The Business of Cannabis

ABLighting CEO Mark Honeycutt Provides Factory-Direct Grow Lights To Keep Costs Down

Jul 29, 2022 | Feature, FOUR20 Post, National

ABLighting was one of the 250 or so exhibitors at the Detroit CannaCon conference July 22. Mark Honeycutt, ABLighting’s CEO, joins the Four20 Post Live gang to provide details on his grow lights. His company is the factory so no middle men mark them up....

Edibles Soon Available Through Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program

Jul 27, 2022 | National

Cannabis gummies and chews will be available to patients registered in the Minnesota Medical Cannabis program starting Aug. 1. The Minnesota Department of Health said patients interested in the products can now make appointments with medical cannabis dispensary...

JuicyFields Collapses; Cannabis Research Bill

Jul 27, 2022 | National

JuicyFields froze thousands investors from its platform and scrubbed its social media presence this month. Investors hoping for a quick return on their money in the cryptocurrency space have been feeling the pain as that market faces some severe turbulence.  Large...

A Cautionary Tale: 4 Arkansas Cannabis Dispos Hit With RICO Suit Over Alleged THC Inflation

Jul 27, 2022 | National

Four medical marijuana companies in Arkansas are in the crosshairs of a federal civil lawsuit alleging that they conspired to defraud MMJ patients by illegally lying about cannabis potency testing results. The class action lawsuit – filed July 12 by three Arkansas MMJ...

Charlatans, Lack Of Leadership, Bureaucracy Brought U.S. Hemp Down

Jul 27, 2022 | National

When it comes to the smackdown suffered by the U.S. hemp industry over the last three years, most injuries were self-inflicted. As an assortment of charlatans pitched get-rich-quick schemes, and self-appointed “leaders” and “experts” amassed around CBD, the...

Trump Calls For Death Penalty For Convicted Drug Dealers

Jul 26, 2022 | National

Former President Trump on Tuesday voiced support for imposing the death penalty as punishment for convicted drug dealers as part of a speech in which he laid out a series of drastic measures to curb crime. “The penalties should be very, very severe. If you...