The Business of Cannabis

AndCan Index: Demand For Legal Cannabis In US Up 16 Percent From Year Ago

May 7, 2020 | Feature, National

EAST LANSING —Demand for legal cannabis products in the United States continued to climb in February 2020, according to Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCanIndex. While the 2019 legal cannabis market showed steady growth through July, late summer numbers softened...

Biden Includes Marijuana Decriminalization In Plan For Black America

May 6, 2020 | National

Former Vice President Joe Biden is using a newly released plan on racial justice to tout his existing modest marijuana reform proposals. The presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee said he would “decriminalize the use of cannabis and automatically...

States OK Telemedicine For Medical Marijuana Approval

May 6, 2020 | National

More states are allowing medical marijuana patients to obtain or renew doctors’ recommendations via telemedicine so they can continue purchasing MMJ, a move that could support sales during the coronavirus pandemic. According to MedPage Today, more than two...

Kalamazoo Sets Public Hearing For Cannabis Business Ordinance

May 6, 2020 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

 The city of Kalamazoo will hold a public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance to regulate marijuana businesses in the city. The Kalamazoo City Commission accepted the proposed ordinance on first reading during a virtual city commission meeting on Monday, May...

Coronavirus Sparks Cannabis Unionization Drives

May 6, 2020 | National

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated unionization efforts at a handful of cannabis stores and dispensaries in Illinois and Massachusetts that, if successful, could result in thousands of dollars in added staffing costs for the multistate operators that own...