The Business of Cannabis

Survey: A Plurality of Americans Prefer to Reside Where Cannabis Use is “Fully Legal”

Oct 26, 2021 | National

A plurality of US adults desire to reside in a jurisdiction where “marijuana is fully legal.” In a survey of new movers compiled by the real estate brokerage firm Redfin, 46 percent of respondents said that they would either “prefer” to live in a...

Organic Cannabis? It’s a Concept that is Growing Across New England

Oct 21, 2021 | National

For the same reasons some people like their spinach and tomatoes pesticide-free, or their sirloin without any hormones or antibiotics, many people prefer their marijuana that way, too – au naturel. There’s a backstory behind your blunt or edible – how the...

Texas: Popular Cannabis Extract, Delta-8, is Illegal, Sending Retailers Scrambling

Oct 21, 2021 | National

Three years after federal legislation removed the marijuana extract known as delta-8 THC from the nation’s list of controlled substances, Texas health officials have put it on its own list of illegal drugs, sending a shockwave through the growing CBD retail...

NORML Responds to Studies Identifying Link Between COVID and Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnosis

Oct 15, 2021 | National

Fully vaccinated persons with a clinical diagnosis of cannabis use disorder (CUD) possess a greater risk of COVID breakthrough infections than do to similar controls, according to data published in the journal World Psychiatry. Researchers with the US National...

Marijuana Edibles Makers Revamp Product Labels To Attract Newer Consumers

Oct 13, 2021 | National

Marijuana edibles manufacturers are becoming more sophisticated by simplifying their labeling in a bid to woo customers and boost sales. Instead of labeling their products as sativa, indica or a hybrid of the two, companies increasingly are using labels to tell...

Harris Poll: Two-Thirds of US Adults Favor Legalizing Marijuana

Oct 8, 2021 | Feature, National

 Two-thirds of US adults favor a repeal of federal marijuana prohibition, according to nationwide polling data compiled by Harris Research. Sixty-six percent of respondents in a nationally representative sample endorse legalizing cannabis for adults,...