The Business of Cannabis

USDA Study Shows Hempseed Cake ‘Viable Alternative’ For Cattle Feed

Apr 18, 2023 | National

Hempseed cake is a highly nutritious viable alternative feed source for cattle, a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found. The study, which the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service carried out with researchers from North Dakota State...

Flora Cannabis Co. Launches East Lansing Dispensary With 4/20 Grand Opening

Apr 18, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Flora Cannabis Co., mid-Michigan’s newest cannabis dispensary, will celebrate 4/20 in style with a special grand-opening event at its East Lansing store Thursday, April 20. The new dispensary, 7733 E. Saginaw St., offers a wide selection of local cannabis products...

Canadian Team’s Hempcrete Building Is ‘Carbon-Minimal, Beautiful’

Apr 18, 2023 | Canada

Construction of a newly opened hempcrete building at Canada’s University of British Columbia (UBC) resulted in 80 percent less carbon emissions than had it been built using traditional techniques and materials, according to researchers who tracked project. Designed...

Pokagon Band Of Potawatomi Indians To Open Dispo In New Buffalo

Apr 17, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is pleased to announce that it has opened a new cannabis retail store called Rolling Embers at 19279 Kinst Road in New Buffalo, Michigan.  Located on the Tribe’s land at Exit 1 on I-94, at the corner of Wilson Road and Kinst...

MDARD Posts Lists Of Pesticides Approved For Use On Hemp And Marijuana

Apr 17, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s (MDARD) Pesticide and Plant Pest Management Division (PPPM) now has lists of pesticides approved for use on hemp and marijuana. The lists can be found on MDARD’s pesticide registration website and will be...