The Business of Cannabis

Pennsylvania: Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization Needs A Blue Wave

Perpetually stuck in medical-only, Pennsylvania won’t legalize adult-use cannabis – and unlock one of the top markets still eluding the national marijuana industry – until there’s a political changeover in Harrisburg, top Democratic elected officials said...

Ohio: Hemp Businesses Say Adult-Use Cannabis Law Favors ‘Big Marijuana’ 

Ohio hemp businesses say that the enforcement of the state’s adult-use cannabis rules unfairly targets their industry and favors “Big Marijuana” companies, which are allowed to operate under different rules despite dealing with the same plant, Statehouse...

Michigan: CRA Revokes 20 Marijuana Grower Licenses For Company’s Egregious Conduct

The Cannabis Regulatory Agency revoked 20 Class C grower licenses that had been held by a limited liability company doing business in Michigan. An investigation by the CRA found GP Holdings transferred packages to a licensed processor under manifests that...

DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Halted Over GAO Report

A DEA judge has paused a hearing regarding the Trump administration's request to move marijuana to a Schedule III drug from a Schedule I drug over a recent Government Accountability Office report that found "gaps" in the federal government's drug scheduling...

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Legalized Cannabis Does Not Increase Consumption

Removing criminal penalties for possessing cannabis for personal use, or introducing tightly controlled legalisation of cannabis, does not appear to increase levels of cannabis use. However, the commercial sale of cannabis is linked to increased health risks, with...

California City Legalizes Cannabis Consumption Lounges

For operators who have pushed for the change for years, the vote landed as a milestone that fills a gap. “We’re not allowed to smoke in parks, we’re not allowed to smoke on the street, we’re not allowed to smoke in apartments,” Mindy Galloway of The Pocket Dispensary...