The Business of Cannabis

New York: Cannabis Is Booming — Why Does It Feel Like a Race to the Bottom?

Behind the polished presentations and sophisticated branding is a less glamorous conversation about wholesale pricing, retail margins, promotional allowances, payment terms, and who can afford to keep competing. I've experienced that disconnect firsthand...

Minnesota: Hemp THC Deadline Hits $200 Million Industry, Leads To Layoffs

Minnesota hemp sellers say the approach of Dec. 11 is already hitting their bottom line and changing what stores keep on the shelf. After Dec. 11, some Minnesota liquor stores say they still expect to sell hemp drinks. The federal law would complicate...

Cannabis Was Canada’s 5th Most Important Cash Crop In 2025 

Cannabis was Canada’s fifth most important cash crop in 2025, according to Stats Canada figures. In Canada, cannabis crops were worth $3 billion last year, or 5.8% of total crop receipts.   Cannabis crops in 2025 were worth nearly $1...

Cannabis Rescheduling Process Remains Sidelined, DEA Judge Orders New Replies

The words “expedited hearing” are losing their grip on the cannabis rescheduling process, as the judge assigned to the task entertains reopening the proceedings “for limited discovery and testimony” at the demand of prohibitionist parties. Derek C. Julius,...

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20 Hemp Fiber Processors Now Online In U.S.

U.S. hemp fields are expected to reach 50,000 acres by 2028 as production expands at a rate of 34% per year and processing infrastructure continues to expand, according to projections from Denver-based analyst PanXchange. That means the projected value of...

2023 Farm Bill: The Future of Hemp

Hemp is a small part of the Farm Bill. And for decades, it wasn’t part of the Farm Bill at all. Hemp was included within the definition of “marijuana” in the Controlled Substances Act and, like its sister cannabis plant, was a Schedule I controlled substance. Starting...