The Business of Cannabis

Medical Marijuana Markets Expanding at Varying Rates

Aug 15, 2019 | National

While medical marijuana is legally available in 36 states and Washington DC, the fragmented nature of the industry – each state creates its own set of rules – means each market grows at a different rate. The new quarterly release of the Marijuana Business Factbook...

Work Group Focuses on Michigan’s New Recreational Marijuana Law

Aug 15, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

A work group tasked with ensuring the smooth operation of Michigan’s voter-approved adult use marijuana law is beginning to note some areas that need to be improved and clarified.  Composed of law enforcement, legal experts and marijuana industry experts,...

Three Communities Say No to Marijuana Businesses

Aug 15, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, Michigan

Legal weed took a beating Tuesday night with voters in all three communities with marijuana proposals on the ballot voting against allowing marijuana businesses in their towns. In Highland Park, voters rejected a proposal for marijuana businesses in two sections...

Mag Mile high: Cannabis Companies Scouting Michigan Avenue

Aug 15, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region

Cannabis companies are eyeing sites on some of the priciest retail streets in Chicago, including the Magnificent Mile, as they get ready to sell recreational marijuana in Illinois. Dispensaries have opened in marquee retail spots around the country — like Fifth Avenue...

Cannabidiol Confusion: Lofty Promises and Barriers to Research

Aug 15, 2019 | National

As cannabis researchers, we work in a field whose unknowns could positively or negatively affect the health of millions of Americans. But the U.S. government’s decades-long prohibition of cannabis research forcefully limits what we might learn. Adding to the...