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Cannabis Ventures, Start-Up Best Practices, and Ways to Compete

Once relatively easy to break into, the cannabis industry now demands a leaner and more conservative approach to financial management, along with precise forecasting and a great deal of patience. There are inherent risks, regulatory uncertainties, and financial challenges faced by new market entrants and established operators alike. As the market continues to mature, so…

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Kentucky Governor Touts Surge In Medical Marijuana Patient And Business

The governor of Kentucky is touting a milestone of registering more than 15,000 medical marijuana patients as the state’s program is set to launch—and he says officials are expected to have approved licenses for all four types of cannabis businesses to supply the market by next week. During a briefing on Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear…

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SCOTUS cannabis & guns case gets delay request (Newsletter: October

Whiskey company cites marijuana in scaling back biz; OH psychedelics grant; Study: Cannabis tied to reduced alcohol liver disease Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Hold on, just…

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Smart Cannabis: The AI Revolution No Operator Can Ignore

AI isn’t coming to cannabis; it’s already here. From automated grow rooms to predictive inventory systems and compliance bots, cannabis is quietly entering its most advanced era ever. And just like legalization, the tech revolution won’t wait for anyone. The global artificial intelligence market reached $196.63 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow at…

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Time for a Cannabis Reboot: Local Roots, Fair Markets, Real

Written by Shaleen Title and Damian Fagon Federal cannabis bills are not coming to save us. It’s October 2025, and the corporate-led strategy that has dominated the movement is dead. The same bills get introduced over and over, and like zombies, we deliver the same recycled responses, fight the same identical fights, and make no…

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Colombia’s Bold Offer to Trump: Legal Weed Exports for Peace

Colombian President Gustavo Petro opened a controversial new front line by proposing to U.S. President Donald Trump more than just a trade adjustment: he asked that “the export of cannabis be legalized like any other good, given its exclusion from the UN list of dangerous substances,” through a post on X. Las guerras que Colombia…

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What is the Key to Ageing Gracefully?

Want To Age Gracefully? Cannabis Is The Key, Says Study   No Wonder Trump Endorses CBD For Seniors   Everyone wants to find the fountain of youth.   Just look at the statistics: In 2023, the global market for anti-aging skincare and beauty products was valued at a cool $47 billion dollars, a number that…

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Ohio House Passes Cannabis, Hemp Bill Resulting From ‘Venn Diagram

Ohio House lawmakers passed the 18th version of a bill on Oct. 22 that aims to alter the state’s adult-use cannabis laws that voters approved in 2023, while also creating a tightly defined regulatory framework for hemp products.The 228-page legislation, Substitute Senate Bill 56, preserves many aspects of the voter-approved initiative, such as home grows…

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MariMed to Expand Brand Distribution to New York

[PRESS RELEASE] – NORWOOD, Mass., Oct. 23, 2025 – MariMed Inc., a leading cannabis consumer packaged goods company and retailer, announced a licensing agreement with Farm 2 Hand LLC, a New York State cannabis license holder, that will introduce the company’s top-selling portfolio of products throughout New York State. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.Farm…

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Ohio Health Agency Grants $400,000 To Fund Psychedelics Education And

An Ohio health agency is providing a state university with a $400,000 grant to educate first responders, law enforcement, emergency departments and behavioral specialists about how to deal with potential adverse psychedelic experiences as more people use the substances for medical or recreational purposes. Amid the expanding psychedelics reform movement, there’s been increased attention to…

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