The Business of Cannabis

Midwestern Hemp Database Project Seeks Grower Participation

Jul 22, 2020 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Are you a new hemp grower? Curious about hemp variety performance across the Midwest region? Would you find value in a publicly accessible variety evaluation tool? What about receiving significantly discounted cannabinoid testing in exchange for data sharing via...

Divide Opens Over L.A. Cannabis Social Equity Licenses, Management Contracts

Jul 22, 2020 | National

Months of anger over prized marijuana social equity licenses in Los Angeles boiled over recently, when the California Minority Alliance (CMA) accused a Black cannabis executive and his company of exploiting other minorities through “predatory” business deals. The CMA...

Chart: US Cannabis Industry’s Economic Impact Could Top $130 billion By 2024

Jul 22, 2020 | National

American marijuana businesses could pump up to $130 billion on an annual basis into the U.S. economy by 2024, a staggering figure that highlights the true reach of the nation’s cannabis industry. Estimates published in the newly released Marijuana Business...

Hemp Hour: US Hemp Certification, Transparency In Hemp Supply Chain

Jul 22, 2020 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

iHemp Hour guests on July 16 included: Certification Programs, Marielle Weintraub, PhD plus U.S. Hemp Authority President Transparency in Hemp Supply Chain, Dr. Richard McDermott and Terri Miller of Signakey. You’re going to want to watch this video if you are a hemp...

Zero Applications So Far For Alpena Medical Cannabis Provisioning Centers

Jul 21, 2020 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Alpena has since July 3 been open to accepting medical marijuana license applications, but, surprisingly to some, none have yet been submitted. The deadline is Aug. 16 for applications to be submitted for consideration. The city’s medical marijuana ordinance passed...