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| Aug 7, 2026 |
California approves first cannabis self-checkout kiosk
Cannabis dispensary Perfect Union Northside in Sacramento has introduced what its parent company describes as California's first regulator-approved cannabis self-checkout system, according to a New York Post report. MWG Holdings Group received clearance to deploy the RFID-based technology, which allows customers to purchase cannabis products through a process resembling self-checkout at supermarkets and convenience stores. |
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| Aug 7, 2026 |
The Convenience Revolution Has Finally Reached Cannabis
Most of what Americans buy now arrives without anyone leaving the house. Dinner comes in twenty minutes. Groceries are ordered on a phone and left at the door. Prescriptions refill automatically. Convenience has become the baseline expectation across nearly every retail category, and consumers notice immediately when a product fails to meet it. Cannabis was one of the last categories to catch up. For most of the legal era, buying THC meant driving to a dispensary, waiting in line, and paying in cash. That is changing, and platforms like Edibles.com are part of the reason why. Launched in March 2025 and based in Atlanta, the wellness-focused marketplace ships vetted, third-party-tested hemp-derived THC products directly to consumers across more than 30 states, including many where no dispensary exists. |
| Aug 7, 2026 |
SQDC to Host First Networking Event for Cannabis Producers
The Société québécoise du cannabis (SQDC) is hosting a networking and educational event for cannabis producers in Montreal on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. The one-day event, split into a morning plenary session and an afternoon networking session, is focused on those selling cannabis into the Quebec market, as well as those interested in doing so. |
| Aug 7, 2026 |
Square Tells Businesses To Stop Selling Hemp And CBD Products In Light Of Upcoming Federal Ban The popular point-of-sale and payments service Square says it will no longer allow CBD and other hemp-derived products to be sold on its platform, according to an email obtained by Marijuana Moment. The communication, sent to a business that uses Square, cited an upcoming change to federal law that will recriminalize many hemp products that were previously legalized by Congress. |
| Aug 6, 2026 |
Why Low-Dose Cannabis Is Becoming The Industry's Growth Engine
For decades, cannabis brands competed on one metric: potency. More THC meant a better product, at least for experienced consumers chasing a stronger high. But in today's maturing legal market, some of the most successful companies are taking the opposite approach, betting on precision instead of potency to win over adults who don't regularly consume cannabis. |
| Aug 6, 2026 |
Virginia and Texas Are About to Become Cannabis Battlegrounds. Here's Which Stocks Are Positioned to Win.
Forget California and Colorado. Those markets are already well established. If you're looking for where the cannabis industry could find its next meaningful growth opportunities, Virginia and Texas deserve a much closer look. Each state is following a different regulatory path, but both could become important drivers of industry growth over the next few years. |
| Aug 5, 2026 |
OCS and AGCO Among Agencies Facing Provincial Review
This summer, the province will review operations at the Ontario Cannabis Retail Corporation (OCRC) and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO). The OCRC operates under the public-facing brand name Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS). The AGCO regulates the private retail sale of recreational cannabis in Ontario. It licenses eligible store operators and managers, authorizes individual retail store locations, sets operational and safety standards, approves employee training, and enforces compliance rules across the province’s legal storefront network of nearly 2,000 private cannabis retailers. |
| Aug 5, 2026 |
GFL must pay after firing worker over single cannabis test A positive cannabis test was enough for one safety-sensitive employer to fire an assistant operator the same day. It was not enough, a labour tribunal has now confirmed, to prove the company had just cause for the dismissal. In a decision dated July 22, 2026, Vice-Chairperson Patricia Warwick of the Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board dismissed GFL Environmental Inc.'s appeal of a wage assessment issued in the worker's favour by the Director of Employment Standards. The ruling confirmed an earlier adjudicator's finding and left GFL owing $5,958.19 in wages tied to the notice period. |
| Aug 5, 2026 |
The States Looking To Turn Cannabis Facilities Into Data Centers
A growing number of states and provinces are exploring an unusual solution to two very different economic trends: Converting struggling cannabis cultivation facilities into data centers. As demand for AI and cloud computing infrastructure surges, developers are searching for sites that already have the power, cooling and security systems needed to support server operations. At the same time, following years of falling wholesale cannabis prices and chronic oversupply in many state markets, some cultivation facilities have closed or become underutilized, leaving a stock of power-intensive industrial buildings available for redevelopment. |
| Aug 4, 2026 |
Cannabis Dispensaries Taking Dinner Reservations
On July 23, Mayor Daniel Lurie signed an ordinance that gives San Francisco a legal framework for what supporters are calling “Amsterdam-style cannabis cafés.” It takes effect at midnight on August 23, and 66 qualifying cannabis retailers will be able to apply for a new café permit that lets them serve food and nonalcoholic beverages and even host live entertainment. |
| Aug 4, 2026 |
Flash Survey Reveals More Employers Are Testing Applicants for Cannabis Than Two Years Ago Employer hesitation to test applicants for cannabis appears to have slowed in the past two years, according to the results from our latest FP Flash Survey. 60% of employers now test job applicants for cannabis, up from 52% when we asked the same question in 2024. And part of the reason appears to be that the hiring market will permit a stricter approach: employers that test are now less likely to report trouble finding qualified candidates than they were two years ago. Those are just a few of the surprising findings from the latest FP Flash Survey, conducted between July 20 and July 31, gathering responses from over 600 businesses across the country |
| Aug 3, 2026 |
Cannabis NB’s $2 Pre-Rolls Seek to Compete with Black Market as Sales Cool
New Brunswick sold $25.4 million in cannabis in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2026-2027, which ended June 28, 2026, for a gross profit of $12 million and net income of $4.6 million. Product sales represented a 2% decline year-over-year compared to Q1 2025, gross profits were down 3.9%, and net income was down 20.4%. There were 433,000 transactions in the first quarter, with an average basket size of $53.67, representing a YOY increase in transactions but a decline in average basket size compared with 411,000 transactions with an average basket size of $58.77 in the same quarter in the previous year. |
| Aug 3, 2026 |
Beyond the THC Number: How Cannabis Retail Can Make Room for Quality
For much of Canada’s legal cannabis market, one number has carried an extraordinary amount of weight: THC percentage. It appears prominently on product labels, retail menus and purchasing spreadsheets. Consumers use it to compare products, budtenders rely on it when sensory information is limited, and buyers use it to assess anticipated demand. Over time, this has helped create a self-reinforcing market in which higher THC is often treated as shorthand for stronger effects, better quality and greater value. |
| Aug 2, 2026 |
Is Green Thumb the Safest Cannabis Stock to Own Right Now?
The cannabis industry has taught investors a painful lesson over the past five years: Revenue growth means very little if a company can't generate cash. Dozens of operators expanded too quickly, took on excessive debt, or repeatedly diluted shareholders to stay afloat. |
| Aug 2, 2026 |
Good Times, Less Waste: Can Cannabis Clean Up the Vape Problem? Vape hardware is one of the cannabis industry’s most persistent waste problems. Fernway launched the first take-back program in 2022, and this summer opened its dropboxes to any brand’s device. |
| Jul 31, 2026 |
Largest strike in cannabis industry ends at MSO-owned Illinois cultivation operation
More than 300 workers are back on the job at a cannabis multistate operator’s cultivation operation in southern Illinois after the resolution of a monthlong strike that union organizers said was also the $30 billion national industry’s biggest-ever strike. |
| Jul 31, 2026 |
Forget the DEA and DOJ: When cannabis legalization happens, these are the feds to worry about
Federal marijuana legalization is closer than ever, but could create more problems than opportunities for your business if you're not prepared. |
| Jul 31, 2026 |
Ascend Wellness Teamsters Win Biggest Cannabis Strike in U.S. History
(BARRY, Ill.) – More than 300 workers at Ascend Wellness’s grow house in Barry, Ill., overwhelmingly ratified their first contract with Teamsters Local 916 and ended a 30-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike that was the largest in the history of the legal cannabis industry. |
| Jul 30, 2026 |
Retailers Challenge Cannabis Store Entry Rules for Minors
Eight years after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, one of its lesser-known retail rules continues to raise questions among consumers and retailers alike. Children are prohibited from entering licensed cannabis stores, even when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Across much of Canada, minors can accompany adults into liquor stores, pharmacies selling controlled medications, and convenience stores where tobacco products are available. Yet a parent stopping at a cannabis retailer while running everyday errands may have to abandon the purchase or find someone to watch their child first. |
| Jul 30, 2026 |
Study: Businesses Perform Better in States with Medical Cannabis Access A new study from University of Iowa researchers suggests that businesses do better in states that have legalized medical cannabis. The study analyzed the financial results of more than 13,000 publicly traded companies from 2001 to 2022 found that corporate valuation increased in 21 of 38 states that allowed medical cannabis access. |