The Business of Cannabis

Where To Buy Recreational Cannabis In Illinois on Jan. 1

Dec 8, 2019 | Great Lakes Region

On Jan. 1, 2020 recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois, but that doesn’t mean you can purchase it anywhere in the state.  Only state licensed dispensaries will be allowed to sell marijuana for recreational purposes. Initially, these will...

CDC: These Are The Brands Linked To The Vaping Epidemic

Dec 8, 2019 | National

As of Tuesday, 48 people have died from a mysterious lung disease health officials are now calling by the mouthful “e-cigarette or vaping product use associated lung injury,” often shortened to EVALI. When researchers first identified the...

Michigan Senate Judiciary Hears Case For Warning Labels On Marijuana Products

Dec 7, 2019 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Whether marijuana products sold in the state should have warning labels for pregnant or breastfeeding women was the subject of debate Thursday by the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. Two bills before the committee for testimony, HB...

Small Town Politics Punt on Pot: No Pro-Cannabis Members on Grand Haven’s City Council

Dec 6, 2019 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Cannabis advocate-turned small town politician Jamie Cooper fought a hard race for a seat on her hometown of Grand Haven’s City Council. Her progressive platform included education on cannabis in Michigan’s emerging market, and her perspective as a woman,...

Opinion: Why The MORE Act (Which Would Legalize Marijuana Federally) Is Doomed

Dec 5, 2019 | National

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said in the past that he has absolutely no intention of legalizing marijuana. The cannabis community rejoiced last month on the heels of news that Congress would, for the first time in American history, take a vote on a bill...