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Khalifa Kush CEO DJ Saul smiling in a lush tropical cannabis field with flowering plants, palm trees, and a coastal landscape in the background.

9 min read • July 29, 2026

Khalifa Kush CEO: “We’re Not A Celebrity Brand. We’re A Premium Brand Founded By A Celebrity.”

Portrait of Jessica Ferranti smiling in a commercial indoor cannabis cultivation facility, with mature flowering cannabis plants filling the background under grow lights.

9 min read • July 25, 2026

Visibility Is the New Currency: Jessica Ferranti on Why Women Need More Than a Seat at the Table

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6 min read • July 24, 2026

Running a Better Dispensary: Lessons From Ivy Hall’s Retail Strategy

Illustration of a dimly lit federal hearing room viewed through an open doorway, with silhouetted attendees, confidential documents, a reporter's notebook, and a microphone symbolizing the closed-door DEA cannabis rescheduling hearing.

8 min read • July 23, 2026

Inside the DEA Hearing: The Conversations That Could Shape Cannabis Rescheduling

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6 min read • July 23, 2026

The Business of Growing Cannabis At Scale: Lessons on Costs, Labor and Operations

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4 min read • July 22, 2026

THC Beverages Are Driving Cannabis Growth, Why Distribution Will Decide the Winners

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6 min read • July 22, 2026

The Business Behind Pre-Rolls: What Cannabis Operators Can Learn About Manufacturing, Inventory and Costs

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8 min read • July 22, 2026

Inside a TIME Best Cannabis Company: GTI President on Texas, Capital, and Growth Beyond Rescheduling

Portrait of Ernest Tony, founder of BIPOCann, standing inside a commercial indoor cannabis cultivation facility with mature cannabis plants in the foreground and background. A BIPOCann sign is visible behind him, representing the organization's work supporting social equity cannabis entrepreneurs in Colorado. Image made with AI.

5 min read • July 21, 2026

A License Isn’t Enough: Why Cannabis Social Equity Still Fails Without Capital, Networks and Financial Education

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3 min read • July 10, 2026

How Cannabis Retailers And Brands Can Grow Profits In Competitive Markets, Experts Weigh In

Boris Jordan CEO Curaleaf speaking at IgniteIt Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago June 2026

4 min read • July 10, 2026

Why The World’s Largest Cannabis Company Won’t Uplist Despite Federal Reform, According To CEO

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5 min read • July 9, 2026

Green Horizons’ CEO: “If You Don’t Have A Strong Why, You’re Not Going To Make It In Cannabis”

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4 min read • August 31, 2026

Inside DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing: Key Takeaways, Part 2

5 min read • August 31, 2026

Glass House, America’s Largest Cannabis Grower by Canopy, Rings the NYSE Bell

6 min read • August 31, 2026

USCR Urges Congress to Keep the Hemp Loophole Closed

4 min read • August 28, 2026

Inside DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing: Key Takeaways, Part 1

3 min read • August 28, 2026

$10 Million in Taxpayer Money Was Diverted Into Florida’s Fight Against Marijuana Legalization, Grand Jury Says

2 min read • August 28, 2026

PharmaCielo Revenue Surges 330%; European Cannabis Flower Sales Take Off

5 min read • August 27, 2026

Massachusetts Could Kill Its $1.6 Billion Cannabis Market and Close 300+ Stores, CEO Warns

2 min read • August 27, 2026

IM Cannabis Implements 30-for-1 Reverse Stock Split as It Fights to Maintain Nasdaq Listing

4 min read • August 26, 2026

Four Things Nobody Told You About the DEA Cannabis Hearings — But You Probably Wanted to Ask

3 min read • August 26, 2026

Financial Times: Germany’s Cannabis Imports Surge Sixfold, Regulatory Pressure Mounts

3 min read • August 25, 2026

Comply With What? Hemp Ban Nears; the FDA Leaves Industry Waiting for Answers

4 min read • August 25, 2026

Curaleaf vs. Aurora: The $4 Cannabis Takeover Fight Gets Hostile — Literally

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