Ecuador’s Hemp Market Is Growing Fast—and It’s Not Just About Cultivation
Ecuador’s hemp sector is projected to approach or surpass $20 million in 2026 as companies move beyond raw biomass into chocolates, cosmetics, […]
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Chain vs. Indy: Which Dispensaries Do People Prefer?
Chains reorder every two weeks and earn twice the discounts. Independents stock the same breadth of product and win on everything that […]
Beware of the Chads
Berner has a word for the guys who show up with a term sheet and no feel for the plant. He calls […]
In 40 Years, MAPS Partnered With Universities, Clinicians and the Pentagon. It Just Signed Its First Deal With a Weed Shop.
MAPS has spent four decades running clinical trials, lobbying regulators and building the case for psychedelic medicine. It had never partnered with […]
Who Are the Latino Leaders Cannabis Should Know? Nominations Open Friday for the First Latino Power 100.
A new annual list will name 100 Latino and Hispanic leaders shaping cannabis around the world. Nominations open Friday; anyone can submit […]
New York to Allow Weed Sales at Farmers Markets, Giving Small Growers a Fighting Chance
New York has expanded access to Cannabis Showcase Events, giving licensed microbusinesses more ways to participate in temporary markets and reach consumers […]
The Hemp Ban Could Slip a Month. Read the Fine Print Before You Celebrate.
Senate leaders released a stopgap that would push most of the federal hemp deadline to December 11. Cannabinoids the plant cannot make […]
We Legalized Weed… So Why Does It Still Feel Broken?
This article originally appeared in High Times’ Spring/Summer 2026 print edition. Get yours here. Activists, investors, lawyers, growers and a plant scientist […]
Five Years and $100,000 Later, New York Finally Let Me Sell Weed
After five years, two applications, six figures in expenses, and a maze of shifting rules, one New York cannabis entrepreneur finally secured […]
Cannabis Price Wars Are Training Shoppers to Stop Caring
The legal weed business taught customers to chase the next deal, and independent dispensaries are paying the price. Twenty percent off flower. […]