The Business of Cannabis

Scientists Unveil Weed Breathalyzer, Launching Debate Over Next Steps

Sep 12, 2019 | National

The alcohol Breathalyzer came to life slowly, over the course of decades. From the 1930s through the 1960s, scientists, lawmakers, police and the public quarreled over the veracity of the numbers spit out by the device, the appropriate legal limit for drivers and...

American Bankers Association Predicts Marijuana Banking Bill Will Pass By Next Month

Sep 11, 2019 | Feature, National

The head of the American Bankers Association (ABA) is predicting that the House of Representatives will pass legislation allowing banks to service state-legal marijuana businesses as early as this month and no later than October. In an interview on the podcast Engage...

FDA: People Should Avoid THC-Containing Vaping Products

Sep 11, 2019 | National

Consumers are likely aware of the recent reports of respiratory illnesses — including some resulting in deaths – following the use of vaping products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remains deeply concerned about these incidents and is working closely...

U.S. Pot Industry Faces Antitrust Overhang: Cannabis Weekly

Sep 11, 2019 | National

The U.S. cannabis industry is highly fragmented, yet at least six acquisitions are languishing in the purgatory of Department of Justice antitrust reviews. It’s ironic, as there’s certainly no risk of a cannabis cartel forming anytime soon. It’s also one of the...

Legalized Recreational Marijuana In Florida Will Be Inevitable Sooner Or Later

Sep 11, 2019 | National

Brevard-Seminole County State Attorney Phil Archer sent out a memo in July warning law enforcement agencies that charging people with simple possession of marijuana has become a lot harder. The legalization this year of hemp-derived products such as CBD has...

Advocates Doubt Trump DEA Will Ease Rules On Marijuana Research

Sep 4, 2019 | National

The Trump administration gave new hope to marijuana researchers when the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) appeared to open the door for new applications for federally approved marijuana growers. While 33 states have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes,...