The Business of Cannabis

Cannabis Was Ready For Wall St., But Was Wall St. Ready For Cannabis?

Jul 30, 2026 | National

Mitchell Osak has spent nearly a decade inside the legal cannabis industry, working as a fractional executive and advisor to more than 220 cannabis companies worldwide. His read on the uplistings is blunt. “Trulieve and Glass House Brands might have been ready...

Pennsylvania: Fetterman Urges Congress To End Federal Marijuana Ban

Jul 30, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, National

PA Senator John Fetterman and over a dozen of his colleagues in the upper chamber have re-upped their calls to end the federal ban of marijuana. Last week, Fetterman’s office sent out a press release announcing his support for the reintroduction of the Cannabis...

Cannabis MSO Vireo Growth To Acquire Planet 13 In All-Stock Deal

Jul 30, 2026 | National

Minneapolis-based cannabis multistate operator Vireo Growth is acquiring fellow MSO Planet 13 Holdings in an all-stock merger, extending one of the cannabis industry’s most aggressive buying sprees. The deal adds 36 dispensaries across three states to Vireo’s...

Could Hemp Become A State-By-State Market?

Jul 30, 2026 | Feature, National

If the federal ban on intoxicating hemp products takes effect this November, could individual states create hemp markets similar to the marijuana programs that have operated for decades? That question was posed to panelists during the “State of Cannabevs” session...

Cannabis Still Faces Major Challenges, Such As Access To Banks

Jul 30, 2026 | National

Nearly a decade after Californians voted to legalize recreational cannabis, state leaders and industry representatives say legal businesses are still facing major challenges. Lawmakers, cannabis business owners, banking representatives and advocates gathered at the...

San Francisco: City Allows Dispensaries To Transform Into Cannabis Cafes

Jul 23, 2026 | National

Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés that serve food, beverages and provide on-site cannabis consumption are one step closer to becoming a reality in San Francisco after the city’s Board of Supervisors approved new legislation. The measure would allow existing...