The Business of Cannabis

Gage Cannabis And Cookies To Open Second Michigan Retail Location Feb. 26 In Kalamazoo

Feb 25, 2021 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Gage Cannabis Co. announced that on Feb. 26 the company will host the grand opening of its Kalamazoo store, the second COOKIES provisioning center in Michigan. COOKIES, an international cannabis lifestyle brand founded by rapper and entrepreneur Berner, opened its...

Sales Of Cannabis Pre-Rolls Up Nearly 50 Percent In 2020 Despite Pandemic

Feb 25, 2021 | Michigan

Sales of cannabis pre-rolls surged nearly 50% last year in key recreational markets, defying expectations that the often-shared product would suffer during a global pandemic caused by a respiratory-related virus. Pre-rolls have become the second-fastest-growing...

Feds Shouldn’t Waste Resources On Marijuana Enforcement In Legal States, Biden AG Pick Says

Feb 25, 2021 | Feature, National

President Joe Biden’s pick for attorney general said on Monday that it is not “a useful use of limited resources” to go after people who are complying with state marijuana laws. He also citied cannabis enforcement as an example of the racially discriminatory impact of...

New Jersey (Finally) Legalizes Recreational Cannabis

Feb 25, 2021 | National

This is a great week for New Jerseyans, though many argue the celebration is long overdue. On Monday, Feb 22, Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation that legalizes the retail sale of cannabis and removes criminal offenses for possession of up to...

Genetic Editing Offers Marijuana And Hemp Companies A Way To Improve Plant Strains

Feb 25, 2021 | National

The development of new genetic-editing technology offers cannabis companies a cost-effective way to make specific changes to marijuana and hemp plants – such as more disease resistance – without creating a genetically modified organism (GMO). The technology, known as...