Tech & E-Commerce
Australia’s Cannabis Platforms Face a Test of Who Controls the Prescription
The TGA’s 2026-27 plan puts unapproved medicines and closed-loop supply chains under review. Doctors, pharmacists and industry groups disagree over how to preserve convenient access while keeping clinical decisions independent of sales.
'Brand Name or Equal to Brightfield': FDA Seeks AI Reading of Cannabis Posts on TikTok and Reddit
An August request for quotes seeks a contractor to mine TikTok, Instagram and Reddit conversations, survey dispensary shoppers by symptom and dose, and map the CBD market through September 2027. It names one Chicago research firm as the benchmark, and it traces straight back to December's research executive order.
Weedmaps Was Worth $1.5 Billion. It Just Quit Nasdaq Worth $45 Million.
Justin Hartfield's gray-market dispensary directory grew into the SPAC era's cannabis darling, then the 'cannabis winter' and a regulatory reckoning gutted it. On April 24, a smaller, profitable WM Technology delisted to the OTC markets, with its CEO calling the retreat a path to victory.
The Dispensary Tech Stack Consolidates: 36 States, Metrc-BioTrack Peace, and an AI Layer
Flowhub now covers 36 states under one login. Metrc and BioTrack, the two state-traceability rivals, agreed on standardized APIs in August. AI-driven ERPs are auto-cutting purchase orders. The dispensary tech stack is no longer a mess of stitched-together vendors.