Cannabis Retailers Still Struggle to Access Basic Banking Tools
Dispensary operators in legal markets continue to run their businesses without the checking accounts, payment processing and lending relationships that most small businesses take for granted. Federal
TSRgrow Expands GROWHub Platform to Unify Cultivation and Compliance Data
TSRgrow has rolled out a significant expansion of GROWHub, the software layer behind its LED lighting and Remote Power systems, adding energy monitoring, expanded batch-record tools, Metrc
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
Analysts Split on Health In Tech as Loss Estimates Extend Into 2027
Health In Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIT) is drawing a mixed but active read from Wall Street this month, with Maxim Group publishing a fresh round of quarterly EPS projections that stretch well into 2027.
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