The Business of Cannabis

Cannabis Regulatory Agency Names Director For New State-Run Marijuana Testing Lab

May 2, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency will open a new testing lab by January next year as a means to keep the state’s booming marijuana industry in check and, hopefully, push standards into a new era of safety. The state agency announced Friday...

Biden Administration Plans To Ease Marijuana Restrictions

May 2, 2024 | Feature, National

WASHINGTON DC – The Biden administration is moving forward with plans to move marijuana off the most severe classification of Schedule I to Schedule III, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to The Hill Tuesday. Rescheduling marijuana is distinct from...

Grassy Knoll Partners With Muskegon Event Place To Offer Cannabis-Friendly Camping

May 2, 2024 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Michigan

A cannabis-friendly campsite is coming to Muskegon this summer, just in time for festival season. The Grassy Knoll Recreational Dispensary, located at 2125 Lemuel St, is using the fives acres adjacent to their building to set up a smoker’s oasis in its wooded...

MedMen Declares Bankruptcy With $410M In Debt

May 1, 2024 | National

California’s first cannabis company valued at over a billion dollars appears to have completed its long descent into failure. MedMen, once hailed as the “Apple Store of weed,” declared bankruptcy last week, according to a press release published by...

Polls: Most Americans Endorse Legalization, Say Cannabis Is Safer Than Either Alcohol Or Tobacco

Apr 24, 2024 | Feature, National

The overwhelming majority of US adults favor legalizing marijuana federally and most perceive it to be safer to consume than either tobacco or alcohol, according to nationwide polling data released today. Survey data compiled by Data For Progress finds that...