Oct 30, 2026
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3 min read
With a Nov. 12 deadline approaching, THC beverage makers are slashing prices, halting investments and rethinking their businesses.
Oct 21, 2026
New York’s cannabis regulator wants better consumer data, lower compliance costs and a more efficient legal market.
Oct 16, 2026
4 min read
Cannabis businesses and advocates are mobilizing to defeat a November ballot measure that would repeal recreational sales in Massachusetts.
Oct 9, 2026
Dealmakers see a catalyst in Schedule III. A new DEA delay and a buyer’s market could slow it down.
Premium
Sep 28, 2026
5 min read
The state’s new rules expand medical access, cut security costs and loosen restrictions for cannabis retailers.
Aug 23, 2026
Kentucky’s fledgling medical cannabis industry is contending with limited supply, steep prices, restrictive regulations and a thriving hemp market as it works to attract patients.
Aug 10, 2026
Plus, hemp ban delayed for a month
Jun 24, 2026
With a November deadline approaching, hemp farmers are scaling back, winding down, and weighing whether to quit the industry altogether.
Jun 17, 2026
Plus, Virginia cannabis sales set to begin July 1, 2027
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May 13, 2026
2 min read
The DEA is preparing to open applications for cannabis growers, manufacturers, testing labs and distributors as the federal government moves toward rescheduling medical cannabis to Schedule III.
Apr 20, 2026
Happy 4/20!
Apr 13, 2026
As oil prices hit record highs and an Iran blockade looms, cannabis distributors and delivery operators are absorbing fuel surges with no federal relief valve in sight.
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Mar 25, 2026
8 min read
California cannabis is feeling optimistic again, Chris Casacchia reports from Ventura's Hall of Flowers.
Interview
Mar 19, 2026
7 min read
The new head of the nation's largest cannabis regulator sits down with Cultivated to discuss enforcement, the illicit market, and what comes next.
Feb 12, 2026
6 min read
As employment declines in legacy markets and federal reform slows, longtime cannabis executives are rethinking their bets on an industry that once promised generational upside.
Jan 22, 2026
11 min read
As New York’s cannabis market gains momentum, operators say Metrc’s rollout is creating chaos across the supply chain.
Nov 19, 2025
9 min read
A sudden federal hemp ban has set off a yearlong scramble across the THC beverage and edibles market as brands, investors, and regulators brace for a seismic industry reset.
Nov 4, 2025
An alleged product inversion scheme crafted by cannabis extractor and processor Omnium Canna has sparked a cascade of challenges for other businesses in New York’s evolving billion-dollar cannabis market.
Oct 7, 2025
North American investors are betting big on Germany’s booming cannabis market — and the next M&A wave is already forming.
Sep 26, 2025
NECANN canceled its first Rochester, New York trade show less than two weeks before it was scheduled because exhibitor and attendee sign-ups were too slow.
Sep 16, 2025
Hall of Flowers returned to California with fewer crowds and a survival-mode vibe, but still proved essential for brands and retailers chasing new business deals.
Jul 20, 2025
Canadian cannabis companies are supplying nearly half of Germany’s booming medical market, one of the few bright spots in the industry.
Jun 22, 2025
The barbarians are at the gate, as Chris Casacchia reports.
Jun 4, 2025
A new crop of investors are betting on entrepreneurs and brands in the growing market of low dose THC beverages.
