Cannacurio Is Now Emerald Insights

Cannacurio Is Now Emerald Insights

Ed Keating
Ed Keating
January 27, 2026
Industry News

The Cannacurio you know and trust has a new name. Allow us to introduce: Emerald Insights.

Emerald Insights is now published on the Emerald Intel blog, creating a centralized destination for industry intelligence following their acquisition of Cannabiz Media. In this next era of data-driven industry analysis, followers can expect the same trusted perspective enhanced with Emerald Intel’s broader economic and market analysis. While the name and location have changed, the core of the series remains the same: timely insights, rigorous analysis, and data that drives decisions.

The blog series & podcast will continue to be authored and hosted by Ed Keating, Chief Economist of Emerald Intel. It will continue to be the industry’s trusted source for timely, data-driven analysis of cannabis licensing and regulatory trends as well as providing context and forward-looking analysis of the forces shaping the next phase of growth and regulation.

Check out Emerald Insights latest posts, starting with the much-anticipated 2025 Cannabis License Leaderboards, offering a comprehensive look at licensing activity across the U.S. cannabis market in the past year. The leaderboards highlight where licenses are being issued, which markets are expanding, and the trends shaping the year ahead.

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