The Business of Cannabis

Ohio Votes To Legalize Adult Recreational Use

Nov 8, 2023 | Great Lakes Region

Ohio voters approved a measure legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law, the Associated Press reported. Passage of Issue 2 makes Ohio the 24th state to allow adult cannabis use for...

Michigan Cannabis-Infused Cooking Gets A Video Channel

Nov 7, 2023 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Do you want to learn how to cook with cannabis? Are you a chef that uses cannabis in your cooking? Well Anthony Freed wants to talk to you. Anthony is a long-time player in the Michigan cannabis market. He helped craft some of the current laws that first brought...

The Compounds And Molecules Giving Cannabis Its Unique Scent

Nov 7, 2023 | National

A team of chemists at terpene distributor Abstrax Tech has conducted an extensive study of the molecules that are likely involved in giving cannabis its unique smell. In their study, published in ACS Omega, the group used a variety of tests to look for...

US House Members Reintroduce Legislation Repealing Federal Marijuana Prohibition

Nov 6, 2023 | National

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives, led by Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, have reintroduced legislation repealing the federal prohibition of cannabis and providing resources to assist in regulating the state-licensed cannabis...

Federal Sentencing Commission’s New Marijuana Guidelines Directing Judges To Treat Past Convictions More Leniently Officially Take Effect

Nov 6, 2023 | National

New federal guidelines from the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) advising judges to treat prior marijuana possession offenses more leniently have officially taken effect. About seven months after members of the commission voted to promulgate a series of...