PAIROPS
A weekly read on what shipped, what moved in the industry, and anything worth knowing as a member of this network.
The rescheduling transcript goes public, Aurora pushes back on the hostile bid, and FBI arrest data puts a number on the enforcement gap.
August 28, 2026
The DEA files its closing argument for Schedule III, Curaleaf launches a $272 million hostile bid for Aurora Cannabis, and Illinois opens a new path to 280E relief.
August 21, 2026
The Senate votes 90-6 to preserve the hemp delay, a Canadian lender forecloses on an American operator for $842 million, and the first bill to carve hemp beverages out of the November ban lands in the House.
August 14, 2026
The federal hemp THC ban reaches the Senate floor with 35 attorneys general demanding no delay, Q2 earnings confirm the profitability turn is real, and enforcement actions put hard numbers on the illicit market.
August 7, 2026
The largest cannabis strike in the industry's history, a consolidation wave picking up speed, and Virginia becomes the 38th state to finalize a retail framework.
July 31, 2026
One of the industry's earliest companies is sold for parts, Congress moves on hemp before the November ban lands, and the Deadline Tracker gets a sharper edge.
July 24, 2026
Two calculators that put a real number on what your people cost, Massachusetts reaches the November ballot with a repeal question, and the DEA hearing closes with no clock left to watch.
July 17, 2026
A Cash Runway Calculator, email notifications that keep you in the loop, and a look inside the DEA rescheduling hearing now underway.
July 11, 2026
Five platform updates and a look at what the DEA rescheduling hearing actually means for cannabis operators.
July 3, 2026