The Business of Cannabis

Detroit Finally Awards First Recreational Marijuana License To Grower

May 31, 2022 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Doghouse Farms, a grow operation on Detroit’s east side, received the license and soon will be selling marijuana on the recreational market, Crain’s Detroit Business reported. The business invested roughly $4 million in a 25,000-square-foot cultivation facility that...

Surprising Side Effects of Marijuana After Age 50

May 31, 2022 | National

Although marijuana has been typically associated with younger adults, that is a stereotype according to the National Library of Medicine. People over 50 are using the drug more often now. “As an older population grows in the United States that has a tolerant...

ICON Processors Wins 2 Hempie Awards For CBD-Based Personal Care Products

May 27, 2022 | FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

ICON Processors won two Hempie Awards last week at the Midwest Hemp and Cannabis Expo in Lansing, both for its CBD-based personal care products. Co founders Christina and Fabio Rodi provide the back story on how the company started a decade ago to serve a market...

Rhode Island Becomes 19th State to Legalize Marijuana for Adults

May 27, 2022 | National

Democratic Governor Dan McKee has signed legislation into law legalizing the personal use and licensed retail sale of marijuana to those age 21 or older. Provisions in the law permitting adults to possess and home cultivate marijuana took effect upon...

Dr. Oz Warns That Legalizing Marijuana in Pennsylvania Would Aggravate Unemployment by Weakening ‘Mojo

May 26, 2022 | National

Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, argues that the Democratic nominee, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, is wrong to support marijuana legalization because allowing recreational use is apt to aggravate the state’s already high...