Business

The Tattoo Test: The One (Secret) Question That Reveals If Your Brand Is Iconic

You can spot a real brand in the wild. It walks into a room before the founder does. You see…

5 months ago

FUBAR or Not FUBAR? What the Hemp Ban Really Means for Cannabis

This article is an adapted version of the Cannabis Confidential newsletter originally published here: FUBAR or Not FUBAR? The views…

5 months ago

How the Cannabis Industry Supports Nevadans in Spite of Severe Financial Restrictions

A decade into legalization, cannabis companies are still locked out of tax deductions for giving back – but that hasn’t…

5 months ago

A Huge Cannabis Hack Exposed 380k People — Now This Company Is Paying Hackers to Attack It

The first “Bug Bounty” in cannabis. Earlier this year, a breach known as The Great Cannabis Hack exposed the personal…

5 months ago

Trump Signs Shutdown Deal To Recriminalize Hemp, Starting A One-Year Race To Rewrite The Rules

Donald Trump has signed the bill that ends the longest government shutdown in American history and sets in motion the…

5 months ago

Flower City Dispensary: Rochester’s Legacy-to-Legal Trailblazer

In New York’s fast-evolving cannabis scene, few names carry the mix of grit, heart, and legacy that Jayson and Britni…

5 months ago

The Tattoo Test: The Secret To Building Brands People Love

You can spot a real brand in the wild. It walks into a room before the founder does. You see…

6 months ago

California’s Adult-Use Cannabis Law ‘Failed Small Farmers,’ State Treasurer Says — Time to Start Over

“Prop 64 did that… Big corporations started buying up small family farms, thinking they could grow better… Maybe some of…

6 months ago

Big Alcohol’s Hemp Civil War: Brands Want A Pause. Distributors Want To Sell THC.

The cannabis industry has spent the past year battling lawmakers, attorneys general and FDA ambiguity over intoxicating hemp beverages. Then…

6 months ago

The Raids That Shook Europe’s Cannabis Empire

Lisbon, October 2025. The room fell silent when Dr. Vasco Bettencourt, director at INFARMED’s Licensing Unit, took the stage. He…

6 months ago