AZ Monthly Puff: Medical Cannabis Exits 280E After Federal Rescheduling
Arizona Medical Cannabis Exits 280E After Federal Rescheduling, June 2026 Arizona’s medical cannabis market just shifted under its feet. The Schedule III rescheduling of state-licensed medical marijuana took legal effect April 28, removing Section 280E for state-licensed medical licensees while leaving adult-use businesses untouched. Phoenix kept its local approval engine running in June, greenlighting a […]
KY Monthly Puff: A Pivotal Month for Medical Cannabis in Kentucky
Kentucky Medical Cannabis Hits Pivotal Month, June 2026 Kentucky medical cannabis June 2026 is a turning point for the state’s young program. Two new dispensaries opened county-first locations in Erlanger and Elizabethtown, the out-of-state import allowance ends July 1, and a top House Republican is calling for prosecution of licensees who follow Gov. Beshear’s expanded […]
KY Monthly Puff: A Pivotal Month for Medical Cannabis in Kentucky
Kentucky Medical Cannabis Hits Pivotal Month, June 2026 Kentucky medical cannabis June 2026 is a turning point for the state’s young program. Two new dispensaries opened county-first locations in Erlanger and Elizabethtown, the out-of-state import allowance ends July 1, and a top House Republican is calling for prosecution of licensees who follow Gov. Beshear’s expanded […]
IL Monthly Puff: Drive Through and Higher Possession Limits
Illinois Cannabis SB 3222 Signed Into Law, June 2026 Illinois cannabis SB 3222 has been signed into law by Governor Pritzker, doubling possession limits and opening the door to drive-through dispensing and dual adult-use plus medical licensing at one address. Chicago aldermen are moving a separate ordinance that stiffens penalties for cannabis activity near schools […]
OH Monthly Puff: Retail Expansion Stunted with Local Opt Outs
Ohio Cannabis Market Update, June 2026: SB 56 Reshapes Licensing Ohio’s retail market is shifting this June. The Ohio cannabis SB 56 dispensary cap took effect in March, merging adult-use and medical regulation under a single division and capping statewide dispensaries at 400. Local opt-outs still block legal retail for 14% of the state’s population. […]
FL Monthly Puff: April Rescheduling in Effect, 929K Patients, OMMU Rules Live, Trulieve $50M Buyback
Florida Medical Cannabis: April Federal Rescheduling Now in Effect, Program Reaches 929,360 Patients Florida’s medical cannabis market is navigating one of its most consequential stretches. The April 2026 federal order placing state-licensed medical marijuana in Schedule III is now in effect, the patient base has climbed to 929,360, OMMU’s new testing and authorization rules went […]
MI Monthly Puff: Cannabis Sales Rebound as Rule Rewrite Advances
Michigan Cannabis Sales Rebound as Rule Rewrite Advances, June 2026 The Michigan cannabis retail June 2026 update lands with the market climbing back from a winter low, regulators wrapping a multi-year rule rewrite, and licensing fights heating up in Menominee and New Buffalo Township. April sales topped $258 million while the 24% wholesale tax keeps […]
June Cannabis M&A: Distress, Dual Deals, and an $88.5M Facility Buy
Executive Summary June 2026 cannabis M&A is defined by exits and acceleration in equal measure. The largest MSO restructuring in cannabis history finalized this period as AYR Wellness handed more than 60 Florida dispensaries and multi-state operations to a creditor vehicle, while TerrAscend’s Michigan operations entered court-ordered receivership over roughly $210 million owed to lender […]
CA Monthly Puff: California Clarifies Tribal Cannabis Licensing Rules
California Clarifies Tribal Cannabis Licensing Rules, June 2026 California cannabis tribal licensing took a major step forward in late May when AG Rob Bonta issued Opinion No. 25-102, clarifying that tribes need a state license for commercial activity off tribal lands. Around the same time, the DCC moved on emergency rules tied to the federal […]
NY Monthly Puff: New York Cannabis Hits $3.3B as Federal Enforcement Lands Upstate
New York Cannabis Hits $3.3B as Federal Enforcement Lands Upstate New York cannabis enforcement May 2026 brought a federal escalation that the state has not seen before, with the DEA leading a multi-agency operation targeting three unlicensed shops in Massena and OCM crossing 600 padlockings statewide. At the same time, the Cannabis Control Board approved […]