The Business of Cannabis

Report: Sales Of Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids Like CBD Outpace Legal Marijuana And Are On Par With Craft Beer

Nov 2, 2023 | National

Even without robust federal regulations, the U.S. hemp industry in 2022 was larger than all state marijuana markets, and it roughly equaled sales for craft beer nationally, according to a new report. The research firm Whitney Economics published the report last week,...

Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Marijuana Legalization Bill

Nov 1, 2023 | National

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives last week refiled a bipartisan bill to legalize and regulate marijuana at the national level. The legislation, known as the States Reform Act, was reintroduced by South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace,...

Detroit Teacher Charged After Allegedly Bringing Gummies To Juvenile In Jail

Nov 1, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A Detroit teacher has been charged after prosecutors say she brought marijuana gummy bears into a juvenile jail where she was teaching. Darla Spinner, 48, will be arraigned Thursday in 31st District Court on a charge of possession of cannabis on school property....

Cannabis Companies Sue US Attorney General To Block Enforcement Of ‘Unconstitutional’ Federal Prohibition

Nov 1, 2023 | National

A coalition of marijuana businesses represented by an influential law firm has filed a much-anticipated lawsuit against the U.S. attorney general, seeking to block the federal government from enforcing cannabis prohibition against their state-legal activity....

Puff Cannabis Building Environmentally Friendly Headquarters In Troy

Oct 31, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan-based marijuana behemoth Puff Cannabis is moving its corporate headquarters from Madison Heights to a renovated, 20,000-square-foot building in Troy “to accommodate its profound growth,” the company announced in a press release. The building at 1017 Naughton...