The Business of Cannabis

New York: Cannabis Is Booming — Why Does It Feel Like a Race to the Bottom?

Behind the polished presentations and sophisticated branding is a less glamorous conversation about wholesale pricing, retail margins, promotional allowances, payment terms, and who can afford to keep competing. I've experienced that disconnect firsthand...

Minnesota: Hemp THC Deadline Hits $200 Million Industry, Leads To Layoffs

Minnesota hemp sellers say the approach of Dec. 11 is already hitting their bottom line and changing what stores keep on the shelf. After Dec. 11, some Minnesota liquor stores say they still expect to sell hemp drinks. The federal law would complicate...

Cannabis Was Canada’s 5th Most Important Cash Crop In 2025 

Cannabis was Canada’s fifth most important cash crop in 2025, according to Stats Canada figures. In Canada, cannabis crops were worth $3 billion last year, or 5.8% of total crop receipts.   Cannabis crops in 2025 were worth nearly $1...

Cannabis Rescheduling Process Remains Sidelined, DEA Judge Orders New Replies

The words “expedited hearing” are losing their grip on the cannabis rescheduling process, as the judge assigned to the task entertains reopening the proceedings “for limited discovery and testimony” at the demand of prohibitionist parties. Derek C. Julius,...

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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...

Detroit Cannabis Project Job and Resource Fair June 29

The Detroit Cannabis Project in partnership with the City of Detroit Homegrown office will host a Cannabis job fair and community resource fair. WHO WILL BE THERE: Cannabis companies City of Detroit Representatives Communtiy organizations Expungement Resources...