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Treating Cannabis Like A Fine Wine

By Sean Creamer

The experience in both wine and cannabis starts with ritual: swirling, inhaling, letting heat or air coax the plant’s chemistry to life.  

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December 3, 2025

Untangling Another Hemp Loophole, International Trade, and Supply Chain Liability

By Pam Chmiel

Jason Adelstone, Esq. weighs in on the industry's legal chaos.

December 1, 2025

From Craft to Scale: What Cannabis Can Learn from the Craft Beer Revolution

By Nohtal Partansky

As cannabis moves from small-batch production into something larger, the goal isn’t to lose the human touch. It’s to support it so it shows up the same way every time.

November 24, 2025

Treating Cannabis Like A Fine Wine

By Sean Creamer

The experience in both wine and cannabis starts with ritual: swirling, inhaling, letting heat or air coax the plant’s chemistry to life.

November 17, 2025

Can NY’s Legal Stores Compete with an Eight-Billion-Dollar Illicit Market?

By Pam Chmiel

"As more of that creativity crosses over to the legal market, more consumer emails and databases will get converted to the legal market. It's going to get really robust, really fast."

November 14, 2025

Mid Atlantic States Gather For The Accelerate Cannabis Summit

A groundbreaking event that brought together cannabis leaders, entrepreneurs, and government officials from across the Mid-Atlantic to share insights and lessons learned from building and regulating their respective markets.

November 13, 2025

Inside New York’s Cannabis Rollout: What’s Working, What’s Not

By Pam Chmiel

A panel discussion at the recent Business of Cannabis event in NYC analyzed the serious issues still facing New York's rollout.

November 11, 2025

Drug Policy Alliance Founder Fires Up The Audience At The Business of Cannabis Event

By Pam Chmiel

These things were inconceivable 40 years ago, and they now seem locked in, he said. But they’re not totally locked in. We have to pay attention.

November 7, 2025

An MSO’s Perspective on the New York Market

By Pam Chmiel

At the recent Business of Cannabis event in New York, Robert Sciarrone, Chief Revenue Officer at Curaleaf, shared an MSO's insider view on why he believes New York is poised to become the best cannabis market on the planet.

November 3, 2025

How Does the X-Ray Method Work in Decontamination?

They're targeting only the things that are on their size scale, which makes X-ray particularly effective at killing microbes while leaving the rest of the plant unharmed.

October 29, 2025

MariMed Is Raising The Bar For Cannabis Quality

As many MSOs have exited states or scaled back operations, MariMed continues to grow.

October 27, 2025

The State Of New York’s Cannabis Industry 2025

By Pam Chmiel

New York cannabis business owners share insights into the growing pains of this emerging market.

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November 20, 2025

Is The Industry In Danger of Losing Its Prized Genetics?

By Michael Kudrewicz

Every cultivar carries its own blueprint, a genetic code that dictates how cannabinoids and terpenes develop, how the plant responds to stress, and what kind of experience it ultimately delivers.

November 19, 2025

Cannabis Banking Today: Navigating Verification, Compliance, and Regulatory Change

By Kevin Hart

Operators need to treat transparency as a priority. Keeping accurate records and openly sharing information with banks builds trust, supports safer communities, and makes oversight easier for regulators.

November 15, 2025

International Trade and Cannabis Decontamination Considerations

By Jeff Adams

To be able to import cannabis for medical purposes into the EU, it must meet stringent rules and regulations for safety and quality control.

November 14, 2025

The Case for Outsourcing HR in Cannabis

By Marc Rodriguez

Generic HR solutions rarely account for how cannabis really operates.

November 12, 2025

CTV Ads: A Breakthrough Opportunity for Cannabis Brands

By Cortney Brown

For the first time, cannabis brands can claim airtime right alongside household names like Nike and Home Depot. Streaming platforms are serving Fortune 500 advertisers every hour, and now compliant cannabis companies are joining the lineup.

November 10, 2025

The State of Ohio’s Cannabis Legal Landscape

By Ice Miller Law Firm

Ohio’s Legal Medical Marijuana and Adult-Use Cannabis: What Is the Status, and What Changes Could Be on the Horizon?

November 4, 2025

The Shift Toward Stability Testing for Cannabis Products

By Liz Cornish

Cannabis stability testing measures shelf life and potency, helping manufacturers ensure consistent quality, compliance, and data-driven formulation optimization.

October 28, 2025

The Fight For Cannabis and Cancer Research

By Jim Gerencser and Jamie Bennett

The E.R.I.C. Cancer Playbook provide cancer patients with Full-Extract Cannabis Oil (FECO). By collecting and analyzing patient-reported outcomes, the initiative aims to generate real-world data that can help guide physicians in developing more effective cannabis-based treatment protocols.

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