The Business of Cannabis

Minnesota: Study Finds Teen Cannabis Use At Record Low

Cannabis use among Minnesota teenagers has dropped significantly over the past decade, falling from 13% to 5% between 2013 and 2025, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Medical School. The study, published this week in Social Science...

Pennsylvania: Fetterman Urges Congress To End Federal Marijuana Ban

PA Senator John Fetterman and over a dozen of his colleagues in the upper chamber have re-upped their calls to end the federal ban of marijuana. Last week, Fetterman's office sent out a press release announcing his support for the reintroduction of the...

Could Hemp Become A State-By-State Market?

If the federal ban on intoxicating hemp products takes effect this November, could individual states create hemp markets similar to the marijuana programs that have operated for decades? That question was posed to panelists during the “State of Cannabevs”...

Despite Michigan’s New 24% Wholesale Marijuana Tax, Prices Keep Dropping

During budget negotiations last year, Michigan’s elected officials stunned the state’s seven-year-old marijuana industry with a new 24% wholesale tax. Despite the new tax, the average price of flower fell to a record low in June, while THC vape products...

Building With Hemp On The iHemp Hour

Join the iHemp Hour on August 10 at 5:00 pm on Facebook for a conversation with Jean Lyons Lotus, publisher of Hempbuild Magazine. Hempbuild Magazine is an online resource for information and inspiration about the exciting and emerging hemp building and design...

CRA Seeks Feedback On Proposed New Rules

The CRA is soliciting additional feedback on new proposed rules that would grant testing allowances for licensees who voluntarily participate in certification-based incentive programs, the CRA said in a bulletin Aug. 8. If you would like to provide feedback on the new...

Aug. 11-13 Elevated Exotics Summer’s End Smokeout

Elevated Exotics of Republic is hosting its Summer's End Smoke Out is Aug. 11-13 in Republic. The bash includes artists, musicians, food trucks, craft vendors, and disc golf. Featured musicians include Unity the Band, Echoes of Pink Floyd, Manic Focus, The Widdler,...