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 […]
Rhode Island Monthly Puff: Cannabis License Process Hit Hard
Rhode Island Cannabis Retail Market Update – April 2026 Rhode Island cannabis retail is at a standstill this April 2026, and the freeze is court-ordered. A federal injunction issued April 8 halted all new retail licensure statewide, locking 97 pending applications in place and blocking up to 20 licenses from moving forward. The state responded […]
Arizona Monthly Puff: AZ Cannabis Retail Faces New Laws, Equity Licenses, and a Scottsdale Vote
Arizona Cannabis Retail Market Update – April 2026 Arizona cannabis retail is moving through a lot at once this April. A nuisance bill with constitutional questions is working through the House, 26 new social equity licenses are queued up pending final rulemaking, Scottsdale is heading toward a zoning code vote, and statewide revenue softening is […]
Kentucky Monthly Puff: Cannabis Retail Expands as Prices Fall and New Stores Open
Kentucky Cannabis Retail Market Update – April 2026 Kentucky cannabis retail is moving fast this April. Prices are falling, menus are expanding, and new dispensaries are coming online across the state. With the legislature advancing beverage licensing and fresh testing infrastructure funding locked in, the program is showing real signs of maturation after a slow […]
Illinois Monthly Puff: ILDispensary Licensing Reshapes as Lottery Ruling Looms in April
ILLINOIS CANNABIS RETAIL MARKET UPDATE – APRIL 2026 Illinois cannabis retail is navigating a packed April 2026 with three moving parts at once: a major state bill consolidating dispensary licensing tracks, a live social equity application window in Cook County, and a long-running lottery lawsuit heading toward a May 21 ruling. The regulatory calendar is […]
Ohio Monthly Puff: OH Cannabis Retail Heats Up in April
OHIO CANNABIS RETAIL MARKET UPDATE – APRIL 2026 Ohio cannabis retail is moving on multiple fronts in April 2026. A Supreme Court ruling just gave municipalities stronger tools to defend local ordinances, Curaleaf locked in a Northern Ohio foothold, Cleveland is debating where its marijuana tax dollars go, and Lakewood formalized its cannabis revenue stream. […]
Florida Monthly Puff: Eustis Bans Dispensaries as Florida Cannabis Retail Keeps Expanding
FLORIDA CANNABIS RETAIL MARKET UPDATE – APRIL 2026 Florida cannabis retail April 2026 is running two tracks at once: municipalities using opt-out authority to close their markets while multistate companies quietly add locations across the state. Eustis just slammed the door shut on new dispensaries. Meanwhile, Curaleaf hit 72 Florida stores, MUV reached 84, and […]
Nebraska Monthly Puff: Cannabis Retail Takes Shape as LB 1235 Passes
Nebraska Cannabis Retail Market Update – April 2026 Nebraska cannabis retail is moving through a critical construction phase in April 2026. LB 1235 passed with concrete fee caps and fingerprint requirements, a senator filed a formal study on adult-use legalization, the Commission seated its fourth and final cultivator, and the Omaha Tribe is tracking toward […]
April Cannabis M&A: Distressed Assets Reshape the Map
Executive Summary April 2026 cannabis M&A is being written by distress. Cannabist’s court-supervised unwind produced the clearest pricing comps the market has seen in years, $47M for Ohio cannabis operations, $16.5M for Delaware, while Vireo Growth closed its acquisition of Schwazze’s Colorado cannabis assets and New Mexico assets at roughly 4x EBITDA. BAT’s announced investment […]