The Business of Cannabis

What Cannabis Rescheduling Really Means: Insights from Mint Cannabis’ Pablo Palomino

The cannabis industry finally got the jolt it’s been waiting for. With the federal government moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the conversation has shifted from if reform will happen to what happens next. To unpack the implications, I sat...

Jackson To Use Marijuana Tax Revenue To Repair City Roads

The City of Jackson will invest $250,000 in marijuana tax revenue to repair potholes and improve road conditions without raising taxes on residents. The initiative, called “Pot for Potholes,” directs state-distributed funds from the Michigan Transportation...

Wisconsin Loses Millions In Marijuana Tax Revenue To Border States

Wisconsin residents contributed more than $36 million in marijuana taxes to Illinois last year and nearly $6 million to Michigan in 2024, according to new numbers released by the state Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The revenue comes from counties bordering...

Massachusetts: Governor Signs New Cannabis Law

Governor Maura Healey signed a new cannabis law on Sunday that will expand business opportunities and increase the amount of cannabis adults can legally possess. The law increases the legal possession limit for adults to two ounces and doubles the number of...

NORML-Marijuana Policy Project Merger Proposal Goes Up in Smoke

On March 31, the NORML board and the NORML Foundation board voted to end talks regarding a potential merger with Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), CelebStoner has learned.  NORML issued the following statement: "Discussions between NORML and MPP related to possibly...

Cannabis Activist John Sinclair Dead

John Sinclair, the poet and political activist who was a leader in Detroit’s counterculture scene of the 1960s and ’70s, has died April 2. He was 82. Publicist Matt Lee confirmed that Sinclair died at 7:58 a.m. at Detroit Receiving Hospital. Heart failure was the...

May 9 – Lansing – Sensi Spring Fling

Sensi Media is excited to announce it will be hosting its next Sensi Night at the Lansing Shuffle & Social Club, a venue with 7 restaurants, shuffleboards, two service bars, a lounge and a riverfront patio! Sensi is actively cultivating a thriving...