https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/compliance/news/15836810/california-cannabis-operators-hands-tied-as-product-faces-death-sentenceCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-07T19:27:27.000ZCalifornia Cannabis Operator’s Hands Tied as Product Faces Death Sentencehttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/frozenflower-photocopytag.SP0yW402Af.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Fresh-frozen cannabis flower with photocopied unique identifier tags is shown at Euphoric Life's distribution and manufacturing facility in Hollister, Calif.https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/euphoriclife-freezers.cRwgPJAuW0.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Depicted is the DCC's photograph, attached to its investigation report, of Euphoric Life's freezer room, with the lights off, as filed. Blue rectangular labels are visible on the lids of three chest freezers. Euphoric Life's account is that the small tag on the rear freezer is a Metrc UID barcode tag on Freezer 9 (the concentrates) and that the blue tape on the two nearer lids carried UID numbers and weights written by hand; the photograph is not clear enough to read any of them. DCC's report says the freezers "did not have blue CCTT [California Cannabis Track-and-Trace] Metrc tags on the outside of the freezer door."https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/newsystem-withoriginaltag.6Rj4V0ogsR.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70In Euphoric Life's new system, original UID tags maintain place with documents logging a lifetime of production and movement of batches in safe secure locations, while the actual product contains photocopied tags.https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/photocopied-uid-tags-on-jars-cropped.LTqT9HJlRn.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70This photo of jars containing cannabis concentrate on the manufacturing-side shelving of Euphoric Life’s facility shows photocopied Metrc tags applied during the Department of Cannabis Control’s April 29, 2025, site visit. The company’s compliance officer had completed the photocopying process in this area, which was deemed compliant – unlike the distribution side of the facility, where tags were actively being photocopied.https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/formertaggingsystem.zdQoq4egpz.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Depicted here is Euphoric Life's former tagging system, where original Metrc tags traveled with product batches and often fell off when product moved.https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/frozen-productwithstrainname.5O11f3kL4E.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Depicted here are two fresh-frozen flower bags with handwritten labels "GO 10/30 #05" and "GO 10/30 #07" at Euphoric Life's facility. The DCC embargoed this product, inventorying it at 50.8 pounds. Euphoric Life contends it has the source manifests, sourcing dates and Metrc weight of 50.66 pounds to show this specific product batch was logged in the track-and-trace system and fell within the state's 5% discrepancy weight allowance.https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/dcc-untagged.K8PfqU237I.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Depicted here is the DCC's handwritten description of the Freezer 1 product that regulators placed under embargo during their April 2025 site visit. There were nine freezers containing products without proper tagging, according to the department.https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/dispensary/news/15836921/greenline-expands-to-california-retail-with-pajaro-dispensary-grand-openingCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-07T18:39:59.000ZGreenline Expands to California Retail With Pajaro Dispensary Grand Openinghttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/greenline-logo.wtMrQhWMkF.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/finance/news/15836918/trulieve-repays-65-million-mortgage-strengthening-balance-sheetCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-07T18:28:36.000ZTrulieve Repays $65 Million Mortgage, Strengthening Balance Sheethttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/trulieve-logo.qUyrrVhDbb.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15836913/texas-hemp-business-council-issues-voter-guide-on-hemp-policyCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-07T18:19:31.000ZTexas Hemp Business Council Issues Voter Guide on Hemp Policyhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/thbc-logo.50t2hFO8gH.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/top-stories/news/15836802/california-harvest-preview-a-complex-croptober-meets-soft-pricesCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-07T15:44:24.000ZCalifornia Harvest Preview: A Complex ‘Croptober’ Meets Soft Priceshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/greenshock-farms-bud-photo-by-david-downs.65OjQidjvB.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70A closeup of the crop at Greenshock Farms.https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/canna-country-ted-blair-photo-by-david-downs.1eR7DjaX0N.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Canna Country's Ted Blairhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/mark-greyshock-smells-the-crop-in-mendocino-photo-by-david-downs.MkaGaj6D3c.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Mark Greyshock smells the crop in Mendocino.https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/ca-price-stable-headset-august-2026.DN2RkKpSa8.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/canna-country-s-drying-room-photo-by-david-downs.Dw0DYCUORm.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Canna Country's drying roomhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/october-spikes-in-wet-weight-in-ca-metrc-dcc.bhN0wC1qIE.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) data showing October spikes in wet weight in Californiahttps://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/mergers-and-acquisitions/news/15836808/curaleaf-files-update-to-offering-circularCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T19:33:50.000ZCuraleaf Files Update to Offering Circularhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/curaleaf-logo-black.btCUIP0dMe.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/vendor-news/news/15836801/safe-harbor-announces-preliminary-third-quarter-2026-deposit-resultsCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T19:22:43.000ZSafe Harbor Announces Preliminary Third Quarter 2026 Deposit Resultshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/safeharbor-logo-newr.57gbFF4v6U.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/vendor-news/news/15836786/wherefour-launches-ai-features-for-manufacturing-with-secure-data-access-humanapproved-compliance-workflowsCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T18:34:06.000ZWherefour Launches AI Features for Manufacturing With Secure Data Access, Human-Approved Compliance Workflowshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/wherefour-logo.3g6Z7vBn2s.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/tabletcompliancereviewinfoodfactory.PHclF3WTCg.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Wherefour launches AI features to give manufacturers operational efficiency with people at the enter of every decisionhttps://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/massachusetts/news/15836755/us-congresswoman-joins-fight-to-keep-cannabis-legal-in-massachusettsCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T15:59:09.000ZUS Congresswoman Joins Fight to Keep Cannabis Legal in Massachusettshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/repayannapressley-merged.DTiqQj5p8I.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70U.S. House Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/mergers-and-acquisitions/news/15836724/spherex-acquires-2-colorado-cultivation-facilities-from-cannabist-to-become-vertically-integratedCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T13:30:34.000ZSpherex Acquires 2 Colorado Cultivation Facilities From Cannabist to Become Vertically Integratedhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/spherex-logo.71JQgg18it.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/dispensary/news/15836719/ascend-wellness-opens-7th-ohio-dispensary-in-lewis-centerCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T13:18:46.000ZAscend Wellness Opens 7th Ohio Dispensary in Lewis Centerhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/ascendwellness-lewiscenter.PsU58dnXBP.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/mergers-and-acquisitions/news/15836718/aurora-maintains-shareholder-recommendation-to-take-no-action-curaleaf-has-yet-to-file-revised-bidCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T13:09:12.000ZAurora Maintains Shareholder Recommendation to Take No Action; Curaleaf Has Yet to File Revised Bidhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/auroracannabis-logo.A2diFGd4lT.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/canadian-cannabis-market/news/15836715/cannara-expands-international-supply-agreement-with-curaleafCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T12:53:10.000ZCannara Expands International Supply Agreement With Curaleafhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/cannara-logo.1DKxzMVdNu.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/cultivation/news/15836712/vireo-growth-announces-financing-for-new-york-florida-cultivation-facilitiesCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T12:42:03.000ZVireo Growth Announces Financing for New York, Florida Cultivation Facilitieshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/vireo-growth-logo.toxbUuFNs6.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/executive-leadership-team/news/15836709/sndl-board-director-abruptly-resignsCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-06T12:33:38.000ZSNDL Board Director Abruptly Resignshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/sndl-logo.JEm7dE4LlE.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/mergers-and-acquisitions/news/15836695/curaleaf-enhances-offer-to-acquire-aurora-cannabis-in-takeover-bidCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-05T21:06:09.000ZCuraleaf Enhances Offer to Acquire Aurora Cannabis in Takeover Bidhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/curaleaf-logo-black.C7BYmCMEh0.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/cannabis-rescheduling/news/15836687/dea-opens-new-schedule-iii-registration-portal-for-medical-cannabis-manufacturers-distributors-labsCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-05T20:28:07.000ZDEA Opens New Schedule III Registration Portal for Medical Cannabis Manufacturers, Distributors, Labshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/dea-registration-582719889.gzQfSYU4Lx.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/top-stories/news/15836631/is-sulfur-deficiency-stalling-your-cannabis-cropCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-05T18:20:12.000ZIs Sulfur Deficiency Stalling Your Cannabis Crop?https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/figure-2.UacF7gjZZq.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Figure 2: Iron deficiency is a common mimic of sulfur deficiency; however, iron deficiency begins as interveinal chlorosis of the new foliage.https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/cultivation-matters-top-story-oct-2026-sulfur-white-logos.BS11OdxHFN.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Figure 1: Sulfur deficiency of cannabis is generally observed as entire leaf chlorosis, initially observed in the middle section of the canopy.https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/massachusetts/news/15836662/massachusetts-governor-urges-no-vote-on-cannabis-prohibition-measureCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-05T18:01:00.000ZMassachusetts Governor Urges 'No' Vote on Cannabis Prohibition Measurehttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/maura-healey-201r-merged.PSaMR0Ksiu.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/florida/news/15836634/florida-may-have-3-options-to-legalize-adultuse-cannabis-in-2028Cannabis Business Timesen2026-10-05T17:11:04.000ZFlorida May Have 3 Options to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis in 2028https://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/fla-753565326.XQyKZk339r.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/ohio/news/15836521/ayr-wellness-announces-completion-of-ohio-asset-transferCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-02T14:30:30.000ZAYR Wellness Announces Completion of Ohio Asset Transferhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/ayr-logo.RPGMVsyK1e.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/vendor-news/news/15836515/operation-green-healing-joins-cannatrols-cool-cure-limited-edition-program-as-1st-veterans-nonprofit-partnerCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-02T13:57:07.000ZOperation Green Healing Joins Cannatrol's Cool Cure Limited Edition Program as 1st Veterans Nonprofit Partnerhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/cannatrol-logo.hc4hxnR0ni.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/international/news/15836513/curaleaf-international-secures-australian-1st-with-tgaregistered-liquid-medical-cannabis-inhalation-deviceCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-02T13:47:44.000ZCuraleaf International Secures Australian 1st With TGA-Registered Liquid Medical Cannabis Inhalation Devicehttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/curaleaf-international-qmid.S6jw4x490k.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Curaleaf International QMID, Therapeutic agent vaporizerhttps://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/massachusetts/news/15836489/jim-belushi-endorses-no-on-8-stop-the-repeal-campaignCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-01T20:46:56.000ZJim Belushi Endorses No on 8: Stop the Repeal Campaignhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/mass-stoptherepeal-logo.tVB05vURrk.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/canadian-cannabis-market/news/15836453/rove-enters-canada-with-ontario-launchCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-01T17:06:50.000ZRove Enters Canada With Ontario Launchhttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/rove-image.YNdetz9Ztz.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70Rove's Diamond Series Minibar launches in Ontario in Granddaddy Purp, Skywalker OG and Blue Dream, marking the California-born cannabis brand's first international expansion.https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15836450/ind-hemp-invests-in-premium-fiber-processing-line-advancing-spinnable-hemp-fiber-for-global-textile-marketsCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-01T16:59:06.000ZIND HEMP Invests in Premium Fiber Processing Line, Advancing Spinnable Hemp Fiber for Global Textile Marketshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/indhemp-photo.iVc74JaNJO.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70A technician from American Trützschler Inc. shows IND HEMP CFO Trey Riddle and COO Eric Earnest a look under the hood of a Trützschler fiber carding machine, one of the machines that make up the new hemp fiber refining line.https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/business-issues-benchmarks/cannabis-post-harvest-operations/news/15836441/missing-cannabis-moisture-standards-cost-states-millions-leaves-consumers-exposed-new-report-findsCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-01T15:59:06.000ZMissing Cannabis Moisture Standards Cost States Millions, Leaves Consumers Exposed, New Report Findshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/atach-logo.29iQKp3vGe.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/hemp/news/15836411/4-gop-senators-tell-doj-to-investigate-chinese-criminal-networks-role-in-illicit-cannabis-hemp-activitiesCannabis Business Timesen2026-10-01T14:32:19.000Z4 GOP Senators Tell DOJ to Investigate Chinese Criminal Networks’ Role in Illicit Cannabis, Hemp Activitieshttps://img.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/mindful/transpire/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/chinesegrow.MdZqd0fefm.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&q=70More than 100 pounds of cannabis seized at a house in Massachusetts that was connected to seven Chinese nationals being charged in a multimillion-dollar conspiracy to cultivate cannabis and distribute it across the Northeast.