The Business of Cannabis

Six New Cannabis Dispos Planned For Northeast Michigan In 2023

Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Six new Northeast Michigan cannabis shops mean big dollars communities could spend to combat problems some link to the increasing presence of legal marijuana in the region. Alpena County leaders ended 2022 saying they didn’t know how they would spend the tens of...

Motley Marijuana Laws Drive Consumers — and Revenue — Across State Lines

Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

Less than half a mile south of the Wisconsin border in Illinois, the Sunnyside Cannabis Dispensary bustles with activity. Cars with license plates from Wisconsin, Minnesota and other pot-banning states slide in and out of the shop’s expansive parking lot. The bright...

Licensed Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin In Detroit

Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Licensed sales of recreational marijuana began in Detroit Jan. 4, with at least two shops opening for sales of cannabis to adults aged 21 and up. The House of Dank on Front Street near the city’s border of Lincoln Park, Michigan was the first shop to open its doors to...

Arizona Recreational Marijuana Sales Hit Record, Medical Sales Flip Again

Jan 11, 2023 | National

For the eighth straight month, and the eleventh time in the past year, medical marijuana sales dropped from the month prior, clocking in at about $31 million in October 2022.  By contrast, adult-use cannabis sales that voters approved in 2020 hit a new high in...

Hemp Initiative In Ecuador First To Focus On Fiber And Food

Jan 11, 2023 | International

The Ecuadorian government has greenlighted the country’s first hemp crop under a cooperative initiative among two companies and the Latin-American Industrial Hemp Association (LAIHA). LAIHA member Green and Growth, Quito, and Nobis Holding de Inversiones, one of the...