The Business of Cannabis

Pennsylvania: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Needs A Blue Wave

Perpetually stuck in medical-only, Pennsylvania won’t legalize adult-use cannabis – and unlock one of the top markets still eluding the national marijuana industry – until there’s a political changeover in Harrisburg, top Democratic elected officials said...

Ohio: Hemp Businesses Say Adult-Use Cannabis Law Favors ‘Big Marijuana’ 

Ohio hemp businesses say that the enforcement of the state’s adult-use cannabis rules unfairly targets their industry and favors “Big Marijuana” companies, which are allowed to operate under different rules despite dealing with the same plant, Statehouse...

Michigan: CRA Revokes 20 Marijuana Grower Licenses For Company’s Egregious Conduct

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency revoked 20 Class C grower licenses that had been held by a limited liability company doing business in Michigan. An investigation by the CRA found GP Holdings transferred packages to a licensed processor under manifests that...

DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Halted Over GAO Report

A DEA judge has paused a hearing regarding the Trump administration's request to move marijuana to a Schedule III drug from a Schedule I drug over a recent Government Accountability Office report that found "gaps" in the federal government's drug scheduling...

GREAT LAKES CANNABIS STOCK TICKER

Frequent Cannabis Use Tied To More Severe Epilepsy

The authors examined 64 adults with drug-resistant epilepsy—when two or more antiseizure drugs haven’t controlled seizures—who were admitted to a specialized inpatient unit where doctors observe seizure activity in real time to determine if medication adjustment or...