The Business of Cannabis

Genetic Editing Offers Marijuana And Hemp Companies A Way To Improve Plant Strains

Feb 25, 2021 | National

The development of new genetic-editing technology offers cannabis companies a cost-effective way to make specific changes to marijuana and hemp plants – such as more disease resistance – without creating a genetically modified organism (GMO). The technology, known as...

New Jersey Recreational Marijuana Implementation Law Signed, Setting Stage For $1 Billion Market

Feb 23, 2021 | National

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday finally signed a law to implement a projected $1 billion recreational marijuana market, hours after lawmakers agreed on a “clean-up measure” that had held up the process for months. Adult-use sales could begin before year-end. New...

Marijuana Foes Deploy New ‘Playbook’ To Thwart State Legalization, Upend Election Results

Feb 19, 2021 | Feature, National

Efforts to thwart voter-approved marijuana legalization in Mississippi, Montana and South Dakota are evidence of a “playbook” that reflects new legal strategies and greater willingness among local government officials to nullify election results, experts say. Those...

Study: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Is Not Independently Associated with Increased Risk of Crash Victims Testing Positive for Cannabis

Feb 19, 2021 | National

The enactment of adult-use marijuana legalization laws is not independently associated with a rise in the percentage of motor vehicle crash victims testing positive for cannabis in hospitals, according to data published in the journal The American Surgeon. Researchers...

Mitch McConnell Plans To Run Pro-Marijuana Democratic Majority Out Of Senate In 2022

Feb 18, 2021 | National

Democrats need to hurry in their pursuit to legalize marijuana nationwide. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is doing everything in his power to put the Republicans back in control of the Senate in 2022 — potentially putting cannabis reform in a state of...

Marijuana Concentrate Sales Up 40 Percent As More Consumers Turn To The Product Category

Feb 18, 2021 | National

Sales of marijuana concentrates shot up more than 40% last year and accounted for a larger share of the overall cannabis market, as consumers became more comfortable with the intricate process of dabbing and new technology has made the products easier to use. In...