The Business of Cannabis

Indiana Embraces Marijuana With More Than $1B Sales, Study Finds

Indiana has some of the most stringent laws on cannabis in the country, but despite that, use among adults has consistently increased over the past decade. That is according to a new report from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, which partnered with the...
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Michigan Supreme Court Orders Review Of 24% Cannabis Tax

The Michigan Supreme Court ordered the state Court of Appeals to take another look at the legality of Michigan’s 24% wholesale cannabis tax. “The court of Appeals shall expedite its consideration of this case,” the Supreme Court ordered on Wednesday, April...
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What The Trump Administration’s Move To Reclassify Marijuana Means For Investors

CNBC’s Brandon Gomez reports on the Trump administration’s move to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug. The change doesn’t legalize the drug at the federal level but it could significantly expand scientific research in the drug’s medical uses. More...
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What Cannabis Rescheduling Really Means: Insights from Mint Cannabis’ Pablo Palomino

The cannabis industry finally got the jolt it’s been waiting for. With the federal government moving cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, the conversation has shifted from if reform will happen to what happens next. To unpack the implications, I sat...
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Monroe Street Fair Recap With Charlie Strackbein

May 19, 2023 | ,

Charlie Strackbein recaps the success of the Monroe Street Fair on April 1, a companion to the annual Hash Bash on the University of Michigan campus that features speeches from cannabis activists. This year's Fair had more than 40 exhibitors and for the first time...

Free Report: Cannabis Consumers In America 2023

May 17, 2023 |

New Frontier Data has published a report on cannabis consumers that draws from its 2023 cannabis consumer survey, and details new insights into demographics, product preferences, purchasing habits, motivations for use and attitudes towards cannabis consumption. With...

USDA Awards $4.9 Million Contract To Hemp Project

May 17, 2023 |

Ag research and Extension teams from multiple universities across the Southeast U.S. will be prioritizing hemp crops with climate-smart management with help from a five-year, $4.9 million USDA Climate-Smart Commodities grant. The project led by Florida A&M...

Locals Own Most Lansing Dispensaries

May 17, 2023 | ,

Michigan Cannabis Industry Association Executive Director Robin Schneider said there is an assumption that large multi-state operators, or MSOs, in the marijuana industry that control many facets of the weed industry including growing, distributing and provisioning,...