The Business of Cannabis

Survey: Smoking Remains Most Popular Method For Consuming Cannabis

Apr 30, 2025 | Feature, National

Nearly eight-in-ten consumers say that smoking is their preferred method of cannabis ingestion, according to data provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers reviewed marijuana use data provided by more than 138,000 respondents. Fifteen...

April Brought Battle Over Intoxicating Hemp In 6 States

Apr 30, 2025 | National

Tennessee is poised to enact sweeping restrictions on intoxicating hemp-derived compounds as lawmakers across the United States continue efforts to rein in the unregulated but fast-growing sector. A bill redefining cannabinoids such as THCA and delta-8 THC to fall...

THC Tablets Give Michigan Cannabis Users More Controlled Experience

Apr 23, 2025 | National

Chris Emerson is the founder and CEO of LEVEL, a California-based cannabis company that formulates vegan, sugar-free tablets called Protab designed to deliver consistent, predictable effects. “I had always wanted to be an entrepreneur,” Emerson said. “But I never...

Study: Pot Hospital Visits Linked To Dementia Diagnosis Within 5 Years

Apr 23, 2025 | National

Long term cannabis use can increase the risk of dementia, according to a large study of more than 6 million people published April 14 in the journal JAMA Neurology. “Someone who has an emergency room visit or hospitalization due to cannabis has a 23% increased risk of...

Florida: Appeals Court Throws Out Cannabis Conviction Because Canines Can’t Distinguish Between Hemp And Marijuana

Apr 23, 2025 | National

Judges on Florida’s 2nd District Court of Appeals have reversed a marijuana trafficking conviction because the prosecution failed to take adequate steps to distinguish whether the defendant possessed marijuana or hemp. The defendant had been convicted...

Republican-Leaning Poll Finds “There Is No Demographic Group That Doesn’t Believe Cannabis Should Be Legal”

Apr 23, 2025 | National

Voters strongly support legalizing cannabis and other marijuana-related policy reforms, according to national survey data compiled by the firm Fabrizio, Lee & Associates and first reported by Marijuana Moment. The poll, which includes an oversampling of...