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DEA’s Schedule III Cannabis Registration ‘Coming Soon’ For Cultivators, Manufacturers, Distributors, Labs

Cannabis Business Times

The application for non-dispensary businesses to handle Schedule III medical cannabis will be available in the coming weeks.

11 May 2026

Hash Sales Small Piece of Cannabis Pie, But Some Markets Are Feasting

Cannabis Business Times

While dark hash isn’t a big mover, hash-derived rosin and oil are winning over consumers, and new formats could be the missing innovation piece for this niche market.

11 May 2026

High Tide Announces Purchases of Shares by Insiders

Cannabis Business Times

Certain officers, directors and consultants of the cannabis company acquired nearly 91,000 common shares.

11 May 2026

Texas Rescinds Cresco Labs’ Awarded License for Medical Cannabis Market

Cannabis Business Times

The company provided an update that the Texas Department of Public Safety announced a retroactive correction to its license tabulation methodology.

11 May 2026

Rubicon Organics Obtains Key Certification for International Cannabis Exports at Cascadia Facility

Cannabis Business Times

The milestone certification allows the company to export cannabis to EU-GMP facilities in Europe and Australia.

11 May 2026

Aprio Acquires Phoenix-Based Price Kong, Adding Cannabis Experience

Cannabis Business Times

The business advisory and accounting firm’s acquisition agreement marks its entrance into the cannabis industry and expands its Arizona footprint.

11 May 2026

Schedule III's Potential Impact on Cannabis Pesticide Regulations

Cannabis Business Times

In a regulatory environment where federal guidance is absent and state rules vary, will rescheduling provide an industry standard on pesticide use?

11 May 2026

Navy Pier Names RYTHM as Official THC Beverage Partner

Cannabis Business Times

The new multiyear partnership brings Chicago’s leading THC brand to the Midwest’s most visited attraction.

11 May 2026

LEEF Brands Files Applications for DEA Registration, Positioning for Interstate and Global Export Opportunities

Cannabis Business Times

The California cannabis company expects interstate and global exports to provide an opportunity to sell into other markets at meaningfully higher prices.

8 May 2026

Curaleaf Bolsters Florida Footprint With 2 New Medical Dispensaries

Cannabis Business Times

The latest openings in Jacksonville Beach and Fernandina Beach increase the company’s Florida dispensary count to 73, with 165 locations nationwide.

8 May 2026

Mfused Launches in Missouri Through Partnership With Curio Wellness

Cannabis Business Times

Super Fog and select Mfused products are now available at dispensaries statewide.

7 May 2026

Speakeasy Dispensary Opening Eastern Kentucky's 1st Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Ashland

Cannabis Business Times

The company’s new retail facility will open on May 8, featuring an on-site patient drive for those seeking medical cards.

6 May 2026

Arizona Cannabis Prohibitionist Changes Mind, Won’t Seek 2026 Ballot Measure

Cannabis Business Times

The initiative to repeal the state’s adult-use laws won’t go before voters after the lead sponsor ‘adjusted’ his viewpoints on legalization’s threat to kids.

6 May 2026

Glass House Brands Applies for DEA Registration of Certain Medical Operations

Cannabis Business Times

The California cannabis company submitted its application for the expedited registration pathway established in the federal Schedule III order.

6 May 2026

Idaho Medical Cannabis Legalization Campaign Submits 2x Signatures Needed

Cannabis Business Times

The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho gathered more than 150,000 signatures for its 2026 ballot proposal.

6 May 2026

Trump Administration Claims ‘New Legal Authority’ to Dismantle Intoxicating Hemp Products

Cannabis Business Times

The White House’s national drug control strategy contends that delta-8 and delta-10 THC, THC-O, THCP and other analogues will be Schedule I chemicals.

5 May 2026

Cresco Labs Opens Sunnyside Dispensary in Aberdeen, Ohio

Cannabis Business Times

The cannabis company’s new retail facility marks its eighth location in the Buckeye State.

5 May 2026

Silver Therapeutics Opens Stillwater’s 1st Cannabis Dispensary in Minnesota

Cannabis Business Times

The company enters Minnesota with a customer-focused dispensary built for both new and experienced consumers.

5 May 2026

UFCW Local 27 Files Federal Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against The Apothecarium, TerrAscend

Cannabis Business Times

The union chapter filed the charges on behalf of cannabis workers at the cannabis company’s dispensary in Salisbury, Md.

5 May 2026

Trulieve Opening Medical Cannabis Dispensary in Belleview, Florida

Cannabis Business Times

The company’s new retail facility in Marion County will host a grand opening on May 8.

5 May 2026

High Profile Cannabis Opens Kentucky Dispensary in London

Cannabis Business Times

The company’s first medical cannabis retail facility in the state is also the first in Laurel County.

5 May 2026

Medical Cannabis Businesses ‘Need to Register’ With DEA to Be Schedule III Compliant

Cannabis Business Times

The DOJ’s rescheduling order does ‘not immediately’ bring state-licensed operators into compliance with federal law, congressional researchers say.

4 May 2026

Green Thumb Industries Files Applications for DEA Registration

Cannabis Business Times

The multistate cannabis operator applied following the federal government’s historic rescheduling of medical cannabis.

4 May 2026

Nabis to Acquire Hudson Distribution Services’ New Jersey Cannabis Distribution License

Cannabis Business Times

The deal positions Nabis in strategic locations across the tri-state area ahead of what many in the industry expect to be a future interstate commerce framework.

4 May 2026