Missouri Hemp Beverage Ban Faces Delay as Congress Acts
A federal funding bill could give Missouri's intoxicating hemp beverage sellers a reprieve they weren't counting on a month ago. The U.S. Senate approved a short-term spending measure early Saturday,
Senate Rejects Push to Fast-Track Hemp Restrictions, Leaving Retailers in Limbo
A month-long reprieve for intoxicating hemp products survived a Senate floor fight last week, but only after exposing deep fractures inside the Republican conference over how to handle a market that
Planet 13 Cuts Losses in Q2 as It Awaits Vireo Merger Close
Planet 13 Holdings reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $22.9 million, down 14.9% from a year earlier, but gross margin climbed to 53.9% as the multi-state operator worked through a California
Green Thumb's Cash Discipline Sets a Rare Standard in Cannabis
Green Thumb Industries (OTC: GTBIF) closed the first quarter with a financial profile that most multi-state operators can only describe in a pitch deck, not a filing. Revenue rose 7.4% year over year
Nigerian Customs Seizure Exposes Cannabis Trafficking Through Legitimate Trade Routes
A single flagged shipping container at Tincan Island Port has surfaced two distinct smuggling operations at once: dismantled firearm components disguised as ordinary cargo, and a parallel seizure of
Tennessee Hemp Retailers Face New Licensing Rules Under TABC Oversight
Tennessee's hemp market changed structurally this year, not cosmetically. Public Chapter 526 moved regulatory authority over hemp-derived cannabinoid products from the Department of Agriculture to
Gas Main Rupture Near Retail Corridor Shows Utility Risk to Storefronts
Kent Fire and Rescue Service crews responded shortly before 1pm on 23 July to a suspected gas leak on Margate Road in Broadstairs, near the roundabout leading to Westwood Cross. The leak is
Hemp Coalition Sues Missouri to Block Intoxicating Products Ban Before November Deadline
A coalition of hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, seeking to halt a statewide ban on intoxicating hemp products before it
Waconia Weighs Zoning Shift as Cannabis Operator Eyes Former Distillery Site
A local hemp and cannabis entrepreneur in Waconia, Minnesota, is pressing the city to amend its zoning ordinance so he can convert a shuttered distillery into a vertically integrated cannabis
Medical Cannabis Operators Move to Defend Federal Rescheduling in Court
Two state-licensed medical cannabis companies have filed a motion to intervene in consolidated federal lawsuits seeking to block marijuana rescheduling, aligning themselves with the Department of