The Business of Cannabis

Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Inside Totally Different Plant

Oct 29, 2023 | International

Scientists have discovered cannabidiol, a compound in cannabis known as CBD, in a common Brazilian plant, opening potential new avenues to produce the increasingly popular substance. The team found CBD in the fruits and flowers of a plant known as Trema micrantha...

Sparx & Recreation Seeks Cannabis Friendly Businesses Interested In Promoting Cannabis Tourism

Oct 25, 2023 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Sparx & Recreation is a cannabis-tourism focused digital product that is looking for businesses that want to participate in the booming cannabis tourism industry in Michigan. Publisher Dan Keelan joins MiTech TV to provide more details on Sparx & Recreation...

Michigan Cannabis Dispensaries Make Big Money Off Ohio Consumers

Oct 25, 2023 | Great Lakes Region

Not too far from Toledo, a billboard greets Ohioans who cross into Michigan on Interstate 75: “You made it. Now it’s time to roll.” Marijuana dispensaries are so prolific near the Ohio-Michigan border that one stretch of them in Monroe is nicknamed...

Delta-8 Legality A National Patchwork Of Irony

Oct 25, 2023 | National

With the number of states outright banning delta-8 THC goods seemingly increasing as quickly as the number that have legalized marijuana, the national patchwork of legality for hemp goods has become something of an ironic mine field for entrepreneurs. So far, a total...

Detroit Teacher Charged After Allegedly Bringing Marijuana Gummies To Juvenile Jail

Oct 25, 2023 | 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, the Metro Times reported. Darla Spinner, 48, will be arraigned Thursday in 31st District Court on a charge of possession of cannabis...