The Business of Cannabis

Twin Study: Lifetime Cannabis Exposure Not Linked To Significant Changes In Mental Health Or Other Psychosocial Outcomes

Jan 17, 2024 | National

The cumulative use of cannabis over several decades is not associated with a significantly elevated risk of either psychiatric disorders, cognitive decline, or other adverse psychosocial outcomes, according to longitudinal data published in the Journal...

Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency Accepting Applications For New $1 Million Grant Program

Jan 11, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan’s Cannabis Regulatory Agency is offering for the first time $1 million in grants to its social equity licensees for employee education, business needs or community investment to encourage participation in the industry by people from communities that...

The Fire Station Cannabis Co. Celebrates Back-to-Back Wins As Best Cannabis Shop In The Mining Journal’s Best Of The Best Awards 2023

Jan 10, 2024 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Fire Station Cannabis Co., an Upper Peninsula dispensary, announced its consecutive victory as the “Best Cannabis Shop” in The Mining Journal’s Best of the Best competition, chosen by the community. “We are truly honored to receive this...

Colorado Governor’s Office Slams DeSantis Marijuana Stance, Pushing Back Against Claim Legalization Led To ‘Bigger’ Illicit Market

Jan 10, 2024 | National

If Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) needs some advice on how to promote “economic and personal freedom,” the state of Colorado is “happy” to explain the advantages of marijuana legalization, Gov. Jared Polis’s (D) office said after the Republican presidential candidate...

Judge: Viridis Can’t Revive Suit Against Cannabis Regulatory Agency

Jan 10, 2024 | FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Viridis Labs and Viridis North cannot revive previously dismissed civil claims against the state’s Cannabis Regulatory Authority for a 2021 recall. Judge James Robert Redford held Viridis North and Viridis Laboratories’ 2023 request to proceed with damages against the...