Cannabis companies still standing after reset are ‘well positioned to thrive’
The correction the cannabis industry has experienced over the past five years has reset expectations and valuations to rational levels.
Lab licensing spurs hopes that Alabama’s medical marijuana logjam will end
The licensing of a medical marijuana testing lab in Alabama has spurred hoped there could be progress in the issuance of dispensary permits.
Printed and dyed marijuana rolling papers could pose health risks
Printed marijuana rolling papers contain significantly higher concentrations of heavy metals such as copper, chromium and vanadium compared to their unprinted counterparts, a study shows.
‘Communist cannabis’: Maryland hemp operators ask judge to redo regulations
A group of 11 Maryland hemp operators is suing the state in federal court as part of an ongoing quest to overturn a 2023 law that requires them to obtain a marijuana license to sell THC products.
Marijuana brand High Times to return after $3.5 million acquisition
Raw Rolling Papers founder Josh Kesselman and Matt Stang, a former co-owner of High Times, paid $3.5 million to acquire the marijuana-centric counterculture magazine and brand.
Cookies wins $22.7 million from partner; fate of branded cannabis stores unknown
Cookies, one of the most recognizable brands in the cannabis space, is set to collect $22.7 million from a nationwide retail partner that failed to pay agreed-upon royalties and misused the brand’s recognizable intellectual property to raise capital, according to a final arbitration ruling.
Maine is pushing medical cannabis testing to next year
Maine lawmakers have carried over a bill into 2026 that would have implemented testing and tracking requirements for the state’s medical cannabis industry.
