The Business of Cannabis

Florida Adult-Use Marijuana Campaign Spending Tops $55M As Other MSOs Join

Apr 10, 2024 | National

The most expensive adult-use marijuana legalization campaign in U.S. history is picking up speed in Florida. Six additional marijuana multistate operators have joined the quest of Tallahassee-based Trulieve Cannabis Corp. to transition Florida’s $2 billion medical...

Small Cannabis Dispensaries Squeezed As Industry Falls $3.8B Behind On Bills

Apr 10, 2024 | National

The U.S. cannabis industry is grappling with a staggering $3.8 billion in delinquent payments, which poses an existential threat to many businesses in the sector, according to a new report from Whitney Economics. The report, released Tuesday, revealed that the total...

Why Hemp-Derived THC Makers Are Wary Of Farm Bill

Apr 10, 2024 | National

Hemp drinks are big business in the United States and poised to grow even bigger. Mary Bernuth wants in, and she’s not alone. Thanks to the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, hemp-based products are at least quasi-legal across the United States – and, unlike marijuana, they’re...

Border Patrol Seizes Legal Marijuana In New Mexico. Is Michigan Next?

Apr 10, 2024 | Feature, National

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is reportedly cracking down on the state-legal marijuana industry, targeting product moving through traffic checkpoints in New Mexico.  It’s unclear if the seizures reported in recent months stem from a federal directive or if...

CBD’s Potential To Treat Pain, Cancer, Schizophrenia, COVID Highlighted In New Scientific Review

Apr 3, 2024 | National

A new scientific review highlights the potential of CBD to treat and manage the symptoms of conditions like epilepsy, pain, cancer, schizophrenia, diabetes and COVID-19, among others. The wide-ranging 11-page review takes up the broad task of trying “to summarize...

In 2018, Republicans Accidentally Legalized Cannabis In Farm Bill – Now 22 State AGs Want It Undone

Apr 3, 2024 | National

A coalition of 22 state attorneys general is calling on Congress to address “the glaring vagueness” that has led to legal cannabis products being sold over the counter across the country — including sometimes from vending machines or online. A letter...