Investors are increasingly selective, demanding comprehensive preparation and clear evidence of a cannabis business’ viability. Use this checklist to secure funding for your cannabis business

Minnesota cannabis stores can open but still have no product to sell because of a predicted problem. Minnesota adult-use marijuana sales delayed for a predictable

The medical marijuana industry in South Dakota supports an ongoing crackdown on sales of hemp-derived THC products. South Dakota marijuana industry backs crackdown on hemp

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Viridis, a Michigan marijuana testing lab run by former police officers that regulators accused of wrongdoing, has agreed to close. Controversial Michigan marijuana testing lab

A appellate court on Wednesday determined that federal restrictions prohibiting medical marijuana patients in Florida from buying and using guns violates the Second Amendment. Florida

The Trump Justice Department will try to convince the Supreme Court to restrict the Second Amendment rights of cannabis users. Supreme Court cases may force

In the year since the first adult-use cannabis products were sold in Ohio, the state has been making changes to its recreational marijuana laws –

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Surterra Wellness, the once-ambitious multistate operator formerly run by chewing-gum magnate Beau Wrigley, is accused of skipping out on $1.3 million in rent by its

Two ballot initiatives in Massachusetts could end legal recreational marijuana sales in the state. Massachusetts could be first state to repeal legal adult-use marijuana sales

Massachusetts cannabis regulators have demonstrated “potential favoritism and/or impropriety” in their dealings with some marijuana businesses, according to a review by the state auditor’s office.

A new reality television show from the makers of “Bar Rescue” aims to repeat the trick for struggling cannabis retailers – and move legalization along,

 Massachusetts is close to legalizing social cannabis consumption with the publication of proposed regulations for businesses that would allow smoking marijuana. Cannabis consumption lounges a

Twelve cannabis retailers in New York State, including the first store to open in Dec. 2022, sued state regulators on Friday amid reconsideration of how

Assured Testing Laboratories will reopen in September after paying a $300,000 fine and agreeing to increased oversight. Mass. marijuana testing lab at center of scandal

New Jersey cannabis regulators say they’re going to probe a sharp increase in THC potency as well as a sharp decrease in failures for mold.

A Colorado cannabis company is recalling tainted vape products sold at about 18 stores across the state. Colorado marijuana company recalls tainted vaporizers is a

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Canadian cannabis retailer High Tide is entering the German medical marijuana market through the acquisition of 51% of Remexian Pharma GmbH. Cannabis retailer High Tide

MJBowl, a bi-coastal cannabis competition, is uniting California and New York to spotlight the Most Valuable Products (MVPs) across five key categories through a collaboration

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More than 26,000 marijuana oil vaporizer cartridges sold in Michigan could contain a banned additive also found in patients during the vaporizer lung crisis. Tainted

Between August 2024 and August 2025, adult-use cannabis sales exceeded $702 million in Ohio, the only market to launch last year. Ohio tops $702 million

Cutting against the recent trend of beer and liquor brands launching THC-infused drinks, marijuana brand Cookies is crossing over into the spirits industry with a

Missouri marijuana regulators want new powers to strip serial wrongdoers of their business licenses. Missouri marijuana regulators eye scofflaws with proposed new rules is a

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It doesn’t indicate product quality. It doesn’t indicate the strength of a high. It’s not even accurate. So why is the cannabis industry hooked on

An Oklahoma testing lab’s license was suspended after state regulators discovered some products were improperly tested. Oklahoma regulators suspend marijuana testing lab’s license is a

A Massachusetts sheriff was indicted Friday after being accused of extorting $50,000 from a cannabis company seeking to open a dispensary in Boston. Massachusetts sheriff

Cannabis interests have succeeded in convincing President Donald Trump to consider marijuana rescheduling. Marijuana industry investments pay off as President Trump considers rescheduling is a

With thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors spread across a massive convention center, navigating MJBizCon and getting the most out of it requires a

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New York’s licensed cannabis dispensaries found to be operating too close to schools won’t be forced to close, the state’s marijuana regulators said this week.

Massachusetts marijuana regulators are warning consumers to check and see if product they purchased was tested by a lab suspended for allegedly sketchy results. Mass.

Florida’s top marijuana regulator is stepping down after three years to take a position as deputy general counsel in Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office. Florida’s top

The last major cannabis tracking software consolidation may be underway via a “partnership” between Metrc and BioTrack. Consolidation or ‘partnership’? Cannabis software deal leaves industry

News Tuesday of a “strategic partnership” between the two leading providers of track-and-trace software to marijuana regulators disrupted the start of seed-to-sale tracking in New