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13 min read • August 13, 2026

Exclusive: Colorado Cannabis Operators Reveal What It Takes to Survive a Mature Market After the Boom

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21 min read • August 12, 2026

Boris Jordan Makes the Case for Aurora — and Predicts a Cannabis M&A Wave in 2027

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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

Landscape infographic showing an isometric architectural cutaway of a commercial cannabis dispensary. The illustration labels customer service counters, product displays, inventory storage, compliance and security areas, employee workspaces and back-of-house operations with callouts highlighting illustrative retail metrics related to customer loyalty, labor, inventory management, merchandising, compliance and profitability.

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

GTI TIME America's Best Companies 2026 award

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

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3 min read • September 4, 2026

Fatal Oklahoma Cannabis Blast Intensifies Scrutiny Of State Marijuana Regulation

7 min read • September 4, 2026

Cannabis M&A Enters Its Distressed-Asset Era: What Cresco’s $50 Million Pennsylvania Deal Must Deliver

2 min read • September 3, 2026

Aurora CEO On Curaleaf Takeover: ‘It’s Clear Why They Want It,’ But Offer Isn’t Adequate

6 min read • September 3, 2026

Organigram Says Germany’s Cannabis Market Could Double — Here’s How It Plans to Capitalize

5 min read • September 2, 2026

Aurora Urges Shareholders to Reject Curaleaf Offer, Citing Cash, Debt and Voting Rights

10 min read • September 2, 2026

Curaleaf Escalates Aurora Takeover Fight, Attacks Dilution, Cash Burn and Six-Year Turnaround

3 min read • September 2, 2026

Colorado Cannabis Market Nears $19 Billion in Lifetime Revenue, New Report Shows

2 min read • September 2, 2026

UK Medical Cannabis Prescriptions Surge 165% to 1.77 Million; 25%+ High-THC Products Gain Share

7 min read • September 2, 2026

Decibel Cannabis Reduces Share Count to 38.5 Million After 15:1 Consolidation

3 min read • September 1, 2026

Chicken Or Egg? Cannabis Brands Target Seniors As Older Americans Use More Weed

8 min read • September 1, 2026

BREAKING: House Passes One‑Month Hemp Ban Delay, Setting Up Clash Over Industry’s Future

2 min read • September 1, 2026

House Moves Toward Hemp THC Ban Delay, Giving Industry More Time Before Federal Crackdown

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