AI Infrastructure Boom Signals Where Retail Tech Dollars Are Heading
Etched, a startup building specialized chips for AI inference, announced Tuesday that it raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by quant trading firm Jane Street. The round comes just a
Senate Fight Over Hemp Deadline Signals Compliance Turmoil for Retailers
A one-vote-shy effort to strip a 30-day delay from federal hemp restrictions failed in the US Senate on Aug. 8, keeping intact a compromise that pushes the effective date of sweeping new
Federal Funding Delay Could Spare Missouri's Hemp Beverage Retailers
Missouri retailers selling hemp-derived THC beverages got a reprieve, at least on paper, when the U.S. Senate approved a short-term funding measure early Saturday that would push the federal ban on
Planet 13 Posts Narrower Q2 Loss Ahead of Vireo Growth Merger
Planet 13 Holdings reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $22.9 million, down 14.9% from a year earlier, but the multi-state operator's real story sits in the margin line, not the top line. Gross
Green Thumb's Cash Discipline Sets a New Bar for Cannabis Operators
Cash flow, not revenue growth, has become the dividing line between cannabis operators that survive and those that quietly collapse under their own balance sheets. Green Thumb Industries (OTC: GTBIF)
Nigeria Customs Seizes Weapons Parts, Cannabis Products at Tincan Port
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officers at Tincan Island Port have intercepted a shipping container concealing knocked-down components for more than 140 pump-action rifles, alongside a separate
Verano Executives to Address Investors as MSO Scrutiny Grows
Verano Holdings Corp. will send members of its executive leadership team to the Canaccord Genuity 46th Annual Growth Conference on August 11 in Boston, where the multi-state operator plans a
Barr's Hemp Bill Claim Meets White House Pushback on Inhalables
A press release from the office of Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) says the White House backs his new bill to keep hemp-derived THC products legal. That's not quite what happened. An administration official
Trulieve Cracks TIME's Best Companies List Among Rare Cannabis Peers
Trulieve has landed on TIME's 2026 list of America's Best Companies, one of just two cannabis operators to make the cut out of more than 7,200 companies considered. The list, compiled by TIME and
Rescheduling Report Sends Canadian Cannabis Stocks Sharply Higher
Wall Street woke up Wednesday to a familiar catalyst wearing new clothes. Shares of Tilray Brands, Canopy Growth and Aurora Cannabis all jumped after Axios reported that a federal move to