The Business of Cannabis

MRA Social Equity Education and Outreach Session March 11: License Types Needed For Operations

Mar 5, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The MRA social equity education and outreach session March 11 will be brought to you through Zoom webinar. During this session a representative from the Field Operations section of the MRA Enforcement Division will provide information on operating multiple license...

First Adult-Use Marijuana Payments Distributed to Michigan Municipalities, Counties

Mar 4, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Michigan Department of Treasury is distributing nearly $10 million to more than 100 municipalities and counties as a part of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. This week, 38 cities, seven villages, 21 townships and 38 counties began...

Michigan Cannabis Companies Are Developing New Ways Of Categorizing Their Products for Consumers

Mar 4, 2021 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Gorilla Glue? Pineapple Express? OG Kush? Purple Haze? What were they smoking when they named some of these strains? For the uninitiated, navigating the sometimes wacky world of strain names can make you feel like you’re already high. In recent years, however,...

Cannabis-Infused Beverage Sales Up 40 Percent, Helped By Consumers Seeking Convenient Products

Mar 4, 2021 | National

Sales of cannabis-infused beverages were up 40% last year, as companies sought to capitalize on new marijuana consumers seeking a familiar form of consumption and those looking for an alternative to alcoholic drinks. Marijuana beverage companies, for example, have...

MedMen Co-Founders Bierman, Modlin Return To Cannabis Industry With Different California Company

Mar 4, 2021 | National

Less than a year after being ousted from leadership posts at California-based MedMen Enterprises, former CEO Adam Bierman and ex-President Andrew Modlin have found a route back into the legal marijuana industry – working for a separate cannabis company...