Sep 3, 2026 | Business, Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan
JARS Cannabis, which was founded in 2020 in East Detroit, has evolved into a large network of dispensaries, with locations in Michigan, Arizona and Colorado. Now, JARS has acquired Sonoran Roots, an award-winning craft cannabis brand that was founded in Tempe, that...
Sep 3, 2026 | Business, Feature, Great Lakes Region
Ohio’s average price for an ounce of cannabis has been going up since May, the first time consumers have seen consistent monthly increases since recreational sales began two years ago. Ohio voters legalized recreational marijuana in November 2023, with sales...
Sep 3, 2026 | Business, Great Lakes Region
Ben Ranft was turned down when he approached John Mayer over leasing a vacant space at 202 S. Minnesota Ave. The Patrick’s on Third owner informed Ranft that the space already had a future as a site for a cannabis dispensary. Before Minnesota had become the 23rd state...
Sep 3, 2026 | Business, National
Aurora Cannabis urged its shareholders to reject an unsolicited $272 million hostile takeover bid from Curaleaf Holdings, saying the offer is inadequate and undervalues parts of its business. Aurora’s Chief Executive Miguel Martin added that the cannabis company’s...
Aug 27, 2026 | Business, Hemp, Taxes
After several years of high taxes and battles to keep many hemp products legal in Tennessee, the state’s new law that more heavily regulates the sale and taxes of several THCA products has led to a loss of more than $50 million in tax revenue. Three years ago,...
Aug 27, 2026 | Business, National
For most of the past decade, cannabis brands competed on a single axis: potency. THC percentage became the industry’s default marketing hook, printed boldly on packaging and treated as shorthand for quality. But as the market matures and infused product...
