The Business of Cannabis

Illinois Taking Applications For New Marijuana Dispensaries

Dec 11, 2019 | Great Lakes Region

Illinois regulators started taking applications Tuesday for new recreational marijuana retail stores, officials announced. Applications to open up to 75 new adult-use cannabis dispensaries beyond the ones already approved by the state will be taken from 9:30 a.m. to 4...

$20M Medical Marijuana Center Coming To Madison Heights

Dec 11, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Holistic Industries, a multi-state cannabis company, has plans to convert a blighted former bowling property in Madison Heights into a new $20-million facility. The company will operate in the city as a medical marijuana retailer, processor and grower, Mayor Brian...

Can You Fly With Marijuana Within Legalized States?

Dec 11, 2019 | National

In January, California joined the growing list of places where the sale of recreational marijuana is allowed, and now one in five Americans lives in a state where buying pot can be a tourist activity. But if you’re considering traveling with pot to California, be...

Marijuana Shoppers spent $1.6 Million In Michigan During First Week Of Recreational Sales

Dec 9, 2019 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

LANSING, MI — Long lines, heavy demand, temporary shortages and purchase limits highlighted the first week of recreational marijuana sales in Michigan when a handful of licensed businesses rang up $1.63 million in sales. That translates to nearly $270,414 in tax...

Never Admit To Police That You’ve Been Smoking Marijuana

Dec 8, 2019 | National

Now that marijuana is legal in more spots across the United States, people seem to have this idea that it’s okay to be all willy-nilly about their pot use. Some believe that legalization means there are no longer any rules associated with this plant, so they throw...