Why Dispensary ID Scanners Reject Cards That Bars Accept
A driver's license that breezes past the doorman at a crowded bar can get flatly rejected at a cannabis dispensary's front counter, and the reason has little to do with customer service. It comes
Dispensary Delivery Operations Gain Structure With Order-to-Dispatch Tracking
Cannabis delivery has always carried a compliance burden that storefront retail doesn't face in quite the same way. A product leaves a licensed facility, travels on public roads, and lands in
Michigan's Wholesale Cannabis Tax Falls Short, Small Shops Pay Price
A 24% wholesale tax on marijuana, built into the road funding package championed by House Speaker Matt Hall and passed in 2025, went into effect this year with a simple pitch: raise money for local
Dispensary Software Vendors Face Tax Rules That Mirror Retail Compliance
Cannabis retailers running on seed-to-sale platforms, point-of-sale terminals, or custom compliance dashboards need to understand something that has nothing to do with THC limits or packaging rules:
Cannabis Retailers Use Public Art to Fund LGBTQ+ Youth Services
Two Michigan cannabis retailers put their marketing budgets toward something other than a discount campaign this month. JARS Cannabis and HYPE Cannabis cut the ribbon on "Polychromatic Super You," a
Nevada City Advances Cannabis Code Reforms Ahead of Council Vote
Nevada City is quietly positioning itself as an outlier among small California municipalities on cannabis policy, and the move could carry weight well beyond city limits. The Nevada City Council has
Online Gambling Content Signals a Compliance Gap for Cannabis Retail Platforms
A guide ranking online slot machines by RTP, volatility and jackpot size has nothing to do with licensed cannabis retail on its face, but its appearance on cannabis-adjacent media properties raises a
Federal Hemp Rules Shift Again as Senate Delays Effective Date
The federal redefinition of hemp is already law, not a proposal. President Trump signed it on November 12, 2025, as Section 781 of the FY2026 appropriations act, and it swaps the old delta-9-only
Cannabis Bank Ties Raise Compliance Questions in Oklahoma Governor's Race
An Oklahoma attorney general running for governor also chairs the parent company of a bank that has become one of the most visible names in cannabis banking, a business line that grew alongside the
Cannabis ETF Hits 2026 High as Trulieve Listing Fuels Rescheduling Bets
The AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS) has climbed to its highest level of 2026, and the timing isn't an accident. Investors are positioning ahead of a June 29 DEA administrative hearing that