The Business of Cannabis

What Changes In Michigan Marijuana Taxes Could Mean For Ann Arbor

Declining marijuana tax revenue may mean less money for social services in Ann Arbor. Marti Praschan, the city’s chief financial officer, raised the issue at a City Council budget work session Monday night, March 23, discussing changes with Michigan...

Cannabis Biz Could List On Stock Exchanges Under New Congressional Bill

Reps. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) and Troy Carter (D-LA) filed a bipartisan bill that would let state-legal marijuana businesses list on stock exchanges like Nasdaq and NYSE—and more broadly shield companies from being punished for providing financial,...

Swiss Cannabis Experiment Yields Positive Results After 3 Years

The cannabis experiment in one of the Swiss cantons is showing positive results three years after its launch, highlighting the need to reconsider the national cannabis policy. The Swiss canton of Basel-Stadt published today the results of its...

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...

Clouds Darken Over CBD As More States Consider Banning Delta-8

More state governments are joining the growing chorus that would ban synthetic, hemp-derived delta-8 THC, with Arkansas, West Virginia and Texas the most recent to take such measures under consideration. If the bans are implemented, those states would join 15 others...

Legal Adult-Use Cannabis Poses Challenges To Employers

Employers in New York have a lot of questions now that adult-use cannabis is legal, and it will likely require internal reviews of company policies to ensure they are clear, but that they also comply with changes in labor law. About eight of out 10 employers that...

Food Trucks New For Monroe Street Fair April 1

Charlie Strackbein, co-founder of the Monroe Street Fair, updates what's in store on April 1 for those who attend. This year's edition includes food trucks to help all those attending the Fair and the Hash Bash on the nearby University of Michigan campus feed the...

Josey Scroggin Hosts Redemption Fund Raiser March 18

Cannabis activist Josey Scroggin, founder of Sons and Daughters United, and Director of the Redemption Foundation, joins Four20 Post Live to promote her upcoming Redemption Expungement Network fund raiser on March 18 at Hot Box Social in Hazel Park. Learn more at...

Cannabis Activist Rob Robar Dead At 54

Robert Joseph Robar, 54, passed away on March 8 surrounded by family and friends with his beloved Billy Strings, Phish and the Grateful Dead playing in the background. He was known widely in Michigan cannabis circles for his big smile, kind spirit and the companies he...