The Business of Cannabis

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...

Florida State Attorney Campbell Halting Marijuana Prosecutions

Aug 1, 2019 | National

Wednesday afternoon State Attorney Jack Campbell says he is halting the prosecution of many marijuana possession cases in the second circuit. Only a few months ago, the state of Florida legalized hemp, which looks and smells like marijuana. The State Attorney shares...

NAACP, ACLU And Allies Demand Congress Pass Marijuana Bill With Justice Focus

Aug 1, 2019 | National

A coalition of more than 100 organizations—including NAACP, ACLU and Human Rights Watch—is coming together to call on congressional leadership to pass far-reaching legislation that would not only federally legalize marijuana but take additional steps to...