-English cannabis industry updates — what changed, what didn’t, and why it matters.
Episode 1 • Federal Rescheduling — What Actually ChangedShort, plain-English updates from the PSN desk
[[{"value":" Photo by Kampus Production. The cannabis market has experienced explosive growth over the past decade. With legalization spreading across the United States, new brands and corporate players have flooded…
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[PRESS RELEASE] – CHELMSFORD, Mass., April 22, 2025 – The Cannabist Co., one of the most experienced cultivators, manufacturers and retailers of cannabis products in the U.S., announced the kickoff of adult-use…
[[{"value":"The last year has been a brutal one for cannabis nationally, and we are feeling it right here in Massachusetts as well.Storefronts have closed, small businesses have disappeared due to…
[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, April 15, 2025 – As rising tariffs and supply chain disruptions continue to squeeze cannabis businesses across the country, one independently owned brand based in…
[PRESS RELEASE] – NEW YORK, April 15, 2025 – As rising tariffs and supply chain disruptions continue to squeeze cannabis businesses across the country, one independently owned brand based in…
[[{"value":" Update: After this story went to press, another cannabis business was targeted. The calls almost always come in the dead of night. For George Brikho, owner of Jazz Cannabis…
[[{"value":"While U.S. cannabis companies fight over dispensary licenses, banking reform and federal decriminalization, a quieter revolution is underway—one that's being seeded, quite literally, from across the Atlantic. In basements and…
[PRESS RELEASE] – EDMONTON, Alberta, April 15, 2025 – Aurora Cannabis Inc., the Canadian-based leading global medical cannabis company, announced the availability of medical cannabis concentrates to patients in the United Kingdom. This…
[[{"value":"Fireweed Cannabis Co., a retail cannabis store owned by the Above it All Corporation, a separate business entity of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, will celebrate its one-year anniversary of business…
Special thanks to Bethany Moore for her research, editorial support, and coordination in preparing this article.The call is coming from inside the house.No, this isn’t a horror movie—but it should…
[[{"value":"Women Grow continues to elevate and unite women in the cannabis industryDr. Chanda Macias, CEO of Women Grow, discusses her journey from cellular biology research to leading efforts to empower…
Congress holds Washington, D.C., in a firm grip. The city’s chief financial officer, Glen Lee, projects a $1 billion revenue loss over the next three years, a crisis driven by…
As a crucial ABCA enforcement deadline approached, members of the District of Columbia’s evolving medical cannabis market convened in a powerful display of unity for a Spring Industry Mixer, aiming…
Welcome to The Outlaw Report’s Q&A series, focused on the cannabis landscape of the Mid-Atlantic. Our series aims to shine a spotlight on the trailblazers and experts who are shaping…
Recreational cannabis is on display Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 at NativeCare in Red Lake, Minn.: Critics charge that Minnesota's Native tribes get to compete on an uneven playing field. (Aaron…
[PRESS RELEASE] – LAS VEGAS, March 27, 2025 – Planet 13 Holdings Inc., a leading vertically integrated multistate cannabis company, announced the grand opening of its 31st Florida dispensary in Port Richey.…
Cannabis reform is complicated because the current state of cannabis from a federal perspective impacts a broad range of legal interests. Criminal justice, social equity, taxation, and banking law are…
The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA), working with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), closed Sheridan International Market on Georgia Avenue NW on Mar. 24, 2025, due to its operation…
[[{"value":" Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop (left) and Rep. David Boyer, R-Poland (right) are among the Legislature’s most vocal supporters of easing Maine’s cannabis regulations. The lobby has donated thousands to…
[[{"value":" Business owners in one of Maine’s most profitable industries say that a lack of banking options leaves them either mired in frustrating fees and submitting to privacy violations, or…
[[{"value":"Authorities have closed down an unlicensed cannabis retailer operating in Northwest D.C., citing public health and safety concerns. The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration’s (ABCA) Enforcement Division, in conjunction with…
One of the two designated participants who spearheaded an interlocutory appeal that derailed the cannabis rescheduling process has removed Perkins Coie LLP as its legal counsel for the administrative law…
[[{"value":" New data acquired from the Home Office by Prohibition Partners and Business of Cannabis shows that since 2021, the UK has imported the bulk of its medical cannabis from…
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The Kansas legislature introduced separate bills to legalize medical and adult-use marijuana in one of the last states to prohibit marijuana. The Kansas legislature introduced separate bills to legalize medical and…
[[{"value":"New Mexico lawmakers are looking to keep cannabis prices down with a bill that would stop an incoming tax hike in its tracks. SB 89, sponsored by Sen. Katy…
What makes a company a great place to work? For some, it may be company culture; for others, it could be competitive pay and great benefits. However, great workplaces don't…
What makes a company a great place to work? For some, it may be company culture; for others, it could be competitive pay and great benefits. However, great workplaces don't…
[[{"value":" WILMINGTON – The Wilmington City Council passed Ordinance 25-004, which temporarily suspends the issuance of business licenses for retail marijuana stores for 90 days. The ordinance aims to allow…
[["value":"Local News By Andrea Lucia Updated on: March 7, 2025 / 9:41 PM CST / CBS Texas Proposed THC ban draws crowd to Texas Senate hearing A crowd of hundreds…
Idaho House lawmakers are asking the people who voted them into office to now give up their voting powers on shaping the state’s public policy on legalizing cannabis, narcotics and…
[[{"value":" Budtender Lamonte Garrison helps a customer at Green Point Wellness marijuana dispensary in Millersviille (Paul W. Gillespie/Staff) By James MathesonPUBLISHED: March 3, 2025 at 5:00 AM ESTThe long-running process…
[[{"value":"DETROIT (WWJ) The search is on for the five suspects who broke into a marijuana dispensary on the city’s northwest side over the weekend, costing the business over $100,000 in…
[[{"value":"News The cannabis industry’s premier partner in human resources and payroll solutions has launched a fully-vetted retirement plan by partnering with Vanguard, First Citizens Bank and PCSRetirement. By Lynn Cavanaugh…
As the nation commemorates Black History Month, New York’s evolving cannabis industry is sparking critical conversations about social equity and economic justice. For decades, Black and brown communities bore the…
South Dakota’s medical marijuana program narrowly survived a legislative challenge that would have essentially rolled back the voter-approved system, according to South Dakota Public Broadcasting.The bill, introduced by Rep. Travis…
South Dakota’s medical marijuana program narrowly survived a legislative challenge that would have essentially rolled back the voter-approved system, according to South Dakota Public Broadcasting.The bill, introduced by Rep. Travis…
[[{"value":"NJ cannabis advocates and small business owners are celebrating the 4th anniversary of adult-use legalization and progress made to legalize weed home grow.Nearly 2.8 million voters approved a constitutional amendment…
Regulators are targeting people who traffic illegal products into licensed stores, which are supposed to sell a safe supply of weed.Good morning. It’s Wednesday. Today we’ll look at a new…
[[{"value":" Illinois’ cannabis industry hit $2 billion in total sales in 2024, generating $490 million in tax revenue, marking another year of growth since recreational cannabis was legalized in 2020.…
The Oak Grove City Council met to discuss ordinances in the city. The Oak Grove City Council met to discuss ordinances in the city. Read More
[[{"value":"Too Many Requests client_ip: 3.224.166.5 request_id: 450575794"}]] The Oak Grove City Council met to discuss ordinances in the city. Read More
[[{"value":"The New York Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) last week launched the Cannabis Banking Directory, intended to link state-licensed cannabis businesses with banks and credit unions that serve the industry.…
Delaware marijuana regulators said this week that the state is rolling head-long toward a recreational market launch with background checks of companies that won permits following a second cannabis license…
[[{"value":" Maine’s recreational cannabis market has raked in millions of dollars in state tax revenue, and after almost five years, the municipalities overseeing the businesses could finally receive their share…
One early fall afternoon in 2021, 66-year-old John “Bo” Kenney and his wife, Shannon Biggs, were going about their business at their second home in Ormond Beach, FL. Kenney was…
[[{"value":" The fourth head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in as many months has been given the green light by President Donald Trump, painting an even more worrying picture…
[[{"value":" The fourth head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in as many months has been given the green light by President Donald Trump, painting an even more worrying picture…
CNW Group 32 min readStrong holiday sales drove Storz & Bickel net revenue growth of 19% year-over-year Record quarter for Canada medical cannabis with net revenue increasing 16%; international markets…