STIIIZY Opens Its 49th Dispensary as Vertical Integration Reshapes Cannabis Retail
STIIIZY, widely recognized as the top-selling cannabis brand by retail volume in the United States, is set to open its 49th licensed retail location on December 13, 2025 - a dispensary at 9154 S
Federal Rescheduling Signals Policy Shift, But Cannabis Operators Still Face a Patchwork Reality
The Trump administration's move to reschedule marijuana to Schedule III under federal law has generated real momentum in statehouses and real confusion on the ground - sometimes simultaneously. Even
Aeropay and Flowhub Strike Deal Bringing ACH Payments to 1,000-Plus Dispensaries
Legal cannabis dispensaries have long operated in an awkward financial reality: selling a product consumers want through one of the least convenient payment methods available. A new integration
Maine's Medical Cannabis Program Faces a Compliance Overhaul That Could Remake It
Maine's medical cannabis caregiver program has functioned for twenty-six years without mandatory seed-to-sale tracking software, and by nearly every measurable outcome, it works. As of 2025, it
Fire Station Cannabis Expands to Hannahville, Bringing Its Fourth U.P. Location to Menominee County
The Fire Station Cannabis Dispensary opened its fourth Upper Peninsula location in Hannahville, Michigan this week, situating itself directly adjacent to the Island Resort and Casino in Menominee
Sweetspot Opens in Mount Olive, Bringing Regulated Cannabis Retail to Morris County
Morris County has had a notable gap in its regulated cannabis retail options - one that Sweetspot Cannabis Dispensary is now moving to close. The company opened its newest New Jersey location at 41
Cannabis Payments Finally Get a Tech Fix Washington Has Refused to Deliver
For more than a decade, state-legal cannabis businesses have operated like a modern retail sector running on infrastructure borrowed from the 1970s - armored cars, cash drops, and a rotating cast of
Cannabis Banking Stays Broken While Federal Law and Booming Sales Collide
More than half the country has legalized marijuana for adult use, and the money is real - Ohio alone saw consumers spend over $131 million at dispensaries in the first three months of its adult-use
Alaska's Legal Cannabis Market Is Shrinking, and That's Everyone's Problem
Nearly a decade after Alaska voters chose to replace an illicit marijuana market with a tightly regulated one, the system they built is buckling under economic pressure. Businesses are closing.
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Blindsides Maryland's Cannabis Industry and Regulators
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order Thursday reclassifying medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act - a shift that moves it out of