The Business of Cannabis

CBD Products Are ‘Exploding’ In Pet Sector

Feb 11, 2020 | National

Hemp-based CBD pet products will represent 3-5% of all hemp CBD sales, with conversion rates of 37%, according to a new report from Nielsen Holdings PLC and Headset, a provider of analytics service for the cannabis industry. The U.S. consumer packaged goods industry...

Hemp Industry Cleared To Do Business With Banks

Feb 9, 2020 | National

The number of banks in the United States willing to lend to hemp producers can be counted on one hand. That is about to change. Federal and state bank regulators announced Tuesday that they were scrapping a burdensome requirement that banks said kept them away from...

Michigan To recoup 7,000 Legal Marijuana Jobs Lost In 2019

Feb 9, 2020 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Michigan’s licensing of medical and recreational marijuana businesses has been a windfall for Lansing’s budget, but not the legal marijuana job market, according to the latest jobs report released by Leafly, a marijuana industry media and technology company....

Jamie Lowell From Jazz Cabbage Cafe Talks Cannabis Outlook For 2020

Feb 8, 2020 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Jamie Lowell, co-host of Jazz Cabbage Cafe on CaveRadioBroadcasting.Com looks into his crystal ball and makes predictions on what may happen this year in the Michigan Cannabis...

MRA Recalls Medical Marijuana Product For Failing Vitamin E Acetate Test

Feb 7, 2020 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) issued a health and safety advisory bulletin today due to the recall of medical marijuana product which failed laboratory testing – under the November 22, 2019 emergency rules – for high levels of vitamin E acetate. The Marijuana...