RI Monthly Puff: Injunction Fight Stalls Retail Licensing Restart
RI Monthly Puff: Injunction Fight Stalls Retail Licensing Restart Rhode Island cannabis retail licensing spent July 2026 caught between the courts and the statehouse. A preliminary injunction that has frozen the recreational retail application process since April is now the subject of a dissolution motion, new legislation has voided the original rules, and the Cannabis […]
MN Monthly Puff: Dual Licensing Opens August 1, Bigger Changes Land in January
MN Monthly Puff: Dual Licensing Lands August 1, Supply Chain Merger Follows in January Minnesota’s cannabis market is entering its most structurally consequential stretch to date. The Minnesota cannabis omnibus bill 2026 opens the door to dual hemp and cannabis licensure on August 1, then collapses the bifurcated supply chain and introduces a new macrobusiness […]
AZ Monthly Puff: DEA Registration Deadline, Ad Rules Live, Aspergillus Recall Hits
AZ Monthly Puff: DEA Registration Deadline, Ad Rules Live, Aspergillus Recall Hits July 2026 arrives with compounding regulatory pressure on the desert market. The DEA registration portal for medical marijuana licensees under the Schedule III rescheduling order closed June 22, HB 2179 advertising restrictions went live July 1, and a Scottsdale lab misreport just triggered […]
KY Monthly Puff: Medical Dispensaries Slow to Open
KY Monthly Puff: Supreme Court Narrows Gun Ban for Cannabis Patients Kentucky’s medical program is still finding its footing in June 2026. Fewer than half of licensed dispensaries are open, and ownership is already changing hands. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in United States v. Hemani narrowed how federal prosecutors can use the Gun Control […]
IL Monthly Puff: New Bill Rewrites Dispensary Rules, Ivy Hall Co-Founder Sentenced
July 2026 brought the biggest structural shift to Illinois cannabis retail since legalization, as Illinois cannabis SB 3222 rewrote the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act with drive-throughs, extended hours, and a new medical tax exemption. A high-profile federal money laundering sentence pulled Ivy Hall’s co-founder out of the industry, a Cook County judge blocked a […]
OH Monthly Puff: Highest Eighth Prices, Jeeter Lands, Shaker Heights Advances Zoning
OH Monthly Puff: Highest Eighth Prices, Jeeter Lands, Shaker Heights Advances Zoning Ohio cannabis retail July 2026 is a study in contrasts. The state carries the highest average eighth price of any tracked U.S. market, one of the biggest pre-roll brands in the country is launching statewide through a Cincinnati cultivator, and municipal decisions in […]
FL Monthly Puff: Federal Hemp Cap Redirects Buyers to Licensed Dispensaries
FL Monthly Puff: Federal Hemp Cap Redirects Buyers to Licensed Dispensaries Florida’s medical market is heading into a structural shift as the Florida cannabis hemp THC cap takes effect November 12, 2026, redirecting intoxicating product customers toward licensed dispensaries. Inverness is moving to reinstate a dispensary ban, FINO Cannabis just opened its first Florida store […]
NE Monthly Puff: Permanent Medical Cannabis Rules Signed, First Cultivator Cleared
NE Monthly Puff: Permanent Medical Cannabis Rules Signed, First Cultivator Cleared Nebraska medical cannabis regulations now carry the force of law, closing the gap left by temporary rules that had been set to expire July 15. Earlier in the month, the Medical Cannabis Commission had already cleared the state’s first cultivator to plant and opened […]
MI Monthly Puff: Eastpointe Settles, CRA Rules Hearing, DEA Inspections Begin
MI Monthly Puff: Eastpointe Settles, CRA Rules Hearing, DEA Inspections Begin Michigan cannabis retail July 2026 is defined by legal wins, rulemaking, and federal footprints on state-licensed floors. A court-approved settlement clears a second dispensary for Eastpointe, the Cannabis Regulatory Agency locks in a July 23 hearing on proposed rules, and House Bill 6163 lands […]
July Cannabis M&A: MSO Collapse, Michigan Receivership, and Nevada Consolidation
Executive Summary July 2026 cannabis M&A deals are defined by two opposing forces: the largest MSO restructuring in industry history and a wave of disciplined acquirers picking up discounted assets. AYR Wellness completed its court driven handoff of Florida, New Jersey, and Nevada operations to creditor vehicle Arboretum Bidco LLC, while Vireo Growth announced three […]