The Business of Cannabis

MRA Executive Director Andrew Brisbo Featured June 30 On Four20 Post

Jun 30, 2021 | FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

On Four20 Post June 30, Marijuana Regulatory Agency Director Andrew Brisbo will provide the mid-year adult-use cannabis report and answer questions from the co-hosts – Rick Thompson, Jamie Cooper, Mike Brennan and our latest addition, Dan Sparrow.  Four20 Post stream...

Why Red Oklahoma Is Home To Booming Medical Marijuana Market

Jun 28, 2021 | National

People outside the cannabis industry might be surprised to learn that the most liberal medical marijuana market in the country isn’t California anymore. Nor is it Colorado, Oregon or another left-leaning blue state. It’s politically conservative Oklahoma. The red...

Clarence Thomas Says Federal Laws Against Marijuana May No Longer Be Necessary

Jun 28, 2021 | Feature, National

Clarence Thomas, one of the Supreme Court’s most conservative justices, said Monday that because of the hodgepodge of federal policies on marijuana, federal laws against its use or cultivation may no longer make sense. “A prohibition on interstate use...

Hero Project To Help Military Veterans, MRA License Holders Meet Social Equity Requirements

Jun 28, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

ANN ARBOR – Anton Harb Jr. is a US Army Veteran who served in Iraq. He, like many of his fellow veterans, suffered from PTSD and also overcame cancer from the burn pits. He has become the face of the Hero Project that will work with Michigan Marijuana Regulatory...

Upheaval Often Follows After Legacy Marijuana Companies Go Public

Jun 27, 2021 | National

After the famed Oakland-based marijuana dispensary Harborside went public in 2019, long-term employees noticed a change within the company: a cultural shift from the activist roots of Harborside’s founders to a more buttoned-down corporate atmosphere. They didn’t like...