The Business of Cannabis

Rollout Of Top Cannabis Brand Means 60 Jobs For Greater Cincinnati

King City Gardens, the Forest Park-based cannabis cultivator, has secured exclusive rights in the Buckeye State to distribute Jeeter, a popular cannabis brand and lifestyle giant known for its premium infused pre-rolls, or a ready-to-smoke cannabis cigarette...

‘It’s Not A High Bar’: Pike Co. Cannabis Grow House Workers Go On Strike

Workers at a cannabis grow house in Pike County, Illinois started picketing on Thursday, June 25, with the union vice president accusing the company of violating the National Labor Relations Act. “We have over two-thirds of our workforce out here standing up...

‘Worst Day Ever’: Hemp Consumers, Vendors React To Tennessee’s THCa Ban

People across Tennessee flocked to dispensaries and smoke shops Tuesday for their last chance to legally buy THCa products in Tennessee. “This week has been crazy,” said Whitney Huebner, an employee at Marley’s Smoke Shop on Charlotte Pike. “Real recently,...

Federal Hemp Ban On The Way As NC Eyes ‘Limited’ Marijuana Bill

A federal ban on intoxicating hemp-derived products is set to go into effect this fall; this means that a majority of intoxicating cannabinoid products on shelves in North Carolina, where cannabis remains fully illegal, will disappear....

FDA, FTC Issue Warnings Over Synthetic THC

Six companies in five states have received warning letters from government agencies for selling illegal products containing delta-8 THC made from industrial hemp. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) targeted the...

Schumer Touts ‘Good Progress’ On Marijuana Banking Bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says lawmakers are “making good progress” in bipartisan negotiations on a marijuana banking bill, and advancing it will be a priority for what he’s expecting to be a “very, very productive fall in the Senate.” At a press...

DEA To Request Marijuana Scheduling Review From HHS

The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has committed to requesting a timeline from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the Biden administration’s ongoing federal marijuana scheduling review—a process that one congressman jokingly...

Minnesota: Adult Use Law Took Effect Aug. 1

Legislation permitting adults to possess and home-cultivate personal-use quantities of cannabis took effect August 1st, NORML reported. Those age 21 or older may legally possess in public up to two ounces of cannabis flowers and/or eight grams of cannabis...