The Business of Cannabis

In 2018, Republicans Accidentally Legalized Cannabis In Farm Bill – Now 22 State AGs Want It Undone

Apr 3, 2024 | National

A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online. A letter...

Ann Arbor Hash Bash Lineup For Annual Smoke Fest

Apr 3, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Ann Arbor’s 53rd annual Hash Bash is set to take place Saturday in the same spot it originated over half a century ago on the University of Michigan Diag. Starting at high noon April 6, local musician Laith Al-Saadi will kick off festivities by performing the national...

NORML-Marijuana Policy Project Merger Proposal Goes Up in Smoke

Apr 3, 2024 | National

On March 31, the NORML board and the NORML Foundation board voted to end talks regarding a potential merger with Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), CelebStoner has learned.  NORML issued the following statement: “Discussions between NORML and MPP related to...

Abortion, Cannabis Legalization Raise Hope For Florida Democrats To Turn State Blue For Biden

Apr 3, 2024 | National

Ballot measures on abortion access and recreational marijuana may jolt election season in Florida, driving turnout among women and younger voters while giving Democrats renewed hope in former President Trump’s home state. Until state Supreme...

Cannabis Activist John Sinclair Dead

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

John Sinclair, the poet and political activist who was a leader in Detroit’s counterculture scene of the 1960s and ’70s, has died April 2. He was 82. Publicist Matt Lee confirmed that Sinclair died at 7:58 a.m. at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Heart failure was the...