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...

Copper House Detroit, Bud & Breakfast, Events Space

Copper House Detroit, a cannabis-friendly (Bud & Breakfast, also offers event space. Opened in 2019, co-owner Jessica Jackson said you can expect breakfast waiting for you, whether it be donuts from the local shop in town or add on a catering service — bottom...

$60 Ounces Have Arrived In California

Cannabis wholesale price compression appears to have finally hit the California retail market, with at least one shop offering a $60 ounce of marijuana for sale this month. According to New Frontier Data’s chief knowledge officer, Amanda Reiman, who lives in...

Saginaw Dispensary Fails In Waiver Bid

Developers hoping to operate a marijuana dispensary in the former Hamilton Home Bakery in Saginaw were denied a waiver necessary to dodge a zoning hurdle. The Saginaw City Council at its Monday, Jan. 23, meeting failed to approve a waiver needed to allow Premier...