The Business of Cannabis

Minnesota: Island Peži Prepares To Open Mankato Dispensary

Jul 30, 2026 | Great Lakes Region

A new cannabis dispensary is preparing to open in Mankato this fall, marking the Prairie Island Indian Community’s first off-reservation retail location and the latest expansion of its tribally owned cannabis enterprise. Island Peži is targeting an opening sometime in...

Minnesota: Study Finds Teen Cannabis Use At Record Low

Jul 30, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

Cannabis use among Minnesota teenagers has dropped significantly over the past decade, falling from 13% to 5% between 2013 and 2025, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Medical School. The study, published this week in Social Science and...

Cannabis Was Ready For Wall St., But Was Wall St. Ready For Cannabis?

Jul 30, 2026 | National

Mitchell Osak has spent nearly a decade inside the legal cannabis industry, working as a fractional executive and advisor to more than 220 cannabis companies worldwide. His read on the uplistings is blunt. “Trulieve and Glass House Brands might have been ready...

Pennsylvania: Fetterman Urges Congress To End Federal Marijuana Ban

Jul 30, 2026 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, National

PA Senator John Fetterman and over a dozen of his colleagues in the upper chamber have re-upped their calls to end the federal ban of marijuana. Last week, Fetterman’s office sent out a press release announcing his support for the reintroduction of the Cannabis...

Michigan Dispensary Fined For Gap In Security Video

Jul 30, 2026 | Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A cannabis dispensary was fined after authorities reportedly found a 34-day gap in the business’ security video. According to WTVB, Mint Cannabis in Coldwater, Michigan, was fined $8,000 after inspectors with the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) noticed...