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 […]
National Monthly Puff: Illinois, Ohio, and Florida Reshape Cannabis Retail in July
NATIONAL CANNABIS RETAIL MARKET UPDATE, JULY 2026 July 2026 cannabis state updates landed with real structural weight across the country. Illinois signed the biggest amendment to its Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act since legalization, reclassifying intoxicating hemp, doubling possession limits, and adding drive-throughs, 2 a.m. hours, and a medical tax exemption in one stroke. Ohio […]
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 […]