The Business of Cannabis

Hemp Farmers Can’t Find Places To Sell Crop, Not Enough Processors

Oct 31, 2019 | National

Hemp farmers who spent all summer growing acres of crops are now finding there’s no one willing to buy it. With the promise of big payouts, farmers across Tennessee joined in on the pilot program. What many didn’t count on was a lack of processors for the...

Juul Shipped At Least A Million Contaminated Pods, New Lawsuit Says

Oct 31, 2019 | National

A former Juul executive is alleging in a lawsuit that the fast-growing startup shipped out 1 million contaminated e-cigarette pods earlier this year — but did not tell customers or issue a recall. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday by Siddharth Breja, a former senior...

Detroit City Council Will Consider Delaying Recreational Marijuana Market. Here’s Why

Oct 31, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The Detroit City Council is expected to vote on an ordinance next week that will prohibit recreational marijuana businesses in the city until at least Jan. 31, 2020. The state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency will begin accepting applications Friday for recreational...

Grading The Presidential Candidates On Marijuana: Overall Rankings

Oct 31, 2019 | National

In a recent 13-part series, we reviewed the stance of each of the 2020 presidential candidates’ on marijuana, and we assigned each candidate a letter grade corresponding with our analysis. Our grading criteria is as follows: Current stance on marijuana: What have they...

Recreational Marijuana Apps Available Friday, But Consumers Won’t Be Able To Buy Pot Until Mid 2020

Oct 31, 2019 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

The state licensing office, called the Marijuana Regulatory Agency, is set to begin accepting recreational marijuana business applications at 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 1. Hand-delivered applications may be dropped off at the agency’s counter in Lansing beginning at 8 a.m....