The Business of Cannabis

C3 Industries Opens 4th Michigan Dispensary

C3 Industries opened its fourth High Profile brand dispensary on July 15 in Buchanan in southwest Michigan near the Indiana border.  Two months ago, C3 Industries opened another dispensary in Grant.  The company, co-owned by two University of Michigan alumni,...

iHemp Hour: CBD Retailing With Lori Putt

Growing hemp is one challenge. Setting up product development and distribution is another set of challenges.  Lori Putt learned some hard lessons growing hops before the 2019 rush to grow CBD. Hang Over Hops became HOH Hempnotize and she became active with iHemp...

Cannabis Sales See Short-Term COVID-19 Spike

Legal cannabis sales surged to new highs in some states even as COVID-19 caused record unemployment levels and billions in lost income. Experts at Anderson Economic Group, who have tracked legal cannabis demand through the AndCan® Index since 2015, suspect this short-...

Biden’s Marijuana Plan Out Of Step With Public

Marijuana policy recommendations promulgated this week by the Joe Biden campaign fall well short of the changes necessary to adequately address the historic and ongoing failures of federal cannabis prohibition. Specifically, the plan calls for...