Holden Leads Blog
Data, outreach strategies, and market intelligence for cannabis B2B professionals.
Briefs closed August 17 and the DEA argued its own case for Schedule III. What the cannabis rescheduling recommendation decides, and the clock it runs on.
Read more →Target sells THC drinks in 300+ stores. In November most of that stock stops being hemp. Cannabis beverage dispensary shelf space is about to be the only shelf.
Read more →Virginia's retail cannabis law sets a hard 350-store cap and a July 2027 sales date. What the licensing calendar means for vendors planning 2027 territory.
Read more →A lender put TerrAscend's Michigan business into receivership to block vendor suits. How cannabis receivership 2026 ranks creditors, and where invoices land.
Read more →Square cuts off hemp and CBD sellers October 15, weeks before the federal hemp beverage ban 2026 date moves again. Three doors left, and the vendor read.
Read more →Verdant bought 15 Native Roots stores and the grow went dark days later, taking 141 jobs and the CEO. Cannabis vertical integration is unwinding in Colorado.
Read more →New York dispensary licenses total 2,296, but fewer than 600 stores are open and 674 illicit shops are padlocked. What the headline number actually counts.
Read more →A year into the shakeout, Michigan dispensary closures barely moved the storefront count. Growers took the damage. What that means for who is left buying.
Read more →Five MSOs reported Q2 2026 results, the first quarter with Schedule III tax relief on medical revenue. The numbers, the tax line, and the vendor read.
Read more →Illinois SB 3222 legalized dispensary drive-throughs, curbside, and 2 a.m. hours. What IDFPR requires first, and who gets the build-out work.
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