The Business of Cannabis

Cannabis Compounds Could Help Treat A Common Liver Condition That Affects Nearly A Quarter Of US Adults

NAFLD, also known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), is a common condition that the US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases estimates affects about 24 percent of US adults. It is strongly linked...

New York Approves Cannabis For Anxiety — Science Says It May Not Help

He was 18, on a rooftop overlooking the Old City in Israel during a gap year program. The nighttime view, ancient stone buildings lit up against the dark, pulsed and blurred. His anxiety, the shapeless dread of an uncertain future, lifted for the first time...

Pontiac Gets Its First Cannabis Dispensary Years After Legalization Delays

Pontiac is finally entering Michigan’s recreational cannabis market more than six years after sales began statewide with the opening of Kulture 81, the city’s first licensed dispensary. The provisioning center, located inside a converted building at 81 N....

Michigan’s New 24% Marijuana Tax — When 1st Payment Is Due, What Businesses Need To Know

The Michigan Department of Treasury released new guidance, explaining how the new 24% wholesale marijuana tax works and what cannabis businesses need to do as quarterly payments begin this year. The tax took effect on Jan. 1, 2026, and applies to the first...

Kentucky Becomes 38th State To Legalize Medical Marijuana

With a quick swipe of his pen Friday morning, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear brought his state into the modern cannabis industry by signing Senate Bill 47 into law, which will allow private industry to sell cannabis beginning in 2025. Beshear, a longtime proponent of MMJ,...

Michigan Cannabis Competition Seeks Judges

Cannabis connoisseurs, take note! This year’s High Times Cannabis Cup is just around the corner, and organizers are looking for judges! We’re told 3,500 Michiganders will get to sample locally produced cannabis and decide which products are the best of the best....

New York Moves To Let Medicaid Pay for Medical Marijuana

New York lawmakers got a step closer to authorizing state-funded insurance payments to cover the cost of medical cannabis for patients, with a bill to do so advancing easily out of a state Assembly committee hearing. The measure has a companion bill in the state...

Data Financial, Light n Up Cannabis On Four20 Post Live

On Four20 Post Live we featured Kevin Dusenberry from Data Financial, a company that provides retailers, including cannabis dispensaries, with equipment to safely count and electronically transfer cash to the bank 24 hours before the armored car picks it up....