The Business of Cannabis

Skymint’s Flint Marijuana Dispensary Is Now Open For Adult-Use Customers

Dec 17, 2020 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Skymint’s Flint location is now open for adult-use customers, anyone age 21 or older with a valid government ID. To celebrate, the store has a grand opening party on Tuesday, Dec. 15 with deals and coffee and snacks from Fireside Coffee and Crust Bakery. The...

Gage Cannabis Co. Announces Second Social Equity Grant Recipient, Runner’s High 5K

Dec 17, 2020 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan-based vertically-integrated cannabis company, Gage Cannabis Co., announces Wednesday their second social equity grant recipient, Runner’s High 5K. The non-profit organization is dedicated to raising funds and awareness for cannabis research initiatives while...

Aphria And Tilray To Merge, Creating CA$5 Billion Global Cannabis Giant

Dec 17, 2020 | National

Canadian cannabis companies Aphria and Tilray on Wednesday announced plans to merge, a transaction that would create a giant international marijuana firm with combined equity value of approximately 5 billion Canadian dollars ($3.9 billion). The merged...

Israeli Startup Says It Has Edited Cannabis Plant Gene To Resist Fungus

Dec 17, 2020 | National

Israeli startup CanBreed said it has used gene editing technology to alter a gene in the cannabis plant to make the plant resistant to powdery mildew, a fungus that can be deadly for the plant. CanBreed said that to the best of its knowledge, this is the first time a...

Rand Paul Files Bill To Increase Hemp THC Limit And Address Other Industry Concerns

Dec 17, 2020 | National

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would triple the concentration of THC that can be in legal hemp plants and address multiple other concerns the industry has expressed about proposed federal regulations for the crop. Hemp and its derivatives were...