The Business of Cannabis

Skirmishes Over Intoxicating Hemp Products Spread Like Wildfire Across U.S.

Jan 10, 2024 | National

The lack of rules for CBD and intoxicating hemp products continues to roil the industry, and sharp debate over policy is expected to continue until late this year following delay of the 2023 Farm Bill. The final quarter of 2023 saw a flurry of legislative...

Marijuana Grow To Open In Marquette

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

A new marijuana growing facility is amping up production in Marquette. In December, the Marquette City Planning Commission approved a Marijuana Grower Class C license for 1917 Enterprise St. The location is operated by North Coast Cultivators, which provides marijuana...

More Older Americans Using Marijuana

Jan 3, 2024 | National

The Leaf is a luxury marijuana dispensary located on El Paseo in Palm Desert where store supervisor Miguel Chable says the average age of customers might be a lot higher than you think. “It’s a little bit closer between 40 and 70,” he said. Chable said senior citizens...

What Biden’s Sweeping Pardons For Federal Marijuana Use Convictions Means For Michigan

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

When it comes to personal marijuana use, many in Michigan still have convictions to their name even though it’s legal, but President Joe Biden’s latest wave of sweeping pardons could change that for Michiganders.  On Friday, Biden pardoned...

Michigan Leads U.S. In Cannabis: Will It Continue In 2024 Given High Sales, Low Prices & Big Scandals

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

Despite becoming the leading market in the U.S. in 2023, Michigan’s cannabis industry faces a complex landscape marked by declining prices, corporate struggles, and potential federal regulatory changes.  Sales in Michigan soared to $2.8 billion through November...