The Business of Cannabis

Wana Brands CEO Predicts More Marijuana Companies Will Move Into Hemp Sector

Jan 8, 2025 | National

The rise of intoxicating hemp products has undeniably become an major trend across the U.S. cannabis industry over the past few years, with an increasing number of marijuana companies either pivoting completely to hemp or at least adding hemp...

Kentucky Cannabis Licenses Getting Resold For Profit

Jan 8, 2025 | National

Kentucky‘s legal medical marijuana program is set to launch this year, but the hottest commodity in the program so far are the licenses, which are being flipped by many of the lottery winners. Senate Bill 47 officially went into effect on Jan. 1 when the Patient and...

Cannabis Predictions For 2025: Low Prices, High Taxes, And Hash

Jan 8, 2025 | Feature, National

The year 2025 will be good for consumers in terms of pricing, stores, selection, home growing, and hash. Prices will be low, more stores will open with more options, cool seeds will flourish, and hash will be everywhere. But it’s going to be another bear of a year for...

2024 Year In Review: NORML’s Top Ten Events In Marijuana Policy

Jan 1, 2025 | National

#1: DEA Announces Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing, Judge Sets 2025 Trial Date The Drug Enforcement Administration’s administrator announced in August that the agency will commence an administrative law hearing on marijuana’s scheduling under the federal...

These Were The Biggest Federal And Congressional Marijuana Policy Developments Of 2024

Jan 1, 2025 | National

The year 2024 saw a hodgepodge of federal and congressional marijuana policy developments—with major news related to the Biden administration’s rescheduling push, modest reform proposals advancing on Capitol Hill and various actions from federal agencies. Ultimately,...

Analysts See ‘Sudden Spike’ In Use Of Marijuana As An Alcohol Alternative

Jan 1, 2025 | National

Americans are continuing to use marijuana as a substitute for other drugs, with analysts reporting a “sudden spike” in the consumption of cannabis as an alternative to alcohol in 2024. An analysis of new survey data from Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) that was released...