Cannabis Business Times is a trade publication for licensed cultivators, retailers and other plant-touching businesses. Co-founder Noelle Skodzinski owns it through Transpire Media, a southern New Jersey company that bought the title back in 2024.
It publishes daily news alongside a magazine, webinars, videos and original research. On September 22, 2026 alone it ran stories on Canopy Growth’s expansion into the UK, Trulieve’s addition to two S&P indices and Vireo Growth’s purchase of a Nevada dispensary.
Founded in 2014, sold in 2015, bought back in 2024
Skodzinski co-founded Cannabis Business Times with Tim Hermes in 2014. In April 2015 GIE Media acquired the title from Hermes Media and Research of Arlington, Virginia, placing it in a horticulture group with Greenhouse Management, Garden Center and Produce Grower.
Skodzinski stayed on as editor through the GIE years, with Jim Gilbride named group publisher at the time of the sale. In 2024 she reacquired the brand through her own company, Transpire Media LLC, and the site now carries a 2026 Transpire Media copyright.
Noelle Skodzinski, Tony Lange and the editorial board
Skodzinski is owner and editorial director. Before cannabis she spent nearly a decade as editorial director of the Publishing Group at North American Publishing Co., overseeing Publishing Executive and Book Business, and Folio recognized her in 2018 and 2020.
Tony Lange is the editor, with Jolene Hansen as contributing editor and Nicole Tartaglia as multimedia designer. A 14-member editorial advisory board includes Ball Family Farms CEO Chris Ball, Clade9 CEO David Holmes and plant scientist Matthew Indest.
Cultivation, rescheduling and state-by-state policy
The site’s topic menu covers US States, Legislation, Cultivation, Cannabis Rescheduling, the SAFE Banking Act, Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids, Dispensary, Finance, International, Lighting and Vendor News. An interactive legislative map tracks cannabis laws by state.
Recurring departments include The Last Word and 10 Questions With. The American Society of Business Publication Editors named Cannabis Business Times its Magazine of the Year in 2018 and runner-up in 2019.
Best Cannabis Companies to Work For since 2020
The magazine launched its Best Cannabis Companies to Work For program in 2020 with the Workforce Research Group. Anonymous employee surveys make up 80% of the score and an employer assessment the other 20%.
The seventh list, published March 31, 2026, honored 18 companies across Cultivation, Dispensary and Other. They included Aurora, Colorado-based Summit, California dispensary chain Velvet and Tustin-based ROVE, which placed eighth in the Other category.
Entries for the eighth program, the 2027 list, opened June 4, 2026, with an October 2, 2026 registration deadline.
Brand and vendor news in 2026
Vendor and brand moves are a daily beat. In January 2026 the site reported Jeeter launching its pre-roll brand in Missouri through an exclusive partnership with a licensed Missouri operator.
In March 2026 it covered Headset connecting its Bridge retail analytics to Distru’s supply chain software for automated ordering. Distru also appeared on the 2026 Best Cannabis Companies to Work For list.
Magazine archive and Hemp Grower
The magazine archive lists issues from April 2018 through January/February 2024, with a Hemp Grower edition from January 2022 alongside them. Original research reports, webinars and videos sit next to the archive in the resources menu.
Official channels
Read Cannabis Business Times at cannabisbusinesstimes.com and follow @CBTmag on X. The magazine is also on LinkedIn.