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...

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...

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...

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...

Michigan Cannabis Competition Seeks Judges

Cannabis connoisseurs, take note! This year’s High Times Cannabis Cup is just around the corner, and organizers are looking for judges! We’re told 3,500 Michiganders will get to sample locally produced cannabis and decide which products are the best of the best....

New York Moves To Let Medicaid Pay for Medical Marijuana

New York lawmakers got a step closer to authorizing state-funded insurance payments to cover the cost of medical cannabis for patients, with a bill to do so advancing easily out of a state Assembly committee hearing. The measure has a companion bill in the state...

Data Financial, Light n Up Cannabis On Four20 Post Live

On Four20 Post Live we featured Kevin Dusenberry from Data Financial, a company that provides retailers, including cannabis dispensaries, with equipment to safely count and electronically transfer cash to the bank 24 hours before the armored car picks it up....

Stone Road Farms Launches Products in Michigan

California-based Stone Road Farms has landed in Michigan. The launch in Michigan follows similar moves in Massachusetts and Oklahoma, and this time around Stone Road Farms teamed up with Cheboygan-based Gamut Cannabis for the entrance into the Great Lakes region. It’s...