The Business of Cannabis

Minnesota Legal Supply In Question As Marijuana Bill Moves Forward

Apr 15, 2024 | National

A couple of token changes in Minnesota’s new marijuana bills are highlighting concerns about whether a legal supply will be available when retailers launch sometime next year. A long list of people are hoping to spark up new cannabis businesses in Minnesota....

New York Legal Cannabis Market Up By A Third From A Year Ago First Quarter

Apr 15, 2024 | National

New York’s legal cannabis industry hit a new high this week  — with more than 100 licensed pot shops now open across the Empire State, officials said Thursday. Of the 103 marijuana sellers in business, 44 are located in New York City. Nineteen other...

Marijuana Trade Group Urges U.S. Congress To Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Like Cannabis

Apr 15, 2024 | National

A marijuana trade group is urging the U.S. Congress to regulate intoxicating hemp compounds separately from non-psychoactive seed- and fiber-derived byproducts, calling for a more restrictive definition of industrial hemp in the next Farm Bill. The U.S. Cannabis...

Hemp Composite Featured In New Electric Bike From Harley-Davidson-Owned Manufacturer

Apr 12, 2024 | Great Lakes Region

A Harley-Davidson-owned electric motorcycle producer is using hemp-based composite in the fenders of a newly introduced model. Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based LiveWire Group, Inc. said it introduced hemp and other sustainable materials in key components for the first time...

Study: Opioid Maintenance Patients Frequently Report Using Cannabis In Place Of Other Drugs

Apr 12, 2024 | International

Nearly sixty percent of people undergoing opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) use cannabis to reduce their cravings for other drugs, including heroin, according to survey data published in the journal European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical...