KY Monthly Puff: License Transfers Surge, Qualifying Conditions Expand, Stanford Opens
KY Monthly Puff: License Transfers Surge, Qualifying Conditions Expand, Stanford Opens Kentucky medical cannabis licensing activity picked up sharply this August 2026, with the state registry showing sustained transfer and relocation moves across all 11 regional zones. The Office of Medical Cannabis filed two regulations that would broaden qualifying conditions, a number of counties remain […]
IL Monthly Puff: Vireo Buys Planet 13 / IL Sales Increase
IL Monthly Puff: Vireo Buys Planet 13 / IL Sales Increase Illinois cannabis in August has Vireo Growth’s acquisition of Planet 13 folding a Waukegan dispensary into a national footprint approaching 265 stores, while a Teamsters strike the union called a 30-day walkout at Ascend’s Barry cultivation facility ended with a ratified first contract. Unit […]
OH Monthly Puff: Shaker Heights Zoning Advances, Greenlight Hits Dispensary Cap
OH Monthly Puff: Shaker Heights Zoning Advances, Greenlight Hits Dispensary Cap Ohio cannabis retail August 2026 is shaped by local zoning moves, a national brand landing in-state, and a headline expansion that just hit the ceiling. Shaker Heights is finalizing a conditional use framework for dispensaries, Greenlight reached Ohio’s eight-store maximum, King City Gardens brought […]
FL Monthly Puff: Multiple Deals Reshape the Market / Sales Set Record
FL Monthly Puff: SNDL Takes Surterra, Vireo-Planet 13 Merges, Sales Set Record Florida cannabis dispensary consolidation defined the month, with two major ownership shakeups reshaping the top of the state’s limited-license market. SNDL closed on 43 Surterra Wellness stores through a Sunstream-led foreclosure, while Vireo Growth and Planet 13 struck a merger that positions Vireo […]
NE Monthly Puff: Fee Structure Set, Patients Push for Faster Access
NE Monthly Puff: Fee Structure Set, Patients Push for Faster Access Nebraska cannabis licensing fees came into sharper focus this month as the Medical Cannabis Commission approved a full fee schedule and continued building out the framework needed to serve patients. Public support for legalization keeps climbing, families are pressing for faster access, and Hastings […]
MI Monthly Puff: Supreme Court Curbs Cannabis Searches and Probation Bans
MI Monthly Puff: Supreme Court Curbs Cannabis Searches and Probation Bans Top Headlines This Month Supreme Court bars warrantless vehicle searches over marijuana civil infractions Supreme Court rules federal illegality alone cannot justify a probation marijuana ban 24% wholesale tax brings in just $34M Bangor processor surrenders license over Massachusetts shipment allegations CRA holds second […]
August Cannabis M&A: Vireo’s Blitz / Distressed Exits
August 2026 cannabis M&A landed with force. Seven confirmed deals broke across June and July, with Vireo Growth announcing back to back transactions that will reshape the national dispensary count, SNDL completing a secured creditor foreclosure that makes it the largest cannabis retailer by store count, and Red White & Bloom walking away from Florida […]
CA Monthly Puff: DCC Group Tagging, SF Cafés, Sonoma Zeroes Cultivation Tax
CA Monthly Puff: DCC Group Tagging, SF Cafés, Sonoma Zeroes Cultivation Tax for a Year California cannabis retail July 2026 brought major regulatory movement across the state. The DCC advanced group plant tagging to replace individual METRC tags, San Francisco signed a cannabis café food and beverage ordinance, and Sonoma County zeroed out cultivation and […]
NY Monthly Puff: FLUENT Strikes Deal to Sell Etain License
NY Monthly Puff: 24 New Licenses Approved, Medical Rules Expand, Etain Deal Signed New York cannabis retail July 2026 brought a busy month across licensing, M&A, and enforcement. The Cannabis Control Board approved 24 more adult-use licenses and adopted updated Part 113 medical regulations, while FLUENT signed a deal to sell its Etain Registered Organization […]
NJ Monthly Puff: Paramus Goes Adult-Use, TerrAscend Buys Aunt Mary’s, Vireo Absorbs Cannabist
NJ Monthly Puff: Paramus Goes Adult-Use, TerrAscend Buys Aunt Mary’s, Vireo Absorbs Cannabist The New Jersey cannabis retail July 2026 story is consolidation and expansion happening at the same time. Rise Paramus flipped to adult-use after five years medical-only, TerrAscend inked a $9 million deal for Aunt Mary’s in Flemington, and Vireo Growth is set […]