The Business of Cannabis

Minnesota: Study Finds Teen Cannabis Use At Record Low

Cannabis use among Minnesota teenagers has dropped significantly over the past decade, falling from 13% to 5% between 2013 and 2025, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Medical School. The study, published this week in Social Science...
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Pennsylvania: Fetterman Urges Congress To End Federal Marijuana Ban

PA Senator John Fetterman and over a dozen of his colleagues in the upper chamber have re-upped their calls to end the federal ban of marijuana. Last week, Fetterman's office sent out a press release announcing his support for the reintroduction of the...
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Could Hemp Become A State-By-State Market?

If the federal ban on intoxicating hemp products takes effect this November, could individual states create hemp markets similar to the marijuana programs that have operated for decades? That question was posed to panelists during the “State of Cannabevs”...
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Despite Michigan’s New 24% Wholesale Marijuana Tax, Prices Keep Dropping

During budget negotiations last year, Michigan’s elected officials stunned the state’s seven-year-old marijuana industry with a new 24% wholesale tax. Despite the new tax, the average price of flower fell to a record low in June, while THC vape products...
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2023 Farm Bill: The Future of Hemp

Feb 23, 2023 |

Hemp is a small part of the Farm Bill. And for decades, it wasn’t part of the Farm Bill at all. Hemp was included within the definition of “marijuana” in the Controlled Substances Act and, like its sister cannabis plant, was a Schedule I controlled substance. Starting...

New York State: Push To Prepare New Cannabis Workforce

Feb 23, 2023 | ,

Creating a brand-new industry from the ground up is no small task. Yet that is what New York State is doing with the cannabis industry. It hasn't always been a smooth ride. Late last year, litigation temporarily derailed Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary...

Big Cannabis Bust In Northern Michigan

Feb 22, 2023 | , ,

State Police busted a major marijuana grow operation in northern MIchigan on the state's east side. Michigan State Police said it executed a search warrant in Ogemaw County, more than an hour north of Saginaw. Working in cooperation with the county prosecutor's...

Michigan’s Plummeting Cannabis Prices

Feb 22, 2023 | , ,

It’s no secret that price compression has become a significant challenge for cannabis operators over the last several months. One market that has taken a hit with plummeting prices is Michigan. In December 2022, the average retail price for an ounce of adult-use...

5 Easy Ways to Introduce CBD To Your Daily Routine

Feb 22, 2023 | ,

The health and wellness world is full of different trends that pop up every week, if not every single day. Many people are curious to try various novelties, with a particular focus on natural substances. CBD, which can be called one of such trends, has stood the test...