The Business of Cannabis

Former Acting DHS Secretary Warns Chinese Criminal Organizations Are Infiltrating America’s Hemp Industry

Jul 9, 2026 | National

Former acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf sent a letter to House lawmakers Tuesday urging them to investigate the “growing role that Chinese-linked actors and foreign criminal organizations are playing in the proliferation of...

Opinion: Federal Laws Need Massive Rewrites To Match Medical Cannabis Rescheduling

Jul 9, 2026 | National

The federal war against medical cannabis has been raging just a little longer than Warren Zevon’s 1978 song “Lawyers, Guns and Money” has been worming its way into Americans’ minds.   Patients are ready to hear a new tune from Washington on medical cannabis...

Cannabis, The Billion-Dollar Industry Learning To Manufacture Like One

Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, National

The cannabis industry did something remarkable. It turned a black market into a boardroom story, built brands that compete with legacy consumer packaged goods companies, and generated $33.8 billion in U.S. retail sales in 2025 across dozens of legal markets, all...

Federal Government Rests Its Case; DEA Administrative Hearings Continue

Jul 9, 2026 | Feature, National

The ongoing Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administrative hearings in Arlington, Virginia—which began on June 29, 2026, and are scheduled to conclude by July 15, 2026—have reached a critical turning point as the federal government has officially rested its...

Connecticut To Boost Cannabis Industry Participation With Tribal Compact

Jul 1, 2026 | National

Tribal cannabis could soon be coming to Connecticut, where operators in the limited-license state have to date enjoyed limited competition. That’s after Gov. Ned Lamont last week signed a compact with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, the latest example of a state...

‘Worst Day Ever’: Hemp Consumers, Vendors React To Tennessee’s THCa Ban

Jul 1, 2026 | Feature, National

People across Tennessee flocked to dispensaries and smoke shops Tuesday for their last chance to legally buy THCa products in Tennessee. “This week has been crazy,” said Whitney Huebner, an employee at Marley’s Smoke Shop on Charlotte Pike. “Real recently, like the...