The Business of Cannabis

MMFLA Regulatory Assessments FY 2023

Jun 27, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency has published an advisory bulletin announcing the regulatory assessments for licenses issued or renewed pursuant to the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act for Fiscal Year 2023 – beginning October 1, 2022 and ending...

New York To Spend $200 Million On Cannabis Social Equity Properties

Jun 26, 2022 | National

New York is set to inject $200 million into the local marijuana real estate market, leasing up to 150 retail properties that will be given to social equity businesses to give them a leg up in the state’s new recreational market. The move is...

Texas A&M Receives $3.74 Million For 3D-Printed Hempcrete Research

Jun 26, 2022 | National

A plan from Texas A&M University researchers to 3D print new resilient buildings using hempcrete has the potential to lower the environmental impact of traditional construction methods and make housing more affordable and available. The project will be funded by a...

This Side Effect of Cannabis May Surprise You, Says New Study

Jun 26, 2022 | National

Could using cannabis make you a better person? That’s the suggestion of a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports, which found that people who had recently used cannabis exhibited more “prosocial behavior”—such as displaying empathy,...

GVSU Expands Class Offerings For Cannabis Tourism, Hospitality Industry

Jun 26, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS – Grand Valley State University is expanding class offerings to help its students find their footing in the cannabis tourism and hospitality industries after graduation. Starting this fall, GVSU’s Hospitality and Tourism Management program will...