The Business of Cannabis

Legal Cannabis Often Contains Mold, But Most States Approve It Anyway

Oct 22, 2024 | National

Marijuana’s humid growing conditions are a paradise for dangerous mold. States wheremarijuana is legal make growers hire laboratories to check for concentrations of mold and othercontaminants that can sicken or kill. But laboratories in many states appear to...

EU Investigating Why Italian Government’s Is Trying To Ban Hemp Flowers, CBD

Oct 22, 2024 | International

The European Commission has opened an investigation into efforts by the Italian government to halt trade in CBD and hemp flowers. Italian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Valentina Palmisano of the M5S party confirmed the Commission will issue an...

Adult-Use Cannabis Sales In Ohio Through Oct. 6 Top $109.5 Million

Oct 22, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio adults aged 21 and older purchased $11.1 million in recreational marijuana product from Oct. 6 through Saturday, pushing sales figures above the $100 million mark. Dispensaries have rung up a total of 1.4 million transactions totaling $109.5 million since...

Detroit City Council May Ban Cannabis Ads Near “Sensitive Properties”

Oct 20, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Detroit City Council is likely to consider restrictions on marijuana advertisements in the city. Council member Angela Whitfield Calloway is leading the proposed changes to city code that would prohibit marijuana advertisements from being within a 1,000-foot...

Army Bans ‘Increasingly Problematic’ Delta-8 THC In New Drug Policy Update

Oct 17, 2024 | National

The U.S. Army has updated its drug policies to crack down on the use of delta-8 THC, a synthetic form of THC made from hemp-derived CBD. The new policies aim to reduce the misuse of substances, including delta-8 THC, which the Army previously described as...