Cannabis Operators Weigh Exit Options as Deal Multiples Compress
Cannabis founders who built companies during the legalization boom are hitting a different kind of market now. Valuation multiples that once ran five to six times revenue have fallen to one to three
Green Thumb Shares Climb as Buyback and Earnings Date Near
Green Thumb Industries Inc. (CN:GTII) shares advanced 1.49% on October 7, 2026, as investors weighed a recently announced share repurchase program against the backdrop of a November 4 third-quarter
Cannabis Operators Turn to AI to Unlock Buried Operational Data
Cannabis businesses sit on mountains of data they rarely use well. Inventory counts, cultivation logs, compliance filings, point-of-sale transactions - it all piles up daily across cultivation,
Unpaid Supplier Bills Expose Cracks in New York's Cannabis Market
New York's legal cannabis market keeps expanding on paper, but a figure presented at the state's September 2026 Cannabis Advisory Board meeting tells a different story. Eighty-seven retailers
Ontario Dispensary Operators Lean on Tech Partners to Launch Strong
Getting an Ontario cannabis retail license approved is only half the job. The store still has to run, and run profitably, which means the point-of-sale system, inventory controls, security setup, and
Cannabis Retailers Use Public Art to Fund LGBTQ+ Youth Services
Two Michigan cannabis retailers put their marketing budgets behind a mural this week, and the move says something about how dispensary brands are trying to differentiate in a crowded adult-use
Georgia Operator Opens Facility Doors to Push Stalled Cannabis Bills
A licensed medical cannabis operator in Macon is trying a different tactic to move legislation that has failed in Georgia for years: show lawmakers, physicians, and patients exactly how the product
Vermont Dispensaries Face Payment and Compliance Pressure as Market Matures
Vermont's adult-use cannabis market is still young compared to neighbors like Massachusetts, but operators there are running into the same operational squeeze every regulated state eventually hits:
Older Consumers Emerge as Untapped Growth Market for Cannabis Retailers
Michigan's cannabis industry has spent years drowning in its own supply. Production keeps climbing, wholesale prices keep falling, and margins for growers, processors and dispensaries keep getting
Pennsylvania Hemp Retailers Brace for a Federal Crackdown
A billion-dollar hemp economy in Pennsylvania is staring down a possible federal ban, and the deadline is close. Congress is weighing tighter restrictions on hemp-derived products after closing a