A dispensary's seed-to-sale system can tell a regulator what's on the shelf. It can't tell them whether staff were trained properly, whether a self-audit happened last quarter, or whether the SOP Compliance Software Now Proves Cannabis Operators Follow the RulesRead more
Cannabis Payment Providers Compared on Rails, POS Fit and Cost Disclosure
Dispensary operators shopping for a payment provider in 2026 face a stubborn problem: almost none of the companies in this space publish what they charge. That matters more in cannabis retail than in Cannabis Payment Providers Compared on Rails, POS Fit and Cost DisclosureRead more
Federal Bank Derivatives Report Carries Quiet Lessons for Cannabis Finance
Every quarter, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency compiles a report on derivative activity at insured U.S. commercial banks and trust companies, drawing on the Reports of Condition and Federal Bank Derivatives Report Carries Quiet Lessons for Cannabis FinanceRead more
Editorial Note: Topic Outside Cannabis Industry Scope
The material supplied for this assignment describes a residential rental listing - a one-bedroom garden cottage, unfurnished kitchen, no parking, utilities included, available through a letting agent Editorial Note: Topic Outside Cannabis Industry ScopeRead more
Senators Push Bill to Shield Insurers Serving Cannabis Businesses
A bipartisan pair of senators wants to fix a problem that has quietly hobbled cannabis retail for years: the difficulty of getting basic commercial insurance. Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Ruben Senators Push Bill to Shield Insurers Serving Cannabis BusinessesRead more
Cannabis Retailers Fund Public Art Tied to Pride Giving Campaign
Two Michigan cannabis retailers put their marketing budget toward something other than a discount code this month. JARS Cannabis and HYPE Cannabis commissioned a 40-by-25-foot mural, "Polychromatic Cannabis Retailers Fund Public Art Tied to Pride Giving CampaignRead more