Village Farms Posts Record Export Sales but Investors Remain Skeptical
Village Farms International has done something genuinely difficult in cannabis: it grew revenue faster than analysts expected. Total cannabis sales climbed 27% year over year to $49.7 million in the
Advanced Cultivation Tech Reshapes How Cannabis Producers Control Yield and Cost
Every downstream segment of the legal cannabis industry - retail, wholesale, infused products, delivery - runs on what licensed cultivators produce. Without a stable, high-quality supply chain at the
Flowhub Connects Dispensary Operations Directly to Major AI Platforms via Open Standard
Flowhub has launched an MCP connector that lets dispensary operators issue natural-language commands - through ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, or Cursor - that execute real changes inside
Virginia Enacts Adult-Use Cannabis Law, Putting Licensed Operators on a 2027 Launch Clock
Virginia has officially established a regulated adult-use cannabis marketplace, becoming the first Southern state to do so after Governor Abigail Spanberger signed the framework into law as part of
Virginia Sets 2027 Launch for Licensed Recreational Cannabis Retail
Virginia has locked in July 1, 2027, as the date when licensed retail stores can begin selling recreational marijuana to adults 21 and older - a deadline embedded in state budget legislation enacted
Seed Junky Genetics Taps Echelon Grow as Its Exclusive Illinois Operator
Seed Junky Genetics has formalized an exclusive intellectual property licensing agreement with Echelon Grow, naming the company its authorized operator across Illinois's regulated adult-use cannabis
Rising Energy Costs Are Crushing Cannabis Cultivators' Already Thin Margins
Indoor cannabis cultivation has always been an energy-intensive business. But the cost of running grow rooms nonstop - lights, HVAC, dehumidification, environmental controls - is accelerating at a
Cannabis Operators Confront Compliance and Inventory Gaps as Regulated Markets Mature
Regulated cannabis retail is no longer in its early-adopter phase, and the operational pressures that come with a maturing market are becoming impossible to ignore. From seed-to-sale tracking
A Researcher's Journey Forces a Harder Look at Cannabis Patient Education
The federal rescheduling debate has generated more heat than light-partly because the public conversation keeps recycling the same misconceptions that shaped drug policy decades ago. What gets lost
Vape Pens Emit Fewer Toxic Compounds Than Cannabis Cigarettes, Study Finds
A new study sponsored by California NORML and consulting firm MayThe5th found that licensed cannabis vape pens produced significantly lower emissions of several well-documented toxic compounds