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California reports $609M in illicit cannabis seized in 2025 and $1.2B since 2022. If enforcement holds, the regulated market may finally get a fair fight.

Winning an eviction does not guarantee success in cannabis real estate. Many landlords regain possession only to face vacancy, unpaid rent, and stranded licenses.

Schedule III is already influencing how cannabis companies think about expansion, research, and consolidation. Early strategic positioning by public operators may have lasting implications for cannabis M&A.

Most operators assume an unlawful detainer means eviction. In cannabis real estate, many leases survive through restructuring. Here’s when renegotiation works, and why some UDs end in better deals.

Unlawful detainers are rising in cannabis real estate. Here’s what operators should expect when eviction notices arrive.

Cannabis prohibition has deep civil rights roots. MLK Day is a moment to reflect on why Schedule III is a meaningful correction.

Cannabis sales are breaking records nationwide. New York, Missouri, Massachusetts, and emerging markets are driving demand and reshaping the industry.

Cannabis M&A under Schedule III is accelerating as strategic buyers acquire cannabis brands with durable equity, IP, and consumer trust.

Federal cannabis rescheduling and new UCLA research funding mark a turning point for science, policy, and the future of cannabis.

How Mid-Market Acquisitions Point to Broader Consolidation Ahead For much of the past several years, cannabis mergers and acquisitions have felt frozen in place. Capital markets were cautious, valuations faltered, and many buyers sat on the sidelines. But that appears to be changing. A series of recent deals — from strategic infrastructure buys to brand consolidations — suggests that cannabis M&A activity is beginning to heat up. While none of these deals are traditional “blo

San Diego raised cannabis taxes expecting higher revenue. Instead, collections fell. The reason lies in price sensitivity, substitution, and black-market competition.

President Trump has rescheduled cannabis to Schedule III. This historic executive action expands research access, improves tax treatment, and reshapes federal cannabis policy.

Reports suggest Trump may move cannabis to Schedule III by executive order. We examine the history, politics, and why reform still falls short.

Green Wednesday and “Danksgiving” reveal a new holiday ritual: THC for the Holidays. As alcohol loses share and hemp faces bans, demand shifts to regulated cannabis.

The federal intoxicating hemp ban gives operators one year before enforcement begins—disrupting state hemp markets, shifting demand, and reshaping the future of THC commerce.

As the Senate votes to reopen the government, hidden language in the same bill could effectively close 95% of the hemp-derived THC market. The Federal Intoxicating Hemp Ban redefines hemp, imposes strict THC limits, and gives the industry one year to adapt—or vanish.

Hemp-derived THC drinks use the same emulsified technology as cannabis beverages, but thrive outside dispensaries—on grocery, c-store, and smoke-shop shelves. Learn how they work and why they’re reshaping access to intoxicating products across the U.S.

Major beer and liquor brands are eyeing the rising THC-infused beverage market as traditional alcohol sales stagnate. This post explores their strategies, new emulsified-THC technologies, and the changing drinker mindset reshaping the future of social beverages.

Mainstream retail is embracing THC. With Circle K planning a 2026 launch and Target already piloting THC-infused drinks, the THC Beverage Retail Revolution is well underway. Total Wine helped lead the charge, and now state regulators are taking notice.

Dispensary valuation isn’t one-size-fits-all — it’s about understanding how your sales, operations, real estate, and balance sheet influence buyer behavior. In California’s tightening cannabis market, knowing your dispensary’s true worth can mean the difference between an underpriced sale and a premium exit.