The Business of Cannabis

Advocates Say Cannabis Multistate Operators Lag On Social Equity Leadership, But Opportunity Remains

Apr 8, 2020 | National

The U.S. cannabis industry’s record on social equity is patchy at best, and it is the large multistate operators who have generally failed so far to take significant leadership on the issue, according to social equity advocates. Recent news might well support that...

DEA Continues To Make Empty Promises On Clinical Cannabis Research

Apr 8, 2020 | National

For the second time in four years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is formally proposing regulatory changes to procedures governing the federally licensed manufacture of cannabis for clinical research purposes.  The purported intent of the...

Feds Will Pay Scientists To Study Marijuana’s Effects On COVID-19

Apr 4, 2020 | National

Earlier this week, Canadian doctors announced their interest in researching whether properties found in the cannabis plant, including cannabinoids and terpenes, could cure COVID-19 symptoms. Now, the American government also wants scientists to study the...

Best Stoner Movies And Shows To Watch High On Netflix

Apr 2, 2020 | National

Saturday is April 4, 2020. Or put another way, this Saturday is 4/4/2020. Not since April 20, 420 ― 10 years after the Visgoths ransacked Rome ― has the calendar offered a double “420,” if you will. Today is also April Fools’ Day and the world continues to be under...

Social Media Expert: Pandemic Not Time To Cut Advertising, Marketing

Apr 2, 2020 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Melih Oztalay, CEO of Smart Finds Marketing in Birmingham, MI., says cutting your marketing and advertising spend during the pandemic is not a good idea. You want customers to know you will be there for them when social distancing ends, he...