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....

Menominee Allows Unlimited Marijuana Licenses

Menominee City Council voted 5-3 last Thursday to pass a law allowing unlimited marijuana licenses. Council Members Joe Dulak, Josh Jones, Jackie Nutter, Bill Plemel and Doug Robinson voted for the ordinance. Michael DeDamos, Donna Marineau and Mayor Jean Stegeman...

Magic Mushroom Use By Young Adults Nearly Doubled In Three Years

Consumption of “magic” mushrooms and other hallucinogens by young adults nearly doubled over the past three years, a new study has found, illustrating the accelerating pace of America’s “psychedelic revolution” and growing societal acceptance of mind-altering...