The Business of Cannabis

With More Women Buying Cannabis, Product Demand Could Change

Apr 5, 2021 | National

More women are buying cannabis, which could lead to shifts in product demand. Women still make up a minority of adult-use marijuana purchasers – 33.6% in February – but that’s increased almost a full percentage point from...

Cannabis Extractors Are Exploring THC Remediation Options

Apr 5, 2021 | National

One is quick but expensive. The other is economical but slow – and tricky to get just right. Extractors looking to isolate certain cannabinoids have long relied on chromatography to dial up or down the many cannabinoids in marijuana and hemp...

Marijuana Foes Seek To Impose THC Potency Caps To Curb Industry’s Growth

Mar 30, 2021 | National

Marijuana opponents, frustrated by the growing number of legalization victories across the U.S., are increasingly trying to rein in the industry by proposing state-level caps on THC potency. The push involves at least six bills introduced in four state legislatures:...

New York To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Mar 30, 2021 | National

State lawmakers finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country. Following...

Study: “No Evidence” That Medical Cannabis Access Laws Encourage Youth Marijuana Use

Mar 30, 2021 | National

Neither the enactment of medical cannabis legalization laws nor the establishment of dispensaries are associated with any upticks in young people’s use of marijuana, according to data published in the journal Substance Abuse.  A team of investigators affiliated with...

Cannabis Companies Have Made a Deal With the Devil

Mar 29, 2021 | Guest Post, National

Cannabis companies in the United States have engaged in tricky sale/leaseback arrangements with the nation’s largest provider of capital to the industry. Many of those leaseback loans have 16-year ironclad contracts which started at an outrageous interest rate- a rate...