Senators Push Bill to Shield Insurers Serving Cannabis Businesses
Two U.S. senators from opposite parties have reintroduced legislation that would give insurance companies, brokers and agents federal cover to work with state-licensed marijuana businesses without
Cannabis Retailers Fund Ferndale Mural to Back LGBTQ+ Youth Services
A ribbon-cutting ceremony this week marked the debut of "Polychromatic Super You," a 40-foot by 25-foot mural now installed in the alley at 258 W. Nine Mile Rd. in downtown Ferndale. The piece,
Nevada City Council Advances Plan to Loosen Cannabis Rules
Nevada City is quietly positioning itself as a test case for how small municipalities handle cannabis retail once the initial regulatory caution wears off. The City Council has agreed on a set of
Older Consumers Emerge as Untapped Growth Segment for Cannabis Retailers
Michigan's cannabis market has a supply problem that everyone in the industry can recite from memory: too much flower, too many licenses, prices that keep sliding toward the floor. But a
Federal Hemp Redefinition Puts Retailers on an Uncertain Compliance Clock
A federal law that redefines hemp is already on the books, signed in November 2025, but the date it actually takes effect keeps moving. A Senate stopgap funding bill passed August 8 would push most
Cannabis Bank Ties Put Oklahoma Attorney General's Runoff Bid Under Scrutiny
Gentner Drummond is asking Oklahoma Republicans to elect him governor on Tuesday while chairing the parent company of a bank whose growth has tracked almost exactly with the cannabis industry his own
Cannabis ETF Surges as Trulieve's NYSE Debut Tests Wall Street's Appetite
Cannabis stocks are having a moment few operators saw coming this early in the year. The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS) climbed to its highest levels of 2026, with investors positioning
TSRgrow Expands GROWHub Software to Link Cultivation and Compliance Data
TSRgrow has rolled out a significant 2026 update to GROWHub, its cultivation software platform, adding tools that pull energy monitoring, compliance workflows and facility operations into a single
AI Chip Startup's $21 Billion Valuation Signals Infrastructure Race
Etched announced Tuesday that it has raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by Jane Street after the quantitative trading firm tested and purchased the startup's AI hardware. The jump is
Virginia Hemp Retailers Seek Emergency Block on New THC Limits
A federal judge spent nearly five hours Wednesday weighing whether to freeze Virginia's new hemp restrictions before they take effect Saturday, as store owners testified the rules could shut them