Weekly Briefing

The Retail Intelligence Gap Holding Cannabis Brands Back — Getting products onto dispensary shelves is not the same as winning at retail. Cannabis brands often lose visibility after distribution, allowing stockouts, poor placement, aging...

Are Cannabis Regulations Giving Scale an Unfair Advantage? — Large cannabis operators may benefit from more than operational efficiency: A new international report argues fixed compliance costs can create structural advantages for scale. We...

What’s in a Name? Revenue Potential, if You Sell Cannabis Strains — Blue Dream isn’t thriving simply because everyone sells it. Headset data shows brands move substantially more Blue Dream per brand than several widely distributed newer strains....

Sixth Circuit Court’s Ruling Puts Cannabis Contracts at Risk — A federal appellate court ruling erased a $31.8 million verdict in a cultivation dispute and exposed a broader problem for cannabis companies: Federal courts may refuse to enforce...

Federal Court Leaves Blanche’s Schedule III Order in Place — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit declined to freeze Attorney General Todd Blanche’s limited marijuana rescheduling order, leaving Schedule III in effect while...

Congress Delayed the Hemp Ban. Why Can’t It Fix the Law? — Congress found 61 Senate votes to delay sweeping hemp restrictions. Why, then, are lawmakers perennially unable to pass a hemp bill? The answer says a lot about what December 11...