The Business of Cannabis

How Cannabis Growers Handle Labor, Safety Challenges During COVID-19

May 7, 2020 | National

Marijuana cultivators are finding new ways to manage labor to meet the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic. This is yet another sector in the cannabis industry to adapt its operations in response to COVID-19, similar to retailers, for example, who have...

AndCan Index: Demand For Legal Cannabis In US Up 16 Percent From Year Ago

May 7, 2020 | Feature, National

EAST LANSING —Demand for legal cannabis products in the United States continued to climb in February 2020, according to Anderson Economic Group’s monthly AndCanIndex. While the 2019 legal cannabis market showed steady growth through July, late summer numbers softened...

Biden Includes Marijuana Decriminalization In Plan For Black America

May 6, 2020 | National

Former Vice President Joe Biden is using a newly released plan on racial justice to tout his existing modest marijuana reform proposals. The presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee said he would “decriminalize the use of cannabis and automatically...

States OK Telemedicine For Medical Marijuana Approval

May 6, 2020 | National

More states are allowing medical marijuana patients to obtain or renew doctors’ recommendations via telemedicine so they can continue purchasing MMJ, a move that could support sales during the coronavirus pandemic. According to MedPage Today, more than two...

Coronavirus Sparks Cannabis Unionization Drives

May 6, 2020 | National

The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated unionization efforts at a handful of cannabis stores and dispensaries in Illinois and Massachusetts that, if successful, could result in thousands of dollars in added staffing costs for the multistate operators that own...

When Will The Federal Government Legalize Marijuana?

May 5, 2020 | National

Although cannabis is now legal in 33 states, the big question on everyone’s mind is still: When, if ever, will it become federally legal, and what effect will that have on the current marijuana industry? Seeking to gain some insight, we spoke to five insiders and...