GreenPharms Feels Like Your Favorite Corner Store

At GreenPharms in Mesa, Arizona, cannabis shopping feels less like a counter transaction and more like a quick stop at the corner store. Customers grab a basket or cart, browse bright aisles, read labels, and compare products at their own pace, but budtenders remain available at the flower bar and checkout counter. Founder and CEO Marie Saloum spent two years navigating regulatory pushback to bring Arizona its first supermarket-style dispensary, and now she's planning a larger Phoenix flagship.

Navigating 2025: Strategies for Thriving Amidst Risk and Competition in Cannabis

The cannabis sector is navigating heightened risks, with economic pressures, inflation and regulatory uncertainties straining operations. A reactive, “set-it-and-forget-it” mindset no longer will work...

Legal Psychedelics Set to Follow Cannabis Regulatory Blueprint

Twenty-five years after Colorado legalized medical cannabis and a decade since greenlighting adult-use sales, the Centennial State made history again as one of the...

Cannabis Grows Up: Why 2025 Marked the Industry’s Turning Point

For years, legal cannabis behaved like a precocious teenager — full of ambition but fueled by optimism more than discipline. In 2025, that adolescence ended. Price compression, oversupply, and tighter capital forced operators to confront hard truths about efficiency, quality, and sustainability. The result? A more mature industry trading hype for resilience and learning how to earn legitimacy instead of chasing it.

BigMike and Advanced Nutrients: Leading the Next Era of Cannabis Cultivation

In an exclusive interview, cultivation icon, philanthropist, and mentor Michael "BigMike" Straumietis talks about his companies' global drive to advance cannabis genetics and transform cultivation, reshape industry standards, and prepare growers for the most innovative era in modern cannabis.
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ASA Warns of ‘Access Crisis’ Ahead of 2026 Hemp Changes

According to a new report from Americans for Safe Access, impending federal changes to hemp definitions could strip access from veterans, seniors, and those with rare diseases who rely on full-spectrum products.
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MJBizCon Reception Celebrates Women Shaping Cannabis Leadership

Women Grow and MJBizCon honored trailblazing women and spotlighted ongoing efforts to advance equity and leadership in cannabis.
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Future-Proofing Cannabis Extraction With Natural Refrigerants

As synthetic refrigerants disappear, Huber’s natural temperature-control systems help extraction labs stay compliant, efficient, and future-proof.
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Automation for a New Era of Cannabis Pre-Roll Manufacturing

Hefestus brings decades of engineering expertise to cannabis with new donut-infusion and MAP technologies for next-generation pre-roll production.
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Researchers Suggest a Standardized Language for Cannabis Aroma

Oregon State researchers propose a standardized cannabis aroma lexicon, offering clearer pathways for quality assessment beyond THC and terpenes.
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