The Business of Cannabis

UN Report On Hemp Marks Path To $18 Billion Global Industry

Dec 7, 2022 | Feature, International

The global hemp market could reach $18.6 billion by 2027 if nations around the world take action to clarify the crop’s legal status and address other key issues, according to an extensive report on the industry from the United Nations Conference on Trade &...

Poll: Nearly Three in Four Likely Voters Support Ending The Federal Ban On Marijuana, Other Federal Reforms

Dec 7, 2022 | Feature, National

Seventy-four percent of likely voters say that they “support ending the federal ban on marijuana,” according to national polling data provided by the progressive-leaning think tank Data for Progress. Eighty-five percent of Democrats, along with 74 percent of...

Health Canada Wants To End Medical Cannabis

Dec 7, 2022 | Canada

Health Canada wants to end medical cannabis in Canada. They’ve opened up a survey for Canadians to input their opinions. But as is usually the case with these things, the decisions have already been made. “They’ve always been disingenuous when they put...

Congressional Lawmakers Decline To Put Marijuana Reform In Defense Bill As New Details Surface On SAFE Plus Package

Dec 7, 2022 | National

A large-scale defense bill that advocates had hoped would serve as a vehicle to enact marijuana banking and expungements reform does not include any cannabis language following bipartisan and bicameral negotiations. At the same time, details about the so-called SAFE...

Cannabis Travel, Bud & Breakfast, And Events In One Company

Dec 7, 2022 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Connie Maxim-Sparrow announces a new company that will book cannabis-friendly travel, lodging and events. It’s the new direction for HatchAPlanMI, formerly a cannabis consulting company operated by Connie and her husband Dan Sparrow. Derive Travel booked...