The Business of Cannabis

Marijuana On The 2020 Ballot: 16 States Could Vote

Dec 30, 2019 | National

Ever since Colorado and Washington became the first two states to approve marijuana legalization initiatives in 2012, additional states have joined them in each biennial election that has followed. And 2020 could be a banner year for cannabis on the ballot. There...

Two Years After Licensed Marijuana Merchants Began Operating in California, They Account for Just a Quarter of Sales

Dec 30, 2019 | National

Two years after state-licensed marijuana merchants began serving recreational consumers in California, those retailers account for just a quarter of the estimated market, according to a new draft report from the state’s Cannabis Advisory...

As Michigan’s Recreational Cannabis Market Develops, State Pushes Back Against Unlicensed Operators

Dec 20, 2019 | Feature, Great Lakes Region, National

As Michigan’s budding recreational cannabis market develops, efforts are underway to quash competing illicit sales, according to the state’s top marijuana regulator.  Michigan voters approved a ballot question on Nov. 6, 2018 that legalized adult use cannabis,...

USMCA And Cannabis Trade

Dec 18, 2019 | National

Last week, amid the impeachment turmoil, President Trump and Democratic leadership somehow agreed on a landmark international trade agreement. The package is generally referred to as USMCA (U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement), or sometimes as NAFTA 2.0. Although the White...

Colorado’s Average Price Of Wholesale Marijuana Hits 3-Year High After Record Spike

Dec 18, 2019 | National

The wholesale price of cannabis continues to spike in a major way in Colorado and will hit a three-year high in January, state officials say. The median price of a pound of marijuana buds sold or transferred to a retail store from a growing facility was $1,316 between...

Effectiveness Of THC, CBD

Dec 18, 2019 | National

A product can claim to contain large amounts of THC or CBD and that it will provide powerful benefits. But while this may be true, it doesn’t explain the complex process of how cannabis ends up absorbed through the bloodstream, which is known as bioavailability. When...