The Business of Cannabis

Curaleaf Announces Hostile Takeover Bid For Aurora Cannabis

Aug 12, 2026 | National

Marijuana’s effect on most humans is to make them more mellow and content. So it felt a little out of character when U.S. cannabis company Curaleaf (OTC:CURLF) launched a hostile takeover bid for its Canadian peer, Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQ:ACB) on Tuesday. Curaleaf’s...

Missouri Cannabis Retail Workers Ratify State’s Second Union Contract

Aug 6, 2026 | Feature, National

Cannabis workers at a licensed retailer in Springfield, Missouri ratified a union contract last week after years of negotiations, union officials said. The July 30 vote by United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2-organized workers at Key Cannabis Dispensary is...

Energy Costs Are Reshaping Cannabis Economics

Aug 6, 2026 | Feature, National

Some cannabis growers built on the assumption that power would stay cheap. That bet has gone bad. Electricity rates are up 15% to 25% over the past two years with no ceiling in sight through 2030, according to Jim Kordoban, founder and CEO of On Point Power, a...

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...

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...