AI Chipmaker Etched Triples Valuation on Jane Street Backing
Etched, a startup building specialized chips for AI inference, announced Tuesday that it raised $700 million at a $21 billion valuation, led by quant trading firm Jane Street. The jump is notable
New Federal Hemp Rule Could Wipe Out the Cannabis Seed Trade
A single section buried in a federal spending bill is about to reshape who can legally grow cannabis in the United States - and it has almost nothing to do with dispensary shelves. The FY2026
Virginia Hemp Retailers Seek Court Order to Delay THC Limits
A federal judge in Virginia spent nearly five hours Wednesday weighing whether to pause a new state law that would sharply tighten limits on hemp-derived products before it takes effect Saturday.
Planet 13 Posts Narrower Loss as Merger With Vireo Nears Close
Planet 13 Holdings reported second-quarter revenue of $22.9 million, down 14.9% from a year earlier, but the multi-state operator narrowed its net loss to $5.6 million and improved gross margin to
Green Thumb's Cash Discipline Sets a Rare Cannabis Retail Benchmark
Cannabis investors have spent five years learning a hard lesson: top-line growth counts for little if a company burns through cash to get there. Dozens of multi-state operators expanded aggressively,
Nigerian Port Seizure Exposes Gaps in Cannabis Edibles Supply Chains
Nigerian anti-narcotics officers seized 442 packets of cannabis-infused cookies and gummies, totaling 309.4 kilogrammes, hidden inside a 40-foot shipping container at the TinCan Island Port Complex
Missouri Audit Exposes Gaps in City Credit Card Oversight
A Missouri state audit has found that two former Webster Groves employees ran up more than $4,300 in personal charges on city-issued credit cards, with purchases ranging from rideshare trips to a
Trudeau Blame Game Obscures Real Drivers Behind European Cannabis Seizures
A recent Telegraph UK piece pins a surge in illicit cannabis moving into Europe on Justin Trudeau's 2018 legalization of adult-use cannabis in Canada, leaning heavily on comments from Belgium's
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A Farm Bill Comma Built a Hemp Beverage Industry Facing Collapse
One clause, copied from a decades-old research paper into the 2018 farm bill, quietly legalized a national market in intoxicating hemp products. Now that same clause is scheduled to expire on