NJ’s Rule Set a $30 Cannabis Fee. Regulators Waived It.
The fee was built to rise as prices fell. Regulators waived it twice, because the legal market is splitting the same customers…
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Puffcon and ComplexCon: A Weekend of Glass and Culture in Los Angeles
Puffcon turns six and ComplexCon turns ten, about a mile apart in Downtown LA. Every event, set time, drop and tag for Friday…
The State of Legal Weed: America's Adult-Use Market, State by State
Twenty-three states have licensed stores open, and about half the country lives in them. Here's what every state regulator's…
NJ Medical Cannabis Lost Two of Every Three Patients
Registered patients fell from 129,369 to 42,984 since adult-use began. The cause is total cost and convenience, and the promised…
The Best-Performing Cannabis Micros in New Jersey
New Jersey’s microbusiness growers sold an estimated $22.32M of their own brands this year. Full Tilt ranks No. 25 of 810 brands…
The Best-Performing Cannabis Micros in New York
New York’s microbusiness growers sold an estimated $46.50M of their own brands this year. The top 25, and where each ranks among…
Vireo Is Buying Florida’s No. 2 Chain. It Sells Less.
In January it had no Florida dispensaries. Three deals later it claims 108 — and those stores move 11% less per door than the…
How a New Jersey Grower Lost Its License in 2026
Mollitiam NJ grew cannabis on unapproved Sussex County farmland and moved it into the legal market. How the suspension and…
Rise Runs Florida’s Busiest Dispensaries, Trulieve the Most
Divide weekly output by store count and the league table inverts: Rise leads per door from 25 stores, Trulieve is fourth across…
Twenty-Two Florida Counties Have No Dispensary At All
781 stores, 166 cities, and one company leading all nine regions of the state. A map of who actually owns Florida cannabis — and…
Staten Island Pays the Most for Weed in New York City
14 dispensaries, $26.4 million, and the highest prices in New York City — 23% above the Bronx. Rain costs it nothing; a blizzard…
Who Makes New Jersey’s Top 50 Cannabis Brands
Multistate operators control 24 of the state’s 50 best-selling brands. Over the last 30 days their house brands lost ground to…
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