The Business of Cannabis

The NBA Is Lifting Its Ban On Marijuana In New Deal With Players Union, According To Report

Apr 3, 2023 | National

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is reportedly removing marijuana from its list of banned substances and will no longer drug test players for it as part of a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement. The move, first reported on Saturday by Shams...

Kentucky Becomes 38th State To Legalize Medical Marijuana

Apr 3, 2023 | National

With a quick swipe of his pen Friday morning, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear brought his state into the modern cannabis industry by signing Senate Bill 47 into law, which will allow private industry to sell cannabis beginning in 2025. Beshear, a longtime proponent of MMJ,...

Two Indie Cannabis Companies Create Cured Resin Concentrate In New Partnership

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

Harbor Farmz of Three Rivers and Aardvark Industrees of Lansing have joinedforces for a limited-batch-release “Harbor Farmz + Cheech’s Stash,” a cured resin cannabisconcentrate. Aardvark Industrees is the Michigan licensee for Cheech’s Stash cannabis products and...

New Cured Resin Concentrate By Cheech Marin Hits The Cannabis Market In Michigan

Apr 1, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Two independent cannabis companies in Michigan have banded together to create a limited-batch cured resin concentrate. Only 14,000 grams of “Harbor Farmz + Cheech’s Stash” concentrate will be available beginning this week in dispensaries that carry Cheech’s...

Bi-Partisan Bill Would Ease Testing Requirements For Hemp Grain, Fiber Growers

Mar 29, 2023 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would unburden hemp grain and fiber growers of sampling and testing protocols, costly requirements that disincentivize growers, according to the measure’s sponsors. While hemp-derived grain and fiber products have always been...