The Business of Cannabis

US Senator Says Cannabis Legalization Is Inevitable Despite Some Republican Opposition

Nov 29, 2023 | Feature, National

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), one of the most vociferous cannabis supporters among U.S. senators, recently said he was honored to vote for the SAFER Banking Act. Commenting on recent Ohio’s cannabis legalization, Fetterman told City & State in...

Latrish Matson Joins Sparx & Recreation Team

Nov 28, 2023 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Latrish Matson, founder of Michigan Weedsters, has joined the Sparx & Recreation (www.sparxnrec.com) team. She is interviewed before her first reporting assignment, MjBizCon in Las Vegas, where she will interview newsmakers, exhibitors and even cannabis chefs. If...

Indiana Watches As Illinois, Michigan And Now Ohio Generate Billions From Legal Cannabis Sales

Nov 28, 2023 | Great Lakes Region

Indiana is getting lonelier and lonelier. Three of its direct neighbors have now legalized recreational marijuana. The latest one to fall was Ohio, where a -referendum to greenlight adult-use cannabis cruised to an easy victory during the Nov. 7 election. The state...

Hemp Farmers Are Losing Their Licenses After Growing Cannabis

Nov 28, 2023 | National

Farmers in at least three US states who began growing hemp after it was federally legalised in 2018’s farm bill are now being penalised by the USDA for growing high-THC cannabis, despite it being legal in their respective states. According to a new report...

Michigan Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge To Open Meetings Act Regarding Warren Medical Marihuana Review Committee

Nov 28, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear oral arguments on whether the city of Warren’s Medical Marihuana Review Committee (MMRC) violated the Open Meetings Act (OMA) when considering marijuana licensing applications. In January 2019, the Warren City...