KY Monthly Puff: KY Cannabis Licensing Audit Clears First Round, May 2026
Kentucky Cannabis Licensing Audit Clears First Round, May 2026 Kentucky’s medical cannabis market hit a milestone in May 2026 when the Office of Inspector General’s Kentucky cannabis licensing audit cleared the first round of business licenses of any bias or irregularities. With sales underway since December 2025, retail momentum is picking up too: C3 Industries […]
IL Monthly Puff: Illinois’ Final 2020 Lottery Lawsuit Hits Ruling Day, DOJ Moves Medical Cannabis to Schedule III May 2026
Illinois Cannabis: Lottery Ruling, Federal Schedule III, and a New MSO Class Action May 2026 Illinois cannabis saw major movement this spring. A Cook County judge is set to rule on the last 2020 lottery lawsuit on May 21, federal rescheduling has reshaped the medical market, the delayed Kewanee dispensary cleared inspection, and a federal […]
OH Monthly Puff: Ohio Market Consolidates Around Medical Incumbents
Ohio cannabis retail market update, May 2026 Ohio’s adult use market is now approaching two years after launch, with cumulative recreational sales past $1 billion since the August 2024 opening and combined cannabis sales topping $1 billion in calendar 2025 alone. 137 active local moratoriums cover about 14% of the state’s population, Senate Bill 56’s […]
NE Monthly Puff: Nebraska Medical Cannabis Program Takes Slowly Taking Shape
NE Cannabis retail market update – May 2026 May 2026 is a turning point for Nebraska medical cannabis. The legislature passed LB 1235, a narrow first bill funding the Medical Cannabis Commission and granting it fee authority, by 46-2, while the state Supreme Court heard a challenge that could reshape the program, and a federal […]
MI Monthly Puff: Michigan Withholds Cannabis Tax Memo as DEA Sets June Hearing
Michigan Cannabis Retail Market Update – May 2026 Michigan’s cannabis market enters May 2026 under a cloud of regulatory tension. The Whitmer administration is refusing to release an internal Cannabis Regulatory Agency memo on the Michigan cannabis wholesale tax, even as that tax is now funding road projects. Meanwhile, the DEA has locked in a […]
May Cannabis M&A: Vireo Closes Four Deals, Cannabist Exits
Executive Summary May 2026 cannabis M&A deals are being written almost entirely by one company. Vireo Growth closed four transactions and announced a fifth in roughly six weeks, building a total footprint of more than 160 dispensaries across 10 states while absorbing Hawthorne Gardening’s approximately $110 million balance sheet contribution. On the other end of […]
California Monthly Puff: Cannabis Retail Shifts in May
📋 Top Headlines This Month 📋 DCC streamlines medical license designation after rescheduling 🏛️ LA commission weighs new type-10 retail application rules 💰 Sonoma County zeros out cultivation and manufacturing tax ⏰ Hanford extends third retail license deadline to June 5 ⚠️ DEA clarifies HHC is illegal Schedule I substance California cannabis retail May 2026 […]
New York Monthly Puff: NY Cannabis Hits $3.3B as 280E Rescheduling Lands
New York Monthly Puff: NY Cannabis Hits $3.3B as 280E Rescheduling Lands New York cannabis 280E rescheduling moved from speculation to active federal guidance this month, and the state’s market just crossed $3.3 billion in total sales five years after the MRTA passed. Treasury and the IRS are preparing tax rules tied to the DOJ’s […]
New Jersey Monthly Puff: NJ Cannabis Market Heats Up in May
New Jersey Cannabis retail market update – May 2026 The New Jersey cannabis retail May 2026 picture is busy on every front. The state opened a $15 million loan program for small cultivators and manufacturers, the NJCRC locked in its 2026 public meeting schedule, and two new dispensaries cut ribbons in Trenton and Pemberton. Meanwhile, […]
US National Monthly Puff: Five States Define Cannabis Market Direction
Top Headlines This Month 🏛️ Michigan cannabis sales hit multi-year lows as wholesale tax litigation continues 📋 Illinois SB 4015 merges medical and adult-use dispensary licensing tracks 📊 Kentucky retail prices fall as medical program supply chain matures 🌉 Minnesota cannabis retail builds momentum with steady sales and craft market focus ⚖️ Ohio Supreme Court […]