The Business of Cannabis

Curated Cannabis Tourism, Cannabis Event Package For 2023

Dec 19, 2022 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Cannabis Tourism is starting to become a major play in Michigan. Springing up to serve this market is Derive Travel that offers curated travel and lodging experiences. Co-founder Connie Maxim-Sparrow joins Matt Roush and Mike Brennan on MITech TV to talk about what...

Cannabis With Enhanced Amounts Of THC (17%), CBG (25%) And Terepens (30%): Researchers Found A Way To Do It

Dec 19, 2022 | International

Can cannabinoid content in the cannabis plant be manipulated? And if so, how much?   According to a new report, researchers at the lab of Prof. Alexander (Sasha) Vainstein at Hebrew University in Rehovot, Israel have engineered medical marijuana strains...

Senate GOP Faces Politics Vs. Policy Battle On Marijuana

Dec 16, 2022 | National

The omnibus package is on the path to passage, but the expected exclusion of marijuana banking reform has spawned a battle in the Senate GOP. For months, top Democrats and a number of Republicans had high hopes that legislation allowing banks to offer services to...

Michigan: Cannabis Sales Increase 33 Percent In November 2022 Over November 2021

Dec 14, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan’s cannabis sales in November increased by 33.2 percent over last year to $203.4 million. November sales represent the largest year-over-year growth since February, even though the state’s cannabis sales dipped by an additional 2.9 percent compared...

MI NORML Survey: 66 Percent Of Michigan Residents Favor Keeping Or Improving Current Medical Marijuana Law

Dec 14, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Two-thirds of Michigan residents participating in a recent survey believe the state’s current medical marijuana laws are either fine as they are or should be relaxed to give patients and caregivers greater rights and privileges. Only 21% of respondents felt the...