The Business of Cannabis

Man Burned After Explosion In Motel Bathroom While Trying To Extract THC From Cannabis

Jan 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A man was taken to the hospital early Friday morning after the butane gas he was using to try to extract THC from marijuana blew up in his face and started a fire in his motel room. Fire crews were called at 12:13 a.m. Jan. 24 to Americas Best Motel, 830 Royal Drive,...

CRA Shuts Down Albion-Based Hongrui Enterprises

Jan 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency stripped the marijuana grower licenses from an Albion operation under scrutiny from law enforcement.  The CRA announced a consent order Jan. 23 against Hongrui Enterprises Inc. prohibiting the grower from operating in the state and...

Career Drug Warrior Named Acting DEA Administrator

Jan 29, 2025 | National

The Trump administration has named career special agent Derek S. Maltz as Acting Administrator of the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Maltz replaces former Administrator Anne Milgram, who departed the agency last week.    Maltz worked within...

Washington Insiders Say It’s Unknown If Trump Will Seek To Reclassify Cannabis

Jan 29, 2025 | National

It “remains to be seen” how President Donald Trump will navigate marijuana policy in his second term, and it’s “unknown” whether the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will finalize a proposed rule to reschedule cannabis, congressional researchers say in a new...

Sky Labs In Hot Water Again With CRA

Jan 29, 2025 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) has filed yet another formal complaint against Sky Labs LLC, an adult-use cannabis processor located in Mt. Morris, for its receipt and handling of more than one million grams (equal to 2,204 pounds) of product identified...