The Business of Cannabis

Four20Post: Rick Thompson Cannabis Headlines

May 5, 2021 | FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Cannabis Advocate Rick Thompson, co-host of Jazz Cabbage Cafe, provides this week’s cannabis headlines from around Michigan and the nation. Rick also announces Jazz Cabbage Cafe has won yet another national award for excellence. Check it out in this video...

US To Ban Backwoods, Swishers And Other Flavored Blunt Wraps

May 5, 2021 | National

On April 29, the Food and Drug Administration announced plans to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars, starting in 2022. The FDA’s proposal responds to a lawsuit from the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council calling for the national...

Four20 Post May 5: ABKO Labs To Test Adult Use, Benzinga Cannabis News Update

May 5, 2021 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

We had another great show on Cinco de Mayo. Patrick Lane updated Benzinga’s Cannabis coverage and plans for live cannabis events this year. Amy Brown talked about progress by the city of Warren to let her testing lab work with adult-legal cannabis. We started...

More States Roll Out Bans On Production, Sale Of Delta-8 Products

May 4, 2021 | National

Delta-8 THC has become a runaway market hit – and more states across the country are responding by cracking down on access to the product commonly derived from hemp extracts. From Alabama to Oregon, states are reacting to the popular products by: Rolling out total...

Recreational Cannabis States See Population Growth But Loss Of US House Seat

May 4, 2021 | National

The population in the 17 states where recreational cannabis is legal, as well as Washington DC, continued to grow over the past decade, a good sign for those markets in terms of potential marijuana consumers. But overall U.S. population growth has slowed to...