How Montana built a legal cannabis market from a thin medical marijuana law, federal raids, ballot fights, and two decades of stubborn local pressure. “There’s marijuana stores in Montana?” When it comes to Famous Last Words, those were mine. It was October of 2009. I was sitting on my usual stool at the coffee counter… Keep Reading
New Jersey’s cannabis market is not in its baby teeth era anymore. The state has flower brands with loyal followings, pre-roll makers swinging hard, edible companies fighting for shelf space, and concentrate heads who know the difference between something washed with care and something dressed up for a menu photo. That is the lane ONYX… Keep Reading
The clinical evidence is real. The valuations are not. Compass Pathways: $560 million market cap, zero revenue. MindMed: up to $2 billion, zero revenue. Even Ozempic lost half its value with $49 billion in real sales. When this bubble pops, the casualties won’t be on Wall Street. They’ll be the patients this medicine was supposed… Keep Reading
Brazil now has more than 873,000 medical cannabis patients, a market approaching $200 million in annual revenue, and a regulatory framework that just opened the door to domestic hemp cultivation. The industry gathers at Cannabis Fair 2026 in São Paulo from May 21 to 23. Here’s what US operators need to know about the Latin… Keep Reading
Imported hashish sustained mountain economies for centuries—until modern legalization and market economics erased it almost overnight. Traditional imported hashish—hand-rubbed Nepali charas, Lebanese blonde, Moroccan temple balls, Afghani black—has effectively vanished from North American markets. This is not a story about enforcement or interdiction. This is a story about market economics and how legalization ironically destroyed… Keep Reading
Oakland built the cannabis culture before there was a legal market. Now the city has a certification mark to prove it. The City of Oakland launched the nation’s first cannabis equity certification mark on April 20, giving consumers a way to identify businesses owned by operators who were most impacted by the War on Drugs… Keep Reading
New York’s legal cannabis market is still writing its origin story. Licenses are rolling out, retailers are finding their footing, and brands are fighting to stand out in one of the most scrutinized adult-use markets in the country. On March 13, the New York Cannabis Retail Association (NYCRA) is betting that progress won’t come from… Keep Reading
